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SVG and Typography: Characters

(Fabio Arciniegas A.) In the second part of our discussion of SVG and typography we explore some time-honored practices of typographic excellence; as we go along, each “type issue” will lead to the discussion of relevant technical aspects of SVG. The typography issues covered are listed below. Besid

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Inside SQL Server 2005 Security

(Kalen Delaney) Recently, I’ve been discussing security in SQL Server 2000. In my February column, “Crossing the Line: Ownership Chains” (InstantDoc ID 40963), I talked about the limitations of ownership chaining and the additional security concerns inherent in cross-database ownership chaining.

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Oracle Certified Master, Part II

(Gerry Jurrens) The last OCP column (Oracle Magazine, March/April 2004) described the preparation and strategy for the Oracle Certified Master (OCM) practicum. This column provides descriptions of the types of content an OCM candidate is likely to encounter during the test. As mentioned in the l

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The Third Way

(Sujit K. Mishra) Federation joins the list of integration options for providing access to heterogeneous data. Mergers and acquisitions are one common cause of information silos within companies. The acquirer’s information management systems usually can’t communicate with each other. So the merge