e-Business Advisor articles from April 2002

e-Business Advisor archives from April 2002

Tricky transitions: providing the next generation of IT architecture is a big job for software companies. Deciding whether you need it is a big job for you. (Advisor View).
April 1, 2002... THE GOAL OF STANDARDS-BASED technology is to improve IT architecture, integration, development, and deployment. The bad news is that the process of getting to a standards-based architecture might be just as painful--for both the software...

Oracle makes an offer you can't refuse: Ellison: "This isn't an IBM-type deal." (trends / standards / products).(Oracle E-Business Suite)
April 1, 2002... LARRY ELLISON, chairman and CEO of Oracle Corporation, invites potential customers to eliminate fragmented data and automate their businesses--for less. Ellison is proposing a no-cost offer he says will save companies 5 percent, annually, after...

Web services road map. (trends / standards / products).
April 1, 2002... Accenture, BEA Systems, Fujitsu, H-P, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP have formed the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) in the hopes of speeding the adoption of Web services. WS-I isn't a standards body, it's an...

Web services development platform. (product watch).(Rational Extended Development Environment)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... The Rational extended Development Environment (XDE) integrates Rational's design and modeling technology, customizable design patterns, and template-based code generation into Microsoft Visual Studio .NET or IBM WebSphere Studio Application...

Real-time business intelligence. (product watch).(Lawson Scorecard)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Lawson Scorecard is a secure, browser-based application that gives real-time information analysis. Corporate decision makers access this information from a single self-service data source. Lawson Scorecard adds context to analysis by combining...

Linux management. (product watch).(Red Hat Network Workgroup service)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Red Hat Network Workgroup offers secure management of complex open source systems within large enterprises. Through the new service, enterprise organizations can better conserve IT resources by managing thousands of Red Hat Linux systems...

The pitfalls of J2ME: if you're thinking of developing wireless applications with Java 2 Platform Micro Edition (J2ME), here's a heads up on some of the problems you might face. (Standards Watch).
April 1, 2002... SO YOU'VE MADE THE DECISION to jump on the wireless bandwagon. In your exploration of the plethora of standards surrounding wireless development, you've most likely come across Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME), a Sun technology for...

8 catalysts for emerging technologies: what trends will shape your e-business strategies? (Emerging Technologies).
April 1, 2002... HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU THOUGHT, "Hindsight is 20/20"? What wise decisions we would all make if we could just see the signs in time. A few years ago, we watched the Internet take the business world by storm. Experts and analysts proclaimed...

(Re)Discover software assets: budget tight? You might be sitting on a goldmine of underused software. (E-Business Strategies).(Cover Story)(Cover Story)
April 1, 2002... I'M A MICROSOFT WORD USER. Let me rephrase that--I'm a typical Microsoft Word user. The product offers roughly a quadrillion individual features (give or take a billion) and I use four of them: New, Save As, Print, and Spell check. It's...

A new take on business process management: Q-Link CEO Steven Horwitz discusses collaborative process development: IT and business users working together to get more projects finished with fewer resources. (E-Business Strategies).(Interview)
April 1, 2002... IN THE AFTERMATH of the e-business development frenzy, business process management (BPM) has emerged as a way to both integrate applications and more closely align the way those applications work with the way companies operate. Here, Steve...

Heavyweight vs. agile processes: how much structure is too much? Too little? It's a fine line between analysis paralysis and development chaos. (Development Strategies).
April 1, 2002... ADVISOR REALITY CHECK From Rational Software to the Agile Alliance, there's no shortage of organizations, frameworks, and companies devoted to revolutionizing the way we develop software. This isn't a bad goal; but, before you adopt a...

Abstraction: the key to database design and reuse: abstraction gives you a better perspective on the business needs your projects have to fulfill, resulting in better designed, reusable, and cost-effective databases. (Database Architecture).
April 1, 2002... ADVISOR REALITY CHECK It's easy to get bogged down in the nitty gritty details of designing a database. However, it's important to step back, see the big picture, and design a database that takes a more generic approach. The better...

Get a grip! Tools and tips to help you avoid being a target of thieves looking to separate you from your laptop. (Laptop Security).
April 1, 2002... ADVISOR REALITY CHECK Laptop theft is a very real risk, regardless of whether users are traveling or in the office; so, you'd think laptop users would be vigilant in protecting these valuable pieces of equipment. Wrong. Surprisingly, the...

Wireless security step by step: protecting your network: security guidelines for 802.11b deployments. (Wireless).
April 1, 2002... ADVISOR REALITY CHECK Balancing the convenience of wireless networks against the security dangers lurking beneath the surface can be enough to turn you off to wireless altogether. However, a little knowledge and a few handy tricks can go a...

Mail archiving policies. (Mail Administration).(Column)
April 1, 2002... It isn't unsual for users to accumulate many megabytes of e-mail. In even small companies this can result in some serious server storage. One solution is to help users archive mail, so they can free up some space on your servers, yet hang onto...

e-Biz Buzz[TM]. (Industry Insider).
April 1, 2002... PENGUIN IN THE SUN Did you notice that Sun is introducing Linux-based servers, and a Linux version of Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE)? Since Sun's Linux embrace is in addition to its Solaris OS, what about all those Sun ads bashing IBM...

Advisor Academy: pro-to-pro tech advice.
April 1, 2002... Q: When learning technology, how do you get beyond the basics? How do you discover what's not obvious? How do you find out all the stuff the docs don't tell you? A: Get the know-how of someone who's spent a whole lot of time figuring it...

Introduction to Microsoft .NET. (Microsoft Development).
April 1, 2002... Microsoft .NET introduces a huge change in how we'll write software--and a scary jump for many developers. If you've been avoiding .NET because it's simply too huge to grasp, this seminar is for you. You'll learn why .NET is important, become...

Professional error handling in Visual Basic. (Microsoft Development).
April 1, 2002... A well-written application handles errors in a clean, professional way. Error handling can be obscure and confusing, but you can do it. In this seminar, you'll learn how to create a global error handler that responds to and logs all application...

Expert Access form design tips and tricks. (Microsoft Development).
April 1, 2002... The forms you create in your Access databases define the personality and behavior of your applications. This seminar teaches you how to design and implement a smart user interface, giving you a robust, professional application with low...

SQL Server basics for Access and Visual Basic developers. (Microsoft SQL Server).
April 1, 2002... Learn how to build client-server applications, combining Visual Basic or Microsoft Access with Microsoft SQL Server. Client-server architecture is the key to powerful, scalable, high-performance Visual Basic and Access applications. To tap this...

What's new in Microsoft SQL Server 2000. (Microsoft SQL Server).
April 1, 2002... Microsoft SQL Server 2000 is a major improvement in database technology. In this seminar, you'll learn about the new features you can use in SQL Server 2000. You'll explore the interface changes in Enterprise Manager and Query Analyzer. You'll...

Microsoft SQL Server: stored procedure basics. (Microsoft SQL Server).
April 1, 2002... Learn how to build robust and powerful stored procedures in this seminar. You'll learn how stored procedures are used to not only improve the performance of database applications, but to help protect critical data as well. You'll learn about...

Integrate Microsoft Access and XML. (Microsoft Access).
April 1, 2002... XML is the largest change in application integration and database development in many years. Extensible Markup Language (XML) is going to be everywhere, including core technology in Microsoft .NET. You can work with XML in Microsoft Access 2002...

Secrets of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Access integration. (Microsoft Access).
April 1, 2002... An exciting and powerful feature of Microsoft Access is its ability to use ActiveX Automation. Learn how to use it, and you can communicate with and control all types of Automation-enabled products and components. This seminar teaches you to...

Debugging VBA applications. (Microsoft Access).
April 1, 2002... Even the best crafted VBA code will occasionally fail on the user's desktop. Whether you work in Visual Basic, Microsoft Access, Office, or another environment that uses VBA language, to create a professional-quality application, you must...

Introduction to Microsoft ADO.NET. (Microsoft ADO).
April 1, 2002... ADO.NET is the next step in the evolution of data access. ADO.NET is an essential component of the Microsoft.NET Framework that is optimized to support disconnected editing and easy interchange of data in XML format. Your knowledge of the...

Data Access with ADO. (Microsoft ADO).(ActiveX Data Objects)
April 1, 2002... ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) is the object model portion of Microsoft's Universal Data Access initiative. ADO provides an object-oriented view of any OLE DB data source, including databases, message stores, file systems, and even Internet...

Build client-server applications with ADO and SQL Server stored procedures. (Microsoft ADO).
April 1, 2002... Use database stored procedures in your applications. In this seminar you'll learn the key techniques to execute SQL Server stored procedures from Visual Basic and Web applications. You'll learn how to pass input parameters to your SQL Server...

Inside SQL Server Analysis Services. (Microsoft SQL Server Analysis).
April 1, 2002... Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services provides powerful tools for quickly finding and exploring patterns in large quantities of data. This seminar gets you started using Analysis Services. You'll learn the basic concepts of OLAP (Online...

Query SQL Server Analysis Services with MDX. (Microsoft SQL Server Analysis).(MultiDimensional Express)
April 1, 2002... You get the full benefit of your SQL Server databases by mining them for strategic information. Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services databases can discover key business information, but the default cube browser is not always the best...

Retrieve OLAP data with ADOMD. (Microsoft SQL Server Analysis).
April 1, 2002... Database analysis is fundamental to database management and development. ADOMD is an extension to the standard ADO library that is designed for retrieving schema information and data from OLAP databases such as those created by Microsoft SQL...

Exploit classes in Access and Visual Basic. (Programming).
April 1, 2002... When you program with class modules it's much easier to create self-contained components that are easily ported from one application to another. This seminar teaches you how to work with classes, and how they insulate you from the complexity of...

JavaScript 101. (Programming).
April 1, 2002... Don't let your Web pages just sit there. Learn to use JavaScript, the primary tool for manipulating a Web browser client and the HTML content it displays. This seminar teaches you how to use JavaScript for client-side scripting. You'll learn...

Windows 2000 fundamentals. (Programming).
April 1, 2002... Discover the major advantages and enhancements of Windows 2000. Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional provides a robust desktop environment for even the most demanding power users. For servers, Windows 2000 supports all desktop users with central...

LotusScript jumpstart. (Lotus Development).
April 1, 2002... Master Lotus Domino and Notes programming by mastering LotusScript. In this seminar you'll get started controlling every aspect of Notes and Domino. You'll learn how to create your own classes, methods, and properties, work with Windows COM...

Build powerful functionality into Domino Web applications. (Lotus Development).
April 1, 2002... Learn how to use Domino as the basis of a powerful e-business application framework. Give yourself control over all the powerful bells and whistles you see on high-profile Web sites. You'll learn how to implement great user navigation, dynamic...

Taking control of Microsoft Office from Lotus Notes. (Lotus Development).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Lotus Notes and Microsoft Office are a powerful combination. In this seminar you'll learn how to use Lotus Notes to create appealing and effective documents, worksheets, and presentations through Microsoft Office. You'll find out how to use...