(Craig Shoemaker) Have you ever been asked to create an ASP.NET page that required you to protect users from themselves? All too often, this need is seen when a page initiates a server side process that takes a significant amount of time to complete. Often, users will fill out a mortgage applicati
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Java EE and .NET Interoperability: Exploring Asynchronous Integration (Sample Chapter)
(Marina Fisher, Ray Lai, Laurence Moroney and Sonu Sharma) This chapter provides a basic introduction to asynchronous integration. Asynchronous integration occurs when a number of processes integrate but do not lock for the time of the transaction on which they are integrated.
DB2 Viper migration roadmap
This roadmap helps you navigate through the available information and resources related to migrating from DB2 Universal Database (UDB) Version 8 to DB2 Viper.
Why Oracle Works the Way it Does (2)- Segments and Extents
(Dratz) Ok, now that we have a basic understanding of datafiles and tablespaces, we are one step closer to discussing data blocks and something I haven’t mentioned called “headers”.
Protecting Visual Basic .NET Source Code and Applications
(Hannes du Preez) Obfuscation is the process of scrambling the symbols, code, and data of a program to prevent reverse engineering. Obfuscation tools mangle symbols and rearrange code blocks to foil decompiling. They also may encrypt strings containing sensitive data. It’s important to understand th
Attributes and Elements
(Ankh) I’m sometimes asked when you should use attributes and when you should use elements when designing a new XML vocabulary. There are in fact no hard and fast answers for all situations, but there are some constraints and guidelines that may help.
WebSphere Commerce Integration with eBay
(Jaweed Ali Qureshi and Malik M. Sarfaraz) eBay provides online interface for their customer as well as offer SDK and API (Application Programming Interface) for tool developers to create specialized applications that satisfy business need and market demand of any B2C Stores.
Oracle Expands Support for JD Edwards and the System i5
(Lee Kroon) Oracle Corporation released one of the biggest announcements it has made about its applications since it acquired PeopleSoft and JD Edwards over a year ago. The announcement could not only help Oracle to maintain the loyalty of its newly acquired customers, but also help IBM to boost sal
Saving your bacon with a PostgreSQL Restore File
(Robert Treat) Last week our “junior” dba did an unconstrained update (ie. no where clause) on a table in production. Rather than resorting to physical punishment, I figured I ought to fix the thing first. We don’t use PITR on this system, but luckily we do have nightly backups and the data in quest
IBM Says New DB2 Will Require Less Storage
(Jeffrey Schwartz) A key shortcoming of IBM’s DB2 database is that it requires massive storage, but the company is promising to change that with its forthcoming release, due out this summer.