by Nigel McFarlane – XUL is a new Netscape/Mozilla XML dialect that describes the elements of a traditional user interface. Faster and cleaner than HTML, it might just be the quickest way yet to code a UI.
Other News
Make Your XML RDF-Friendly
by Bob DuCharme, John Cowan – As RDF interest and application development grows, there’s an increasing payoff in keeping RDF concerns in mind along with the other best practices as you design document types. Your documents store information, and small tweaks to their structure can allow an RDF proce
MySQL Takes On Enterprise Databases
By Richard Karpinski – Does an open-source database provider really have a prayer against Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft? Believe it.
Yukon Ho! SQL Server v.Next
Mary Chipman and Andy Baron – Find out how the next version of SQL Server (code named “Yukon”) will affect the way you write code.
Oracle Joins UCCnet, Unveils TopLink Roadmap
By Michael Singer – Oracle Wednesday advanced its position in the database universe with a rollout of a new product and participation in a growing standards group.
Oracle’s Supply-Chain Integration Message Plays Well, But Will Customers Ever Invest?
By Tom Smith – Enterprise software giant Oracle this week rolled out a slew of new supply-chain software applications geared toward meeting big enterprises’ execution, collaboration, and business-intelligence requirements.
Two Backup Windows
By Michael Otey – How do you deal with a backup time window that’s closing—whether you want it to or not—and a backup security window that you need to keep closed at all times?
SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition 2.0 Product Docs Now Available
Browse the core documentation for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition version 2.0, the compact database for rapidly developing applications that extend enterprise data management capabilities to mobile devices.
Surmount Modern Database Administration Challenges
By Mark Vorholt – In today’s ever-changing marketplace, companies are facing a barrage of conditions challenging their traditional database management strategies already in place. Smaller DBA staffs, complex database technologies, tighter budgets, 24 X 365 operating requirements, and a burgeoning DB
Getting info about locked objects in Oracle
By Ranjit Kumar – Developers often ask DBAs about an object that is locked. This script takes the object name as the input and gives the session ID and serial number for the session that has a lock in the object. The DBA can then inquire and kill the session.