by Kendall Grant Clark – Taking the long view of recent technology, XHTML may be the most important XML vocabulary ever created. What I mean is not that XHTML will be the most widely deployed XML vocabulary, though if we take the long view, it could be. What I mean is that XHTML puts XML’s reputatio
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Inside IBM’s Middleware Kingdom
By Darryl K. Taft – In the software industry, Microsoft Corp. may own the desktop, but IBM owns just about everything else. The Armonk, N.Y., company, which hatched its Software Group 10 years ago, has grown to become the second-largest software provider in the world, behind Microsoft. The reason, a
Using Python to access DB2 for Linux
Python is a great tool to use with DB2. It combines the ability to quickly and simply access a DB2 database with the power to perform more complex tasks that require a general purpose programming language. This tutorial shows you everything you need to know to interact with DB2 V8.1 using the Python
From “Try & Buy” to Production Database
Join Marin Komadina as he explains what the DBA needs to know regarding licensing, database packaging models, on a Sun Solaris platform.
META Group Performance Evaluation
Read this META Group evaluation to see how SQL Server 2000 and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server performed on a scalability test run by Unisys and Accenture.
The Center of the Universe
by Ken North – XML, Web services, analytics, and other hot technologies have the leading relational DBMS providers working overtime to remain the best choice for managing all of your data. Here’s a look at what IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle are doing.
ADO.NET Don’ts
By Michael Otey – Knowing what not to do is important because violating these precautions can ruin your ADO.NET application’s performance or compromise the security of your SQL Server system.
LONG to VARCHAR2 Function
by David Jenkins – Many applications still use LONG fields, and they are still a pain. This function can get a SUBSTR of the LONG field. This function is limited to LONGs with fewer than 32,767 characters.
Syware Debuts Database Software for MS’ Smartphone
By Lisa Vaas – Syware Inc., maker of mobile database tools, is rolling out software to enable creation of Smartphone database applications. FoneDB applications can be downloaded or e-mailed to one or more Smartphones. Data can be transferred between Smartphone devices or between Smartphones a