According to a September 2001, IDC (International Data Corp.) report on IT Education and Training Services, the fastest-growing certification areas were for database professionals and network engineers. And in an October survey from crn.com on Certification: What’s Hot, What’s Not, 58% of respondent
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Oracle Expands AppsWorld Online Content
By Michael Singer – If you’ve ever been to an Oracle conference, you know that they produce in-house content that the company later streams on their Web site. So to feed the beast that is its applications user community, the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based software maker expanded its menu of con
The Market Outlook for XML Servers
Despite current economic conditions that could slow implementation of Extensible Markup Language servers, International Data Group is predicting the market for XML servers will reach $3.7 billion in 2005.
Extending the Web: XHTML Modularization
by Kendall Grant Clark – Many … have indicated that they wish to subset and extend HTML … They want to do this to accommodate device-specific functionality, to limit the content that is sent to smaller-footprint devices, or to enhance their ability to produce useful Internet content … The best
Announcing the Microsoft .NET Best Awards 2001
The time for talk is over – its time to write code! We're looking for the hottest web service developers IN THE WORLD to face off and show us what you've got. Microsoft .NET Best Awards will recognize those who innovative with XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI. WIN $25,000 cash, developer workstation
Database Connections and SQLJ Statements
by Jason Price – This second column in my Learning SQLJ series explores how to connect to a database and embed SQL statements in your Java programs using SQLJ. These columns reference numerous SQL scripts, source code, and other files that are available for download at O’Reilly’s Web site.
Identifying the Oracle datafile MAXSIZE
Shankar Govindan – There is always some ambiguity regarding the datafile size limit on a given platform and version of the database. Here is a simple way of identifying the maximum size to which a datafile can grow before switching to the next datafile. To do this let’s create a tablespace with some
Oracle Pushes Portal For App Integration
By L. Scott Tillett – Oracle plans to make its portal software more “aware” of alternative technologies when the product debuts as part of version 2 of Oracle’s application server this quarter.
SVG drafts push forward
The W3C has released new Working Drafts of Mobile SVG Profiles: SVG Tiny and SVG Basic and Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Version 1.1.
Covisint's XML Flavor
by Tom Kaneshige – E-market automotive giant Covisint unveiled earlier this week its technology-standards strategy. Not surprisingly, the company plans to implement the ebXML message transport layer and use the Open Applications Group's OAGIS standards for XML document payload.