(Helen Trimes) We all know that the dot.com boom is history and so are the lavish IT budgets. In the doldrums of the economic recovery, organizations tend to spend their money on streamlining internal processes to gain a competitive advantage. According to Microsoft, today’s information workers spen
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SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 Transact-SQL Enhancements
(Itzik Ben-Gan) This white paper introduces several of the new enhancements to Transact-SQL in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Beta 2. These new features can increase your expressive power, the performance of your queries, and your error management capabilities. This paper focuses mainly on relational enh
DB2 Performance Expert for Multiplatforms V2
(Whei-Jen Chen, Alice Ma, Andy Markovic, Rakesh Midha, Marcia Miskimen, Ken Siders, Kevin Taylor and Maria Weinerth) The DB2 Performance Expert (PE) for Multiplatforms V2 is a workstation-based performance analysis and tuning tool for managing a heterogeneous mix of DB2 systems with a single end-us
2005 Will See XML’s Powerful Next Wave
(Vance McCarthy) The stars are aligning for 2005 to be the “breakout year” for XML’s next wave technologies, including XQuery, according to ISVs and toolsmakers watching the XML space.
Red Hat to Open Source Directory Server
(Sean Michael Kerner) Linux vendor Red Hat plans to release Netscape’s Directory Server to the open source community, which could add improved scalability to current open source lightweight directory access protocol offerings (define), according to a developer for the number one Linux distributor.
Manage Database Metadata with POI and Excel
(Doug Tillman) Databases are everywhere. In IT, you can’t build a substantial application without providing tables to store the data that the application will rely on (properties, configuration settings, etc.) and process. Maintaining a clear understanding of the role the columns play in your tables
PHP vs. ASP.NET Redux
(Sean Hull) In a previous article on this topic, “PHP and ASP.NET Go Head to Head,” I discussed PHP and ASP.NET, compared and contrasted the two technologies, and provided some food for thought about choosing the best technology for a development project. That discussion sparked quite a debate.
To AutoBind or not AutoBind
(Chris Schalk) If you’ve had a chance to play with JDeveloper 10.1.3’s JSF development feature you may have noticed how page or UI component will come with auto-generated backing bean code.
The Java Developers’ Introduction to XDoclet
(Marcus Zarra) Want a great timesaver when working with EJB development? With XDoclet you can create EJBs, SessionBeans, and MessageBeans without having to create interfaces, XML descriptors, or server-specific files. Go step by step with Marcus Zarra through the basic implementation of XDoclet.
Store IBM Workplace Web Content Management data in DB2 Content Manager for Multiplatforms
Learn how to integrate IBM Workplace Web Content Management V2.0 Java Edition (formerly named Lotus Workplace Web Content Management) with DB2 Content Manager for Multiplatforms V8.2. By default, IBM Workplace Web Content Management (also referred to as a Web Content Management Server) stores data a