(David Beulke) Linux and open-source efforts are more than a fashionable trend. Many companies are saving thousands — even millions — of IT dollars by replacing proprietary systems with open-source alternatives. A company I know of recently saved more than $750,000 by replacing 11 proprietary operat
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Introduction to DTS in SQL Server 2005
(Vinod Kumar) One of the key features introduced in SQL Server 2005 is the new DTS platform. With the new release of SQL Server Beta 2, you must be eager to get your hands dirty on this new amazing platform. This product does bring in a new perspective and new thinking the way we used to work with D
Install XAMPP for easy, integrated development
(Nils-Erik Frantzell) Open source stacks such as XAMPP from Apache Friends are simplifying open source development by making it easier to write and distribute applications in a stable and standardized environment. Traditionally, AMPP — Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Perl — have all been installed and con
The Password Is: Useless (Probably)
(CJ Kelly) What good is a firewall when you can crack more than 50% of the passwords on the network?
Eclipse for the PHP Developer
(Shu-Wai Chow) As PHP has grown and matured, so have the tools for PHP developers. Integrated development environment choices have never been greater. One such IDE is the open source Eclipse Platform. Eclipse, essentially a rewrite of Visual Age for Java, was a donation to the open source community
Dynamic Loading of Web User Controls – Architectural Aspect
(Eswar Prabhakar Varri) .NET is Microsoft’s most advanced programming model for building Web applications. This paper provides a solution for the application architects/designers on how to utilize web user controls effectively by loading them dynamically, while doing design for the complex web based
XMLize
(Ting Yong Zhu) Many XML technologies and tools, such as XSL for transforming or formatting XML data, are useful and powerful. In some cases, it even makes sense to use XML technologies to process non-XML data. This article introduces the idea of handling non-XML data with XML technologies based on
New XML Features in .NET Framework 2.0
Watch Mark Fussel discuss the upcoming improvements in the performance and functionality for manipulating XML in Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0.
Processing of Financial Data using XML and ASP
(Rafay Bin Ali) This article focuses on how the existing server-side technologies can be used to markup financial data for exchange over the Internet. Readers are asked not to confuse this with an abstract for a new markup language. As I have mentioned earlier, mechanisms do exist that allow for the
The Once and Future Domino, Part 3: Release 7 Beta 2
(Thomas M. Stockwell) This is the last in a three-part series about the past and future of the Notes/Domino platform. So far, we’ve discussed the origins of the Notes environment and the significant releases that have propelled it to its esteemed position. We’ve also examined the challenges that