Corel announced the upcoming availability of Corel XMetal-Central, a Windows and Solaris server-based application that works with Corel’s XMetal XML content creator to manage and maintain customized XML applications across the enterprise.
Other News
IETF creates Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (xmpp) Working Group
Will be building on “the core protocol of the Jabber Instant Messaging and Presence technology”, “an open, XML-based protocol for near real-time extensible messaging and presence.”
Standards For Electronic Instructional Materials
by Alan Kotok – The ability to create and capture text and images in electronic form creates the potential to create learning materials more quickly and easily than before. Ken Pittman’s review of Digital Talking Book (DTB) technology in XML.com (16 October 2002, The Digital Talking Book) outlined t
MySQL Cookbook
By Paul DuBois – MySQL Cookbook provides a unique problem-and-solution format that offers practical examples for everyday programming dilemmas. For every problem addressed in the book, there’s a worked-out solution or "recipe"–short, focused pieces of code that you can insert directly into your app
INF: How to Remove the Default Mapping of Windows NT Administrators to SQL Server SA
In some situations, access control policies may stipulate that the Windows NT Administrator(s) should not be given system administrator (SA) access to SQL Server. A default installation of SQL Server permits members of the local Administrators group to be allowed trusted connections as SA. This arti
Lucent Launches Network-Management Package For Solaris
Lucent has announced the availability of VitalNet 9.0, the newest edition of its network-management software, in a version for the Solaris operating system.
Oracle to clock more “real time”
By Alorie Gilbert – Oracle plans to discuss revamped versions of its collaboration, database and application server software at its annual user conference in San Francisco next week.
Changing the Database Owner (dbo) Account to System Administrator (sa)
The sa account is always mapped to dbo, even when sa is not the real database owner. The dbo account is the login that the sysdatabases system table in the master database displays, as the sp_helpdb system stored procedure shows. Yes, you can change the dbo to the sa from the Windows NT login.
Microsoft extends analytical tools for SQL Server
By James Niccolai – Microsoft Corp. has released new tools for its SQL Server database that should make it easier for its partners to create data analysis applications for their customers in the financial services and manufacturing industries, the software maker said Monday.
Oracle upgrades Java tools
By Mike Ricciuti – Oracle has revamped its development tools with support for the latest Java and Web services standards.The database software company has released Oracle9i JDeveloper version 9.0.3, a revised toolset that now includes support for the latest Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1