(Edward Hurley) Security was a major consideration when IBM developed DB2 V8. Recently Edward Hurley, Search390.com’s editor, spoke with Curt Cotner, the chief architect of DB2 for zSeries, about the security enhancements in the new version including its tighter integration with RACF. An edited tran
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Adventures in JSF & Struts – Part 2
(Duncan Mills) So after my earlier frustrations at tracking down the integration library I push on. –The first step is to switch JDeveloper to use Struts 1.2.4, a simple drop in replacement as I’ve mentioned before. The JSF RI is already plugged into my IDE, so it’s just the Integration stuff to
XML Messaging Using JBoss
(Benoit Aumars) It’s common practice to share data using FTP, but an increasingly popular alternative is to use a messaging service. As always, each approach has its own pros and cons, depending on the nature of “what to share,” how easy it is to implement the technology, the need to use an asynchro
First Impressions of SQL Server 2005: Installation and Tools
(Brian Knight) This is the first part of a series of articles where I take you through my exploration of SQL Server 2005 Beta 2. In this part of the series, I’m going to cover what is SQL Server 2000’s strongest asset, its tools. The tools like Enterprise Manager and Profiler give you the quickest w
Oracle9i RAC and PolyServe Matrix Server on xSeries and BladeCenter
(Martha Centeno) This Redpaper introduces the concept of flexible database clusters as a method for addressing the challenges inherent in the management of mission-critical database applications. The components selected for building a flexible database cluster include IBM BladeCenter and xSeries ser
Use a Java applet to access remote Web services
(Nicholas Chase) Applets have always been designed to play in a “sandbox” in which they can’t hurt anything on a user’s system, so their security is tighter than that of their server-based application counterparts. For example, a Java application can easily make a network connection to another s
IBM’s ‘Atlantic’ Tools Set to Sail
(Darryl K. Taft) IBM announced that it will ship the latest version of its Rational tools suite, the new IBM Software Development Platform code-named Atlantic, by the end of this quarter. Having previewed the Atlantic tool set at its Rational User Conference in July in Dallas, IBM has now unveil
How To Run SQL Server Stored Procedures from an ASP Page
This article describes how to run SQL Server stored procedures and use parameters from an Active Server Pages (ASP) page.
DB2 UDB V8.2 on the Windows Environment
(Whei-Jen Chen) IBM DB2 Universal Database Version 8.2 is another significant jump in DBRM technology. It delivers new features to address the ever-increasing demands and requirements of information management customers. This redbook is an update of DB2 UDB Exploitation of the Windows Environment (S
How To Use ADO and SQL Server to Select Multiple Records by Unique Field
Sometimes the need arises to select one or more unique values from a single field in an application. For example, this is useful when you want to query a multiselect list box. The sample code in this article demonstrates how to return a recordset based on values that match a list of comma-delimited