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Access Microsoft SQL Server 2000 using PHP
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Keeping Information Private with VPD
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Oracle9iAS tuning techniques – Expert Webcast
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Security issues delay Yukon
(Robert Westervelt) Microsoft informed some of its customers yesterday that the newest version of SQL Server, code-named Yukon, had been delayed for security reasons — and many analysts say the new release date is proof that the massive database project lacks focus.