(Lewis R Cunningham) I finally got a chance to take a brief look at Beta 2 of EnterpriseDB. The first thing I did was try the same procedures that I created in my last look, EnterpriseDB – My First Look. Everything compiled and when I ran it, I got the same error as in beta 1.
Other News
Use of custom attributes to serialise objects to/from SQL server tables
(Merrion) This class library is a quick implementation to use custom attributes to marshal a .NET class to/from an SQL Server database table. It is fairly simple in that it assumes a one-to-one mapping between the class and the table.
New Recommendations for Using Strings in Microsoft .NET 2.0
(Dave Fetterman) Code owners previously using the InvariantCulture for string comparison, casing, and sorting should strongly consider using a new set of String overloads in Microsoft .NET 2.0. Specifically, data that is designed to be culture-agnostic and linguistically irrelevant should begin spec
Complex Data Sharing Using XSLT and XPath
(Vance McCarthy) Integration Developer News recently spoke with Zarella L. Rendon, coauthor (with John Robert Gardner) of one of the top books in the field — Prentice Hall’s XSLT and XPath: A Guide to XML Transformations to find out how widely useful XSLT and XPath can be to devs with even the most
12 reasons why XML is hot!
(N Harish) The eXtensible Markup Language (XML) is the universal format for structured documents and data on the Web. This article takes a look at twelve factors behind the growing popularity of XML.
A proxy generator to WebServices for JavaScript and AJAX
(Matthias Hertel) From the languages and programming environments like C, the .NET CLR and Java we have known proxy generation mechanisms based on IDL and RPC for a long time. These generated classes and files enable the programmer to call a server-side method by calling a local method with the same
Use Oracle’s Expression Filters to build a Business Rule Management System
(Scott Stephens) Expression Filters are a new feature that was introduced with Oracle 10g. Unfortunately, the number of examples and information about this feature are still hard to find.
Database Duel: Oracle 10g vs. IBM’s DB2
(Elizabeth Millard) As companies come to rely more heavily on databases, major vendors are duking it out to outsell each other. In one corner is IBM’s DB2, a database management system that allows companies to build on-demand business applications. DB2 includes support for open standards and deve
Oracle to buy software maker ProfitLogic
(Spencer Swartz) Oracle Corp. said it is buying private retail software maker ProfitLogic for undisclosed terms in the latest in a string of deals by the world’s No. 2 software company to raise the performance of its applications business through acquisitions.
Features, strengths and weaknesses comparison between MS SQL 2005 (Yukon) and Oracle 10g databases
(David Gornshtein and Boris Tamarkin) The purpose of the following white paper is to provide a feature comparison between MSSQL 20051 and Oracle 10g. We will compare VLDB/OLTP related features and discuss issues with performance, utilities and replication. We will discuss several new features, which