By Robert Lemos – Red Hat and Oracle plan to announce that the companies have teamed to get Linux evaluated under the Common Criteria, a certification that could open doors for the broader use of open-source software by government agencies.
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Microsoft’s Next Move: A Virtual Datacenter
By Peter Galli – As Microsoft prepares for the April launch of Windows Server 2003, it is already hard at work on what it sees as the next big challenge: the virtual datacenter.
PRB: Web Services XmlInclude Does Not Work on Enumerations
You have an enumeration in your Web service, but it is not used as a parameter or return type for any of the Web methods. You want the enumeration definition to be included in the Web Services Description Language (WSDL) document for the Web service, so you try to use XmlInclude, as follows:
Managing and moving data using Java technology, XML, DB2, and Lotus Notes
This article examines the Notes to DB2 data transfer. Branavan Ganesan discusses the Java and XML based solution, and gives examples from a project recently implemented for their sister site, eServer Developer Domain (eSDD). He focuses on how they exploited the XML enablement capabilities of Lotus D
Set Up a Simple Syndication Feed Using RSS
by Ladd Angelius – You can set up outbound syndication for your Web site and expose your content to the world in one afternoon using an XML technology called RSS. For anyone who ever wanted to increase audience and traffic while maintaining content and presentation control, RSS is the answer. Find o
XML in 2002 and Beyond
By Hitesh Seth – We’re all hoping for a revolutionary year for the economy and the world of i-technology in particular. The New Year also marks an important phenomenon: all of us try to have a New Year’s resolution (mine is to gain fame and riches in the world of i-technology). And of course, we ten
Building Metadata Applications with RDF
by Bob DuCharme – I’ve played with RDF for a while and found some parts interesting and other parts a mess. During this time, I continued to wonder what tasks would be easier with RDF than without it. I came across some answers (for example, various xml-dev postings or some documentation on the Mozi
Troubleshooting OLAP Problems
Alexander Chigrik shares 20 tips for solving problems with Analysis Services.
Oracle, Hitachi Join To Develop Storage-Management Tools
Oracle and Hitachi Data Systems announced on Wednesday plans to expand the collaboration between the server and software maker and the storage-system vendor.
Negligence Abets Slammer Attack
When a threat "is permitted to fully and suddenly emerge, all actions, all words and all recriminations … come too late." So said President Bush in his State of the Union speech at the end of last month, in words that might well have been aimed straight at the IT community as it dug itself out fro