(Jim Fawcette) During his keynote at Tech•Ed, Microsoft VP Paul Flessner briefly mentioned a benefit for having CLR support built into SQL Server 2005.
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Indigo Programming Model
(Chris Peiris) The author investigates the capabilities of Microsoft Indigo in this article series. Indigo is an integral part of Microsoft Longhorn, the next version of Windows. He will examine the basics of SOA, the problems that Indigo solves – unified programming model and a step by step technic
FIX: Server Network Utility may display incorrect protocol properties in SQL Server 2000
When you have multiple named instances of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 installed on a server, Server Network Utility may display incorrect protocol properties. When you click Properties in Server Network Utility, the protocol properties that are displayed for the default selection in the Instance(s) on
Get your Web Applications on BlackBerry Devices with WebSphere Everyplace Access V5 and DB2 Everyplace V8.1.4
(Ann Fred and Glenn Stump) Extend your Web applications to BlackBerry handhelds with IBM WebSphere Everyplace Access Version 5.0 and DB2 Everyplace Version 8.1.4. This article examines the WebSphere Everyplace Access and DB2 Everyplace runtime features you can use to extend applications to Black
Oracle Factors in TimesTen
(Clint Boulton) Oracle acquired data management provider TimesTen for an undisclosed sum to get its foot in the door at more financial services firms and telecommunications providers.
Extending the DataGrid – Creating a Time Allocation Grid
(Dan Wahlin) The DataGrid control provides an enormous amount of functionality that can be used to display and collect data in a Web application. This session takes an advanced look at how the DataGrid control can be extended to create a Time Allocation grid to associate employee hours with work cod
The EnterpriseDB pitch: Pay $0 For Oracle
(John Sequeira) I spoke with Andy Astor, CEO of EnterpriseDB, and got more details on their market strategy for encouraging enterprise adoption of their commercial PostgreSQL bundle.
FIX: You receive incorrect results when you run a query that uses a cross join operator in SQL Server 2000 SP3
You receive incorrect results when you run a query that uses a cross join operator in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3).
Is C# the Only Language that Matters?
(Patrick Meader) When Microsoft launched Visual Studio .NET, one of the main points it emphasized was that you could plug in any supported language you want to leverage the power of its new technology.
Using Data Transformation Services, part 4: Using the DTS Designer Objects (continued-2)
(Jayaram Krishnaswamy) In the newest tutorial of the DTS series, the author reviews the subjects of his last tutorials and moves on to a new proceedure. He focusses on discussing using ActiveX Script for transforming data as it’s moving from the source to the destination.