Companies have started using XML to send application data to browsers and to business applications. XML is well suited for the interchange of data, since XML documents are self-describing, easily parsed and can represent complex data structures. Also, there is a wide variety of high-quality, inexpen
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Unicode Enables Globalization
(Jonathan Gennick and Peter Linsley) Letters, numerals, and punctuation—all characters, in fact—are represented in a computer as numbers, and there are dozens of different schemes for encoding characters. As computer applications became more global, driving the need to support characters from la
Getting a Boost from DB2
(Michael L. Gonzales and Jon Rubin) Built-in business intelligence functions let DB2 handle data preparation so partner apps can do what they do best: Serve up actionable insight. The latest examples involve real time, spatial, OLAP, and other advanced forms of analysis.
Microsoft touts XML for mobile devices
(Rich Seeley) XML Web services applications are ideal for the new AT&T Smartphones, as well as existing Pocket PCs and other mobile devices, contends Irwin Rodrigues, lead product manager for Microsoft’s mobile device development tools.
IBM Beefs Up Lotus Workplace Platform
(Dennis Callaghan) IBM Corp. announced Wednesday new applications on its Lotus Workplace platform for instant messaging and team collaboration, e-learning and content management
Oracle Database Customers Migrate Automatically to Java and IBM’s DB2 With a Single Click Using in2j
Quintessence Systems, the only vendor providing 100% automated software technology for migrating Oracle legacy applications into Java, announced that its in2j migration tool has been extended to support the automated migration of Oracle business logic into Java code and DB2-compliant SQL ready for d
Oracle argues for dismissal of PeopleSoft suit
(Joris Evers) Lawyers for Oracle Corp. yesterday tried to persuade a California judge to reverse a “tentative ruling” to allow a PeopleSoft Inc. lawsuit against the company to move forward.
Opinion: Real Intelligence, or Paralysis by Analysis?
(Joe McKendrick) Business intelligence and analytics used to be a closed process in which a small room of analysts loaded sales figures into proprietary software or onto spreadsheets to generate reports for corporate decision makers. Now, three trends are sweeping away this process, but threaten to
IBM Introduces Entry-Level Content Management
Think of it as a starter kit for those who want to grow into enterprise content management. Bundling core elements of its DB2 Content Manager software products, Somers, NY-based IBM has released DB2 Content Manager Express v8.2, described as a departmental solution for medium-sized businesses. Price
Getting DB2 JDBC Drivers to Go
(CFGURU Blog) Following on from the recent snippet on Oracle, there’s been a thread on getting DB2 JDBC drivers to go. Turns out the DataDirect drvier suite has been updated and there’s a correction to the documentation to get DB2 on OS/390 going. If you have a hankering for all things DB2 read on.