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Implementing Encrypted SQL Server Database Columns with .NET
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Will XInclude Open an Era of Simpler Doc Integration?
(Vance McCarthy) The W3C’s release of recommended specs for XInclude 1.0 should make it much easier, and cleaner, to integrate multiple XML documents together into a single composite. In specific, XInclude 1.0 would create a "standard inclusion mechanism" for the XML mark up language, which would si
Extending XSLT with EXSLT
(Bob DuCharme) In an earlier column titled XSLT Extensions, I described how the Extensions section of the XSLT 1.0 Recommendation provides a way to identify the use of extensions to the XSLT 1.0 language. If your XSLT processor implements specialized new elements and functions, this gives your s
Combining XQuery and Web Services
(Jeff Dexter) The XML world is driving new emerging technologies that can be utilized to provide solutions to a variety of problems. This article focuses on two of these technologies: Web services and XQuery. As separate entities, these technologies provide a powerful set of features; but when c
10 Tips for Writing High-Performance Web Applications
(Rob Howard) Writing a Web application with ASP.NET is unbelievably easy. So easy, many developers don’t take the time to structure their applications for great performance. In this article, I’m going to present 10 tips for writing high-performance Web apps. I’m not limiting my comments to ASP.N
The Luxury of Architecture
(George Demarest) On a windy night in July of 1545, the British war ship Mary Rose and her crew slipped beneath the waves off the southern coast of England in full view of her patron, King Henry VIII. Severe conditions, an outmoded design, and good old-fashioned panic had sealed her fate.
IBM Renames DB2 Information Integrator Product Portfolio
IBM is renaming the IBM DB2 Information Integrator product portfolio to IBM WebSphere Information Integrator. According to IBM sources, the WebSphere brand represents integration and infrastructure software to maximize business flexibility and responsiveness, and it is a natural move to integrate it
Oracle set to announce PeopleSoft layoffs
Oracle will announce layoffs as early as Friday in the wake of its recent acquisition of PeopleSoft, Oracle said. “On the personnel front, our goal is to get integration done this month,” Oracle CFO Harry You told investors on Tuesday at the Needham & Co. Growth Conference in New York. “It would