Microsoft Corp. made a serious move into the small-to-midsize business applications space and bolstered its .Net strategy at the same time with its purchase late last month of Great Plains Software Inc.
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No More Drivel: SQL Server CE Delivers
By Andreas Sjöström Pocket PC developers have waited a long time for a stable, high-performing database. The release of SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition (SQL Server CE) has a lot to live up to. Read on to find out how to get started with the newest member of the Microsoft database family.
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Security
With the explosion of Internet commerce today, organizations are keeping a tight rein on the information in their databases. Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 makes far-reaching enhancements in security and now Microsoft Windows NT® security is completely integrated into the core of SQL Server.
Semantic Modeling Format
Semantic Modeling Format (SMF) converts English Query projects into SMF grammar, which enables the semantics of English Query domains to be represented in Extensible Markup Language (XML). You can then use programming to create and modify English Query domains based on the XML document object model,
Oracle to Announce Competition for .NET
In a bid to become the Microsoft of the Internet age, software giant Oracle is set to announce its plans for a future of Web-based software services. The company, which has been taking potshots at Microsoft, SQL Server, and the .NET strategy for months, will unveil a competing system that corporatio
Database-SQL-RDBMS HOWTO for Linux (PostgreSQL Object Relational Database System)
A "practical guide" to very quickly setup a SQL Database engine and front end tools on a Unix system.
A mSQL and perl Web Server HOWTO
How to build a SQL client/server database using WWW and HTML for the user interface.
Textual Searches on File Data Using Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
The SQL Server 7.0 distributed query processor lets organizations retrieve textual data from their databases and their file systems. This white paper discusses the reasons organizations should take advantage of this capability today.
Building a Better Product Catalog: Putting SQL Server 7.0 and XML to Work in a Three-Tier Solution
Explore the Microsoft Backstage Web site and learn how Microsoft created the sizeable microsoft.com Product Catalog using XML and SQL Server 7.0 to create a three-tiered solution.
Database Solutions
The database server is the basic building block for business applications. Today, organizations demand database solutions that meet exacting performance requirements, are cost effective, provide high availability option and are scalable to meet future needs. Compaq is working with Microsoft and ot