(Amlan Debnath) In recent years the application server has greatly evolved, expanding the set of core services provided by the infrastructure. The current Java platform supports XML data handling, scalability, load balancing, and other capabilities that allow application-level services to be develop
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DB2, Web Integration Key to IBM CICS Tools Update
(Jennifer deJong) While much of IBM Corp.’s efforts are focused around Linux, Java and WebSphere, the company is continuing to evolve its CICS tools, with two new product updates.
XML Web services security best practices
(Eugene Kuznetsov) The rise of internetworking was fueled by the use of network-level security technologies such as SSL, IPSec and firewall filtering to create a secure perimeter around an enterprise network. Today, this secure perimeter has become permeable as enterprises cut costs and drive re
Creating Typed DataSets with XML Schemas
(Paul Kimmel) The typed DataSet lets you write code that is strongly typed, more expressive, and conveys meaning in the language of the solution domain. Paul Kimmel shows you how to visually design an XML schema and use that schema to generate strongly typed DataSets without writing a single line of
How To Use ADO GetChunk/AppendChunk with Oracle for BLOB Data
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to save and retrieve Binary Large Object (BLOB) data to a LONG RAW datatype column in an Oracle 7.3 database using the ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) methods GetChunk and AppendChunk.
Improve database performance on file system containers in IBM DB2 UDB Stinger using Concurrent I/O on AIX
(Alan Y. Lee, Ken DeLathouwer and Punit Shah) Database server performance depends heavily on the I/O subsystem performance. Starting with the Stinger release, DB2 Universal Database supports Direct I/O and Concurrent I/O on AIX, and Direct I/O on HP, Solaris, Linux, and Windows. The focus of this ar
A New IIDEA For Reporting And Business Intelligence
(Rick Whiting) IBM and Informatica Corp. have created a reporting and business-intelligence package aimed at midsize companies for financial-analysis, risk-management, and regulatory-compliance applications.
Improve performance in your XML applications, Part 3
(Elena Litani and Michael Glavassevich) In this final installment of a three-part series describing best practices for writing XML applications, the authors explain how to use Xerces2-specific features and properties to improve performance. They also give a short overview of the Xerces Native Inter
Automating ‘Generate SQL Script’
(Muthusamy Anantha Kumar) MAK examines how to automate the ‘Generate SQL Script’ by using a stored procedure to take advantage of ‘scptxfr.exe’ provided by Microsoft.
Knowing Matters
(Jeff Spicer) The need to manage user IDs and their associated characteristics and credentials almost certainly arose when the very first IDs were assigned to the very first business computer users. After all, to be useful, even those first rudimentary user IDs would have needed access rights and a