(Michael Wacey) Ever since the initial XML draft in 1996, there has been an ongoing discussion of the semantic Web. A Google search for the exact expression the semantic Web returns about 1.2 million Web pages. Clearly there has been and continues to be a lot of discussion about the semantic Web. Ho
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WebSphere Application Server – Express V6 Developers Guide and Development Examples
(William Moore, Doug Grove, Mara Zandina Hernandez, Ansgar Hugo, Arinze Izuora and Steve Moga) This Redbook is a practical guide for developing Web applications using the Rational Software Development Platform. We use the Rational Web Developer development environment that is provided as part of
Inserting images into Word documents using XML
(Jonathan Greensted) I’ve seen many, many requests on the Microsoft newsgroups asking how you can insert a picture into a Word document without saving it to the file system first. This example application described in this blog illustrates both methods for inserting a picture firstly using the Word
Why you should perform regular security audits
(Jonathan Yarden) In less than a decade, Internet security has evolved from an almost esoteric topic to become one of the more important facets of modern computing. And yet it’s a rarity to find companies that actually consider information security to be an important job function for all workers—and
Using AJAX with ASP.NET – Calling ASP.NET Web Service (Part 4)
(Bipin Joshi) In Part 2 we discussed how to work with DataSet returned by the web form. The disadvantage of using web forms as data suppliers is that one web form typically returns only one DataSet. You need to put all the code in the Page_Load. It would be much more organized and useful if you can
SQL Server 2005 – SQL Server Integration Services – Part 11 – SSIS Events and Event Handlers
(Marcin Policht) One of the concepts introduced in the previous article of our series discussing SQL Server 2005 Integration Services were events. While we initially looked at them in the context of Windows Instrumentation Management (which, in turn, serve as the basis of operations for SSIS WMI Eve
Melding Oracle Text and Discoverer
(Brian Carr) If you’re looking for a way to query the vast amount of data stored in documents, spreadsheets, and other file formats, than Oracle Text is the answer. If you’re looking for a way to query a database, then Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer is a great solution.
Oracle Technical Interview Questions Answered – Part1
(James F. Koopmann) The interview process can be quite stressful. Here is the first part of a two part series on helping you answer those tough questions that you might experience in your quest for an Oracle DBA position. I actually wrote this article a long time ago but it is amazing how many quest
Oracle Database Interaction Using ODP.NET and ASP.NET: All Ways to Manipulate Data ( Continued )
(Jagadish Chaterjee) This article (part five of this series) is an extension to my previous article “All Possible ways to Manipulate Data,” which covered manipulating data in an Oracle database with ODP.NET using ASP.NET in several possible ways.
Living the ‘Least Privilege’ Lifestyle, Part 4: Is Developing Secure Software as an Administrator an Impossible Dream?
(Don Kiely) Now that Don Kiely has convinced us of the need to run as mere users whenever possible, he focuses on how software developers can (and should) live the least privilege lifestyle to ensure that applications they write are secure.