By John Foley – The most serious of the flaws could let an attacker execute code from an open Office application.Microsoft on Wednesday issued security bulletins for five new software vulnerabilities, including a flaw in Visual Basic for Applications that the company rated as critical. The c
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Checking Port Numbers
I created a server alias that uses the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network library. The client-side server alias is configured to dynamically determine which port to use. How can I find out which port the client is using so that I can lock down our firewall?
Oracle forum opens in S.F.
By Chris O’Brien – As 20,000 Oracle software users gather this week at the annual OracleWorld conference in San Francisco, the Redwood Shores software giant is trying to refocus the technology world’s attention on its core database and application products.
DB2 UDB for OS/390 Performance – The Basics
By Joel Goldstein – This presentation reviews the whats, wheres and whys of DB2 performance.
Achieving Breakthrough Performance for IBM DB2 Universal Database
SmartDBA from BMC Software keeps your DB2 UDB databases running at peak availability, so you can get on your way to faster, more efficient data management. Learn more in this complimentary E-Book, featuring Scott Hayes.
IBM DB2 Universal Database Porting Guide: Oracle to DB2 Version 7.2
By Bill Wilkins – A common requirement for database applications is to have them run on multiple database servers. The objective of this document is to help you port Oracle applications to DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB). This document is written primarily for application developers who want to con
Comparing Java Data Binding Tools
by Mette Hedin – Many W3C XML Schema (WXS) data binding tools for Java are now emerging. These tools generate Java code from instances of WXS in order to represent the structures defined therein. The autogenerated code has the ability to convert from XML format to Java objects and vice versa. This g
How To: Insert datetime values that are in xsd:dateTime format
Answer provided by Daniel Cazzulino – When using updategrams or diffgrams, you may find it necessary to use datetime values that have been retreived from SQL Server and are in xsd:dateTime format. If you try to pass these values in your updategram or diffgram you will get an error. The solution to t
Microsoft Patches Critical VBA Flaw
By Dennis Fisher – Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday issued a patch for a critical vulnerability in its Visual Basic for Applications SDK, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable server.
Linux rescues Oracle implementation for lighting manufacturer
By Michael S. Mimoso – Lithonia Lighting, a Georgia manufacturer of commercial lighting equipment, switched to Linux to cure a memory-mapping problem Windows experienced during an Oracle implementation.