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Keep SQL Server Up and Running
By Kalen Delaney – Many SQL Server 2000 marketing documents refer to this new release's enhanced "SAR-abilities," where SAR stands for scalability, availability, and reliability. Constant (or near constant) availability is essential for anyone running a round-the-clock business or a serv
Transforming XML into SVG
By Doug Tidwell – The first section of our tutorial showed you how to transform XML documents into HTML. We used a variety of XML source documents (technical manuals, spreadsheet data, a business letter, etc.) and converted them into HTML. Along the way, we demonstrated the various things you can do
XML and Java on the Menu
by Dan Wahlin – Given all of the attention that XML has been receiving in the media lately, you're probably keenly aware of how useful XML is for marking up data that can be exchanged between distributed systems. While this capability carries with it an enormous amount of power and flexibility,
DTDs, Industry Markup Languages, XSLT and Special Characters
by John E. Simpson, XML.com – Question and answer column to solve all your tricky problems with XML.
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Distributed Queries: OLE DB Connectivity
This document describes how the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 query processor interacts with an OLE DB provider to enable distributed and heterogeneous queries. It is intended primarily for OLE DB provider developers, and assumes a solid understanding of the OLE DB specification.
Log Shipping with SQL Server 7.0
By Ron Talmage – Log shipping is a robust yet low-tech, low-cost way to achieve high availability and disaster protection in your SQL Server environment. Log shipping automatically ships—copies and restores—a production server's transaction logs to a standby server, which stands ready to take th
Vitria scoops up XML software company
Vitria boosted its software integration offerings Monday by buying start-up XMLSolutions for $15 million. With the acquisition, Vitria hopes to better compete against rivals SeeBeyond, Tibco, WebMethods and others in the fast-growing market for business integration software.
XML Query Engine
By Piroz Mohseni – Awhile ago, I was looking for an XML search utility. My application had to search a relatively large number of XML files (they were small files) on a periodic basis. The primary goal was to find out if there was a match or not, but sometimes we needed to extract the "found"
Schemas by Example
by Leigh Dodds – The finish line is now in sight for the members of the W3C XML Schemas Working Group. The XML Schema specifications are an important step closer to completion with their promotion to Proposed Recommendation status. All that remains now is for Tim Berners-Lee, as Director of the W3C,