by Martin Schneider – Oracle Corp. has not been gaining the kind of momentum other competitors its size have–in CRM magazine’s leaders issue in September 2002, we rated Oracle fourth among major enterprise CRM players. However, the company may be on the verge of a market turnaround, according to Ro
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Oracle Says More Than Half Its Customers Upgraded — Finally! — To Application Suite 11i
Oracle, which had been plagued by customers dragging their feet in upgrading to the latest version of its enterprise resource planning software, said Monday that more than half of its customers have upgraded.
Smooth Sailing For Improved SOAP 1.2 Spec
The newest SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) specification, a crucial standard for developing Web services, is a step closer to finalization, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced.
The Road So Far…and the Road Ahead
By Hitesh Seth – Where have we seen the effectiveness of XML, and in what areas do we feel that XML has a way to go, either in adoption or in inception? Areas where XML has been effective include:
Part I — Basic XML Concepts
By Phani R C Chowdary Koganti – XML (Extensible MarkUp Language) is derived from the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML). You can use both XML and SGML to create self-describing documents. Both languages use textual markup (tags / tag-based) to describe data so that other applications or too
A New Language
By Michael Otey – None of SQL Server’s upcoming programming-productivity enhancements will have more impact on DBAs than the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR). This new capability begs the question, “Which .NET language should DBAs learn?”
Top 10 SQL Server security blunders, part I
By Jan Stafford – Do you ever lock the front door and leave the back door wide open? That kind of half-safe security practice is all too common among database administrators, said database security expert Aaron C. Newman. In many cases, DBAs get lucky and hackers overlook their oversights. Too often
HOW TO: Troubleshoot SQL Mail with Microsoft Exchange Server
This article discusses certain basic troubleshooting techniques that you can use to diagnose and resolve most SQL Mail problems. Typically, the errors you receive when you start a SQL Mail session or when you send mail from SQL Mail with a Microsoft Exchange Server fall into two categories:
Go Mobile: Create Compact, Robust Mobile Apps with SQL Server CE 2.0 and the .NET Compact Framework
Read about the significant new features of SQL Server CE 2.0 and learn how to build a sample application for illustration.
XML–a hardware issue?
By Bill O’Brien – Unable to persuade you to buy new hardware based on its whizbang features alone, hardware vendors are hoping that a new gaseous software format will force you to expand your server farms despite the tight economy.