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Introducing Indigo: An Early Look
(David Chappell) Provides an architectural overview of “Indigo,” Microsoft’s unified programming model for building service-oriented applications. The paper covers Indigo’s relationship to existing distributed application technologies in the .NET Framework, the basics of creating and consuming Indig
Q&A: IBM’s LeBlanc on WebSphere plans
(Ed Scannell) As general manager of IBM’s application and integration middleware division, IBM veteran Robert LeBlanc has charge of the key technical pieces corporate users need to carry out enterprise-wide integration strategies and other complex strategies such as SOAs (service-oriented architectu
A .NET Developer’s Guide to Windows Security: Understanding Delegation (Sample Chapter)
(Keith Brown) This chapter provides the ins and outs of delegation, the process by which a server impersonating a client attempts to use that client’s credentials to access remote resources in Kerberos.
Rackspace Ensures ‘Uptime Guarantee’ with MySQL and Dell
The Rackspace Data Center powers thousands of business critical applications and high traffic websites, using a proven formula for success: their expertise, Dell systems, and the MySQL database. Join us February 23, 2005, for a web presentation to learn Rackspace’s best practices to deliver high
FIX: Error 1203 may be logged in the error log when you disconnect from an instance of SQL Server 2000 after you submit queries or transactions
When you disconnect from an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 after you submit queries or transactions, error 1203 may be logged in the SQL Server error log. Subsequently, an access violation exception may occur.
SAP Fishes for .Net Portal Developers
(Rajeev Kasturi) If you work at one of the approximately 12,000 companies that run SAP applications on Windows servers, SAP and Microsoft’s joint release of a portal development kit (PDK) for Visual Studio .Net 2003 presents a new possibility for agile application integration-assuming the SAP Enterp
Top 10 XForms Engines
(Micah Dubinko) In my book XForms Essentials, I originally intended to include some information on running XForms engines. It turned out that progress on XForms technology was happening so rapidly anything in print would have been quickly outdated. An online approach seemed more sensible, leading to
Hints and Tips for DB2 Data Warehouse Enterprise Edition
(Sermsak Sukjirawat) DB2 UDB Data Warehouse Enterprise Edition (DWEE), Version 8.1.2, is IBM’s complete business intelligence platform, bringing together DB2 UDB, DB2 UDB Database Partitioning Feature, DB2 Cube Views, DB2 Intelligent Miner Modeling, Scoring and Visualization, DB2 Office Connect, DB2
Frost Names IBM Leader in Identity and Access Management Software
Frost and Sullivan presented IBM Software Group with the 2004 Market Leadership Award for its achievements in the global Identity and Access Management market. The award recognises IBM’s ability to establish itself as a market leader despite facing increasing pressure from high-profile competitors a