Database and Network Journal articles from October 2000

Database and Network Journal archives from October 2000

Sentences - a unique new database system.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Introduction It is very rare indeed after thirty years of software publishing to encounter a new concept which engenders genuine enthusiasm and excitement. The fact that it is, of all things, a database system designed for the Web, and...

KEY FEATURES OF THE ASSOCIATIVE MODEL.
October 1, 2000... The associative model will seem challenging and controversial to database practitioners schooled in the relational model. This chapter discusses some of its more significant features the following:. Abandoning the Record The...

Sentences and the associative model of data.
October 1, 2000... Sentences Description Lazy Software has developed Sentences, an innovative database management system written in Java and based on the Associative Model of Data. The Associative Model is the first new data model since the advent of the...

Database News and Products.
October 1, 2000... Major Milestone in Genomics Software The Object Management Group (OMG) Life Sciences Research (LSR) Domain Task Force (DTF) recently reached a major milestone by gaining final approval for new specifications for biomolecular sequence...

Network News and Products.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Network Failure 40% down in Summer Network failures and bandwidth problems are reduced by almost 40% over July and August. Network specialist, Vanco, analysed 1500 sites over the past 12 months across all sectors and compared...

Data Handling.
October 1, 2000... Neurascript cuts keystrokes Companies it is claimed can now process forms in up to 25% less time. Neuraseript has just launched a new module for its Intelli-Form ICR software package designed to make data keying faster and easier. The...

Security Supplement.
October 1, 2000... Win2K/Stream: a new virus that runs on Windows 2000 Panda Software has detected a new virus Win2K/Stream, the first of its kind to use the "file stream" feature of Windows 2000 to infect PCs. This feature allows for the division of a file...

Mobiles Intrude into Personal Life.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Concerns about the intrusion of professionals' work lives into their personal lives could impact the uptake of new mobile applications, according to a new survey by Embedded Solutions Limited (ESL). 54 per cent of professionals fear that the...

IT Recruitment Advice.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Speaking at the Computers in Personnel conference organised by the Institute of Personnel and Development and the Institute for Employment Studies, Wendell Sherrell of Nortel Networks advised delegates, "React to the future IT recruitment...

IT professionals: "Too busy to train".(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... A survey amongst visitors to the recent IT training and solutions show at the NEC revealed that many people miss out on crucial training because they are too busy. Yetover half those questioned said that a training package was more important to...

Europe ERM Services Market to pass $33 Million by 2004.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Demand for enterprise resource management (ERM) services picked up again from the second quarter of 2000 after a drop, due to the date-change. IDC predicts that this market will grow from over $12 million in 1999 to almost $34 million in 2004,...

World Summit on Information Society.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The ITU annual governing body - the Council - agreed to proceed with the preparation of a World Summit on Information Society to be held in 2003 under ITU's leadership in close co-operation with interested United Nations agencies. The aim of...

Macromedia University.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Macromedia, Inc. and Element K, provider of corporate e-learning solutions for business and technology skills, have launched Macromedia University (http: llmacromedia.elementk.coml). This new site will serve as the online training source for...

ASP Spending in Western Europe to Reach $850 M by 2004.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The European market for application service providers (ASP) is taking off IDC predicts the market value will increase from $15 million in 1999 to $850 million in 2004, as many new and existing suppliers enter this market. Organizations are...

`IT Day From Hell' Survey.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... This survey was commissioned by ICL, the e-Business services company and conducted by Benchmark Research in July 2000. Of the 200 employees interviewed on the telephone, 50 work in the services industry, 51 work in manufacturing, 3 in the...

Linux Notes.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The Future of Linux in Europe According to IDC, Western European Linux users are concentrating on what is actually available and are buying into the Web- and network-related offerings of the Linux industry at very cheap prices. Few are...

Internet Focus.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... WAP content for Demon customers Customers on the move have access to a range of WAP content through Demon, the Internet brand of Thus. Its service, Demon Now, has been designed to give mobile users access to particular content for WAP...

"clicker shock" - the hidden costs of e-commerce.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Can you now imagine a business world without the Internet? Where companies do not have web pages? Where we cannot purchase goods and services with a few clicks of the mouse? No, I didn't think so. There is no getting away from the fact that the...

News and Products.
October 1, 2000... `Points of Presence on Demand' with Topaz ActiveWatch Mercury Interactive Corporation, the world's leading provider of Web performance management solutions, has launched a greatly enhanced version of Topaz ActiveWatch, its fully hosted Web...

Management News and Products.
October 1, 2000... AutoCAD LT 2000i AutoCAD LT 2000i is a CAD product for users requiring occasional CAD use in extended design teams and for new-to-CAD customers. AutoCAD LT 2000i includes drawing feature enhancements including improved polyline...