Databased Web Advisor articles from December 1997

Databased Web Advisor archives from December 1997

Should information technology be more reliable? (Editor on the Go) (Technology Information)(Editorial)
December 1, 1997... It's not a news bulletin when I declare that information technology isn't as reliable as it should be. With each new piece of equipment, set of program files, or even patch, I'm hopeful, but suspicious. Will I really improve on the...

Solutions.(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 1997... Security with FTP Q: I need to find references discussing the appropriate amount of encryption and security for the use of file transfer protocol (FTP) on my company's Intranet. My company wants to use FTP to do frequent downloads of...

Distributed systems management. (using IBM's Tivoli Management Environment 10) (includes related article on VF Corp's distributed enterprise management experience) (Technology Information)
December 1, 1997... Using IBM Tivoli TME 10 and the common APIs developed by the Management Working Groups, cross-discipline, cross-platform, cross-vendor integration takes on enterprise management. The enterprise management challenge is to divert a small...

Beyond the LAN: managing the distributed enterprise. (CA-Unicenter TNG network management software) (Product Information)
December 1, 1997... CA Unicenter TNG is a comprehensive enterprise management solution that lets you control your business environment. When you talk about managing the enterprise you need to include everything: platforms and networks--mainframes, servers,...

Distributed management solution. (GTE Internetworking uses IBM's Tivoli TME 10 network management software for web hosting services) (Product Information)
December 1, 1997... GTE Internetworking, formerly BBN, looks to IBM Tivoli to make their web hosting services work. You may not have heard of BBN, but you've seen its handiwork. Back in 1969, BBN was awarded the government research contract for building and...

McLaren exploits technology. (use of CA-Unicenter TNG by Formula One racing team) (Product Information)
December 1, 1997... This Formula One racing team uses technology to be first at the finish line. When you think of enterprise management systems, you normally think of software which monitors and analyzes the performance of servers, routers, and peripherals....

Distributed management: the other players. (HP OpenView, Sterling Software SOLVE:Operations, PLATINUM technology POEMS, Tone Software CompuLert, Cybermation ESP Workload Manager) (Product Information)
December 1, 1997... While CA Unicenter TNG and IBM Tivoli TME 10 share the spotlight, other companies are making great, distributed management software, too. Remote and distributed systems management is a hot topic today, as more companies add more power to the...

XML: the intersection of documents and databases on the Internet. (eXtensible Markup Language) (includes related article on how XML makes a difference) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
December 1, 1997... Find out how the Internet is finally becoming the information resource you need. A new acronym is sweeping the the computer software industry and it's called XML, for extensible Markup Language. The reason for the excitement is the...

Web, suite Web. (new versions of office-productivity suites) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
December 1, 1997... How are the 1997 versions of office productivity suites adding Internet connectivity? I remember back in 1987 working with a package called Symphony by Lotus. It was one of the early attempts at a coordinated suite of business products. It...

Enterprise reporting with SQR. (SQR Technologies) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
December 1, 1997... SQR Technologies shows how server-based reporting ought to be done with SQR and SQR Workbench. In the microcomputer reporting market, there are a lot of products that have variety of approaches to solving the same problem: providing reports...

Distributed enterprise applications deployment. (Dynasty Technologies DYNASTY Development Environment 3.1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 1997... The DYNASTY Development Environment 3.1 is a component building product that provides functionality and scalability for creating transaction-oriented. client-server. and web applications. This product offers support for deploying applications...

Web-based document management. (Intertech Information Management DocuPACT Web Server)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 1997... DocuPACT Web Server is a Java application that provides document management functionality and lets users view more than 350 document types along with existing annotations in their native format. If a user selects a 50-page document to view...

Turn forms into query tools. (Classy Components Query By Form Builder)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 1997... The Query By Form (QBF) Builder is a new tool that turns existing or new Visual FoxPro data entry forms into query tools for users to access their data through a familiar interface To use QBF Builder, just drop it on an existing form, right click...

Case study: adjusting the Gap. (The Gap deploys products from SQRiBE Technologies for enterprise reporting) (Company Operations)
December 1, 1997... As the Gap changes its systems, SQRiBE Technologies steps up as the enterprise reporting solution. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone who hasn't heard of the retail chain The Gap. At present, The Gap has 1,900 stores worldwide, including...

Build electronic commerce solutions. (Microsoft Site Server Enterprise Edition) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
December 1, 1997... With Microsoft Site Server, you get a powerful tool platform in which to develop your electronic commerce environment. One of the key ingredients to ensuring the long-term growth of the Internet will be the successful development of...

Visual iconic programming for developers. (Corum VIP) (includes related article on Internet integration) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
December 1, 1997... Corum VIP fits the niche between being use-friendly and developer-oriented. As the reader of a database-oriented publication, you may agree that there's a rather fine line between certain groups of products that are striving to be "end-user...

Info Select 4 for Windows 95. (Micro Logic Corp PIM)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 1997... Info Select 4 for Windows 95 offers new organizational tools including e-mail and web support to provide unified organization with notes and other data, data organization with the sorting bin and file synchronization, true linking of any item...

Raima Database Manager++ 4.5. (Raima Corp)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 1997... Raima Database Manager++4.5 is available for Windows 95/NT and UNIX with additional platform support forthcoming. RDM++4.5 includes improved thread safety and the ability to use the RDM.ini file to change environmental variables. The UNIX Lock...

Create interactive multimedia. (Macromedia Authorware 4 Interactive Studio) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
December 1, 1997... Macromedia's Authorware 4 Interactive Studio brings together powerful multimedia tools that, while not the easiest to learn, can't be matched. To build multimedia for the Web, an Intranet, or CD-ROM, it's hard to top the comprehensive...

Enterprise Web-to-host integration package. (Esker PLUS)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 1997... Esker PLUS is a new product line that provides web-to-host access and integration, extends Esker's enterprise-wide connectivity solutions to the Web, and provides users with parallel access from their client to legacy application and on most...

Bridge different systems via the Web. (Infodata Virtual File Cabinet)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 1997... The Infodata Virtual File Cabinet (VFC) Intranet Information Server 1.1-NT provides a bridge to different systems through the Web, and lets users share, view, and organize documents, databases, and images in a personalized desktop environment....

Deploy OLAP-enabled spreadsheets enterprise-wide. (Gentia Software Gentia 3.5)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 1997... Gentia 3.5 offers workgroup capabilities for OLAP spreadsheet add-ins that let users perform enterprise business analysis transparently across Intranets and the Internet. Gentia 3.5 has a visual development environment, a scalable OLAP...

Object and relational database modeling alternatives. (Visible Systems EasyER 1.5, EasyObject 1.5)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 1997... EasyER 1.5 and EasyOBJECT 1.5 are data modeling and database design products that support logical and physical data modeling, database schema generation, reverse engineering, and extensive reporting. Both products are built on a clientserver data...

Security solutions. (includes related article on tip of the month) (Question and Answer)(Column)
December 1, 1997... Everyone wants to run his or her own server, but which one is the safest? In this issue, Mike looks at the UNIX vs. NT security debate, as well as the recurring problem of securing temporary users on a network. Keep your questions and tips coming...

Fire up BIGfire for effective security. (Biodata International BIGfire Firewall) (Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
December 1, 1997... Biodata delivers a standalone firewall with hacker updates and training. Network security and firewalls are keeping many people up at night, including myself. I've done a lot of consulting work recently that's involved reconfiguring network...

Lock down your desktops and servers with the protection of Troy. (Security First Technologies Troy) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
December 1, 1997... Troy prevents the use of unauthorized programs and guards against virus attacks. Virus programs, pieces of code that replicate themselves and spread from computer to computer, are security threats that refuse to go away. The most...

Advisor tips. (Question and Answer)(Column)
December 1, 1997... Dynamically Visible Columns * PowerBuilder 5.0 Ever have a situation where you created a datawindow object and realized you needed to create another with the same result set minus one or two columns? The old way might've been to...