Software solutions provider Unity Enterprise Solutions has launched its jdeDirect ODBC middleware tool for the OneWorld and World ERP systems from J.D. Edwards, a software solutions developer. The new product offering is designed for the exchange of data in external web technologies, bus
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Microsoft Delivers Updated SOAP Toolkit
By Richard Karpinski – Microsoft Wednesday released a new version of its Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) toolkit, an add-on that helps developers build Web services using its Visual Studio development tool.
Sort XML Data Without XSLT Overkill
by Dan Wahlin – If you’ve worked with XSLT, you’re probably accustomed to using the xsl:sort element when you need to sort strings or numbers within an XML document. This element makes it simple to sort XML data while performing a loop or when calling templates. But XSLT can be overkill in certain c
UDDI Working Group Publishes UDDI Version 3.0 Specification
The UDDI Working Group and Advisors Group has released the UDDI Version 3 Specification.
Oracle software targets Microsoft
Oracle entered a new software market Wednesday by announcing new e-mail, calendar and messaging software–diving into waters dominated by Microsoft. The new “collaboration” software will allow businesses to manage e-mail, voice mail and schedules, as well as hold Web-based meetings, and
Oracle Expands Linux Support
Oracle Corporation has expanded support of its product line for Linux, including the newly-shipped Release 2 of Oracle9i Database, Application Server and the Oracle9i Developer Suite. As a result, Oracle customers throughout the Middle East will now be better equipped to develop and deploy enterpris
Locking down Microsoft SQL Server
Rewriting applications because of database security gaps is costly and time consuming. One of the easiest ways to avoid rewrites is to make security a priority during the initial database design and to enforce security at each tier. <br><br> We’ll discuss some of the techniques for providing a s
Customize data transfers with SQL Server’s DTS Designer
Prior to SQL Server 7.0, the only way to back up or export databases from SQL Server to other databases was to use the bulk copy program. We all spent hours configuring scripts to do miraculous things using this cumbersome method. Then, when we finally mastered the art, SQL 7.0 was released with a G
Microsoft Fortifies SQL Development Network
Microsoft Corp., which has made security of its own software products a top corporate priority, has deployed NetScreen Technologies Inc. security appliances in its SQL Labs, which is responsible for SQL database software development. Microsoft deployed NetScreen-500 systems to secure and
Getting Started With Cocoon 2
by Steve Punte – Cocoon 2, part of the Apache XML Project, is a highly flexible web publishing framework built from reusable components. Although reusability is an oft-touted quality of software frameworks, Cocoon stands out because of the simplicity of the interface between the components. Cocoon 2