By Dennis Fisher – Although still unclear on who unleashed the worm onto the Internet, security experts say signatures in the worm’s code indicate a Chinese cracking group may be responsible for writing the code.
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Book Excerpt: SQL: The Complete Reference, Second Edition
Covering emerging standards and new related technologies including XML, Web services, EJB, J2EE, and JDBC, this book will help you gain the knowledge and essential skills you need to effectively work with SQL. Comprehensive, organized, and practical, this is the ultimate guide to understanding and u
Feature Story: Securing the E-Vote
By David Kelly – Governments around the world have viewed online voting with a mixture of awe and trepidation. The benefits are obvious and immediate, but risks of fraud and security are great. Find out how one city built a secure solution using Oracle9iAS.
XML Pipelining with Ant
by Michael Fitzgerald – In this article, I’ll discuss the XML structures in an Ant build file, named build.xml by default, talk about some common XML-related tasks that Ant can perform, and then finish up with an example of XML pipelining.
Parsing RSS At All Costs
by Mark Pilgrim – Unfortunately in the past few years, as RSS has gained popularity, the quality of RSS feeds has dropped. There are now dozens of versions of hundreds of tools producing RSS feeds. Many have bugs. Few build RSS feeds using XML libraries; most treat it as text, by piecing the feed to
The Real Success of XML
By Hitesh Seth – XML is a relatively simple development. Yet it has probably been the most powerful development to date in the world of i-Technology. From being the launchpad for information delivery on the Web (XHTML, SMIL, SVG) to electronic business communication (Chem standards, ebXML, Ro
Assess the Progress of Web Services Adoption
by Thomas Murphy – Web services have been a hot topic for more than a year now. It’s a good time to look at the progress in their standards and current market adoption.
At AppsWorld, Oracle promises profits, lower TCO
By Matt Hines – Facing the largest number of users ever assembled at its semianual AppsWorld event, Oracle Corp. forged ahead with a message that Oracle technology is cheaper to own and easier to operate than ever before.
Protests cause Oracle to change direction
By Alorie Gilbert – Oracle has quietly decided to extend technical support for a popular version of its business-management software, a company representative confirmed Wednesday.
Using Transact-SQL to Count SQL Server Processors
How can I use Transact-SQL to programmatically determine the number of processors that my SQL Server computer has?The following statement will return the information you need: