(Tony Patton) Now that you know how to make product information available via one or more Web services and have the code for our Web service, the Web service can be utilized by a variety of client applications.

Transitioning the process of data management from a disjointed, manual practice to one that is integrated and automated is not a simple endeavor. Using smart lifecycle management techniques enables you to take charge of your enterprise data. (R,pdf)

(Iqbal M. Khan) Domain objects in an application represent the core data and business validation rules relating to it. And, domain objects are usually central to the entire application and used by most subsystems. Therefore, their good design is critical for a good application design that is robust,

(Venkat Subramaniam) Generics in .NET 2.0 is an exciting feature. But what are generics? Are they for you? Should you use them in your applications? In this article, we’ll answer these questions and take a closer look at generics usage, and their capabilities and limitations.

(Mike Talon) Even though small businesses don’t have the budget or the sheer volume of files that some of the larger enterprises do, you still have to protect the data. Smaller shops have their own issues to overcome that are just as difficult and just as important as the big guys.

Lawmakers and regulatory agencies have imposed new regulations that require the retention and protection of electronic messages and data records. This paper provides recommendations for backup, recovery and archive strategies that enable infrastructure and operations to support both compliance a

(Sajid Usman and Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo) While many businesses recently had to make cost containment a priority, many also continued spending a considerable amount on developing customer relationships – often, to protect the value of the existing customer base at a time when growth opportunities

(DJ Walker-Morgan) One dilemma of deployment is what to do about a SQL database. For easy deployment of a Java application, you’ve probably used tools like Web Start to let the application download and run in almost a single click, but as soon as you want to start using an SQL database for persisten

(Bipin Joshi) Security is key consideration for many applications. Providing authentication and authorization services to your application is just one part of the overall security. What about the data that is being used and transferred in the application? That is where cryptography comes into pi

(Alex Homer) Accompanying the forthcoming release of .NET Framework 2.0 is a new set of development tools in the form of Visual Studio 2005. This is available in a number of permuations, ranging from the cut-down Express versions up to the new Visual Studio 2005 Team System.