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SQL Server 2005 updated
Service Pack 1 is here, and includes mirroring tools as well as new features for the Express edition. Read more »
New hacker trick may expose Oracle databases
A new attack technique increases the risk of commonly found bugs in Oracle's database software, a security researcher has warned. Read more »
Opera and MySQL battle against software patents
Five European IT companies have weighed in against the software patent directive. Read more »
Microsoft may offer peek at SQL Server code
Will the software industry's wave of open-source databases spill onto Microsoft's turf? Read more »
Ruling threatens developers' wallets
In a ruling that could force royalty fees on some developers working with Microsoft's SQL Server 7 data-management software, a Washington state judge said Microsoft could not sublicense another company's patents to SQL Server customers. Read more »
MySQL founder joins Sun exodus
Monty Widenius, the original author of the MySQL database server, has resigned from Sun Microsystems after months of protracted discussions about his career. Read more »
SourceLabs creates automated open source support
System designed to speed up problem resolution. Read more »
MySQL to get 'solid' transactions
High-end database company Solid Information Technology will create an open-source storage "engine" for the MySQL database. Read more »
Microsoft planning add-on to SQL Server
Microsoft wants SQL Server to scale new heights, and it is hoping an add-on code-named Kilimanjaro will help. Read more »
Sun criticised for MySQL Enterprise shift
Sun is to begin offering certain MySQL features, beginning with some backup functions, solely to its enterprise subscription customers, the company announced this week. Read more »
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Create your own SQL Server views
Follow this step-by-step process from Dan Seewer to build views using Enterprise Manager in SQL Server 7.0/2000. Read more »
Creating XML from MySQL
MySQL makes integrating your data into an XML document as easy as pie. Unfortunately, importing XML into MySQL is more like chocolate cheesecake, but there are solutions available. Just follow this guide and you'll be on your way to integrating Web services with your database in no time. Read more »
Create ActiveX servers for PL/SQL packages
When you're tuning database applications, your first impulse may be to follow the manuals' examples and start coding database logic directly into your code. Find out a better approach. Read more »
Create a VS.NET add-in to write SQL statements
Visual Studio .NET allows you to create an add-in to write all of those tedious SQL statements for you. We'll show you how step-by-step. Read more »
Transferring data with SQL Server 2000
Transferring data between SQL Server and other systems is common. Microsoft provides various tools to do it, but DTS is the most user-friendly. Read more »
SQL basics: Number data types
DBAs who fail to understand number data types are putting their data at risk. The SQL92 standard dictates how database manufacturers define number behaviors. Read more »
Create charts and graphs in a browser
Delivering quality charts and graphs for the Web used to be a big undertaking. This article will present declarative waysâ€"involving no procedural programming in VB or Javaâ€"to create charts and graphs for the browser with SVG. Read more »
Create JSP actions for efficient database access
Web apps are increasingly real-time, often fronting sophisticated server-side systems. This is reflected in database access requirements, which grow ever more complex. Combine JSP with JDBC to give your server-side code a doorway to your databases. Read more »
Creating and managing a Mysql database with phpMyAdmin
phpMyAdmin is a graphical user interface (GUI) developed in PHP, for creating and managing MySQL databases. Read more »
10+ tips for working smarter with SQL
The sharper your SQL skills become, the more robust and error-free your solutions will be. Here are a dozen practical tips to get you started. Read more »
Blog (10)
Non-professional Oracle wrestling
-- The latest and greatest version of the Oracle database, 11g Release 2, was made available recently and as the resident technical person, it fell to me to take it for a spin. Little did I realise the hell that I had just walked into. Read more »
Hack attack week
-- It wasn't a good week to be an Alaskan vice-presidential candidate, an online publication or even a multinational science project -- as all were compromised by hackers this week. Read more »
Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5
-- Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »
Tools for the Semantic Web
-- This blog post covers some of the technologies available for creating applications for the Semantic Web. Read more »
FileMaker upgrades to version 9
-- We haven't heard a lot from the folks at FileMaker recently, but they've got a new version of their database software for PCs and Macs out in stores. Read more »
Microsoft services VS2008 & .NET 3.5
-- Microsoft has just announced the release to manufacturing of the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Visual Studio 2008 SP1. Read more »
Install Web stacks in an instant with BitNami
-- Need to set up a server environment to run Web applications such as WordPress, MediaWiki, Joomla, Trac, DocuWiki, or Drupal? Here's how to do it in less than two minutes with free software. Read more »
In a world of Goliaths, who's got a stone?
-- It seems like it is that time of year again... the days are getting longer, the weather is getting a bit warmer and the top-tier software vendors are on a buying spree. Will you get lost in the shuffle? Why not support your local software developer! Read more »
Google Gears screenshots
-- Here is a bit of eye candy of the new Google Gears installation and sample code. Read more »
Adobe's MAX Conference 2007, Day One Keynote
-- The big event of a Flex, Flash or ColdFusion developer's year is Adobe's annual conference held this year in Chicago. Builder AU's Andrew Muller attended this year and reports on the first day's opening. Read more »
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