by Edd Dumbill – The XML 1.0 Recommendation turned five years old this Monday, 10 February. Since February 1998 XML has grown and developed, vastly exceeding all initial expectations. During those five years, XML.com has followed the XML world tirelessly, publishing nearly a thousand articles and be
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Microsoft to Add Reporting to SQL Server
By Dennis Callaghan – Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced that it is adding reporting capabilities to its SQL Server business intelligence platform, a move that financial analysts predicted could threaten reporting software vendors.
Java spec waits for Web services
By Martin LaMonica – A revision to a much-anticipated Java standard will be delayed about three months in order to comply with guidelines designed to keep Web services interoperable.
10-Minute Video: Sort and Page XML
by Dan Wahlin – This video tutorial from XML expert Dan Wahlin shows how to sort and page XML using intrinsic classes in the .NET Framework, such as the DataSet, DataView, and DataGrid.
It’s Oracle Time Again
By Joshua Greenbaum – One of the great migrations of the software industry is about the begin anew. It’s the migration of Oracle’s time and energy back into a key market that the company hasn’t paid much attention to of late.
SQL Server DBAs Deserve an Apology
Brian Moran apologizes for oversimplifying the the problem of the SQL Slammer Worm and a DBA’s responsibility to their system’s security.
Implementing full text search with T-SQL stored procedures
By Eli Leiba – Enabling full text search in T-SQL is not as popular as doing it with the Enterprise Manager. Nonetheless, it can be useful in certain situations. Here are the steps to implement FTS in T-SQL.
Configuring One-Way Merge Replication
Q. How can I configure SQL Server merge replication to work in only one direction?A. By default, with merge replication you pass data in both directions: changes at a publisher are sent to a subscriber, and changes at a subscriber are sent back to a publisher. In some cases, you might want t
The Guru’s Guide to SQL Server Stored Procedures, XML, and HTML (With CD-ROM)
Book by Ken Henderson – Teaches that stored procedure development does not occur in a vacuum–it involves a wide variety of skills, subjects, and technologies–and helps the reader become a better software engineer, not just a stored procedure expert. The most complete coverage of SQL Server stored
Managing and moving data using Java technology, XML, DB2, and Lotus Notes
This article examines the Notes to DB2 data transfer. Branavan Ganesan discusses the Java and XML based solution, and gives examples from a project recently implemented for their sister site, eServer Developer Domain (eSDD). He focuses on how they exploited the XML enablement capabilities of Lotus D