Among the least understood and most often misused SQL Server settings are those for configuring the server and database. You might have experienced confusion about these settings when a vendor's tech support representative asked you to adjust a setting one way after another representative asked
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XML Standards Reference
XML standards are defined at breathtaking speed these days. It is also difficult to keep up with the various versions of those standards. This short list focuses on the XML applications that should be of particular interest to webmasters and Web developers.
OASIS Technical Committee for Extensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML).
An OASIS technical committee has been proposed for the development of standards governing access control policies. The proposed scope of discussion "is Extensible Access Control Markup Language ('XACML', an intermin moniker), which addresses security related specifications orthogonal to
INFO: How to Redistribute the Microsoft XML Parser
Due to the rapid growth of eXtensible Markup Language (XML) development, Microsoft provides a number of parsers to meet the needs of developers, such as Microsoft XML (MSXML) versions 2.5, 2.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1), 2.6, and 3.0. Currently, the latest parser is MSXML 3.0 (file version 8.0.7820). All
XML and SQL Server 2000 Integration
XML has taken the industry by storm – not only revolutionizing the way that web pages are generated, but also the way that data is exchanged between disparate systems. This session will explain the new XML support added to SQL Server 2000. In particular, you will learn about XML recordsets, URL-base
BizTalk and Application Integration
BizTalk Server enables you to integrate separate applications together to create a larger system. Whether the applications are your own, or those of your business partners, BizTalk Server allows you to keep integration code on a central server rather than writing integration code into the applicatio
The XSLT C library for Gnome
GNU Network Object Model Environment (GNOME) XSLT Library, also known as libxslt, is a plain C library for processing Extensible Style Language Transformations (XSLT) for the GNOME desktop environment that is based upon libxml.
XSLT tutorials, tree diagrams, German XML
Recent news includes announcements about the creation of a German-language XML Usenet newsgroup, an application for generating tree diagrams of content models from DTDs, and new XSLT tutorials.
SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Windows® CE Edition (SQL Server CE) is the compact database for rapidly developing applications that extend enterprise data management capabilities to devices. SQL Server CE has the familiar feel of SQL Server, with tools, application programming interfaces (APIs), and SQL
Finally, Compaq releases new Alpha server chip
The new Alpha 21264 runs at 833MHz and will be included in Compaq's (NYSE: CPQ) AlphaServer ES 40 line of servers, machines that sell for tens of thousands of dollars and up. Some customers, including biotechnology companies, already had access to early versions of the server.