by Uche Ogbuji – In this and in subsequent articles I will mine the richness of the XML-SIG mailing list for some of its choicest bits of code. I start in this article with a couple of very handy snippets from 1998 and 1999. Where necessary, I have updated code to use current APIs, style, and conven
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Voice Enabling Existing Applications
by Hitesh Seth – We’ve established that developing VoiceXML applications is not very different from developing Web-based applications. However, there are some crucial differences – a new format, dialog and grammar designs. We continue our exploration of the VoiceXML standard by discussing various ar
4 XSLT Output Tips
by Dan Wahlin – Need to know how the output of an XSLT transformation can be handled in the .NET platform? Enter the XslTransform class.
IDC Predicts Surge in SIM
By Lisa Vaas – Applications’ ability to pinpoint the location of your favorite coffee shop will become ubiquitous within the next three years, thanks to the rapid growth of spatial capabilities in database management, application server and data access technology, according to a recent report from I
Enable the referential integrity constraint
By Ravi Gulati – In Oracle, there is an option to disable a primary key constraint with the cascade option in the ALTER TABLE command. This option disables the primary key constraint as well as the foreign key constraints of all the tables that reference this table. But when you enable the primary k
SQL Server CE RDA replication configuration.
by Derek Mitchell – Configuring SQL Server for CE (SS CE) and IIS is critical – and somewhat tedious. Here are some shortcuts and hopefully concise enough of a explanation to get it done in 10 minutes…
Microsoft Bundle Eases Collaboration
By Paula Rooney – Microsoft is taking another stab at the application hosting market by releasing bundled solutions that are designed to reduce costs for service providers and their customers.The software giant released Solution for High Volume Exchange (HVE), an Internet messaging and colla
A Comparison of SQL Server 2000 with DB2 v8.1
Alexander Chigrik compares SQL Server 2000 with DB2 Universal Database version 8.1 regarding price, performance, platforms supported, SQL dialects, and products limits.
Grady Booch polishes his crystal ball
Grady Booch spends his time pondering how to improve software development. As such, he thinks about how current trends — UML, aspect-oriented programming, Web services, and so on — will evolve into tomorrow’s development environments. Most importantly, Grady believes that we solve the complexity p
Adobe supports IBM DB2 and develops XML architecture
Adobe said the integration of IBM’s DB2 manager and Adobe’s Form Solutions software will make it easier for users to automate their existing paper-based processes.