Databased Web Advisor articles from January 1998

Databased Web Advisor archives from January 1998

e.Business is worldwide. (businesses utilize Internet and related technologies) (Editor on the Go) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Editorial)
January 1, 1998... Travel broadens. Broadening my waistline is always a risk, but broadening my perspective is the best reason to trek the globe. This month I'm writing from Asia, where Advisor DevCon is being presented in China' Malaysia, and Singapore. With...

Ask Databased Web Advisor. (choosing between Sybase and Microsoft SQL Servers; push technology) (Question and Answer)(Column)
January 1, 1998... Choosing between Sybase and Microsoft SQL Server Q: I'm writing the specifications for a web-based database application, and I'm trying to decide between Sybase SQL Server and Microsoft SQL Server. The database isn't very large. The main...

Web broadcasting: the push is on! (push technology) (includes summary of push technology, Microsoft and Netscape's push standards and listing of push technology products) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
January 1, 1998... Picturel, your favorite Internet web site. Now answer this question: When was the last time the information on that web site changed? What were the changes? You've just designed a product profitability report for sales and marketing. How...

Web broadcasting: could multicasting be your solution? (includes related article on Promus Hotels multicasting infrastructure) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
January 1, 1998... How are some corporations saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in software and data distribution costs? Find out how the new, reliable protocols for IP multicasting are making it possible to do massive software updates and broadcast data to...

Data warehouses vs. data marts. (includes related articles on data warehousing trends and the advantages of data marts) (Technology Information)
January 1, 1998... There's so much confusion and hype surrounding data warehouses and data marts. It's easy to target the marketing people. If it wasn't for marketing, everything would be so much simpler, right? No, that isn't fair. It isn't marketing's fault...

Robust Web features make up new IIS release. (Microsoft's Internet Information Server 4.0 Web server for Windows NT) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 1, 1998... Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 is the latest version of Microsoft's web server for Windows NT Server. IIS is becoming more of a market force as it grows more robust and appears in a wide range of web solutions from the Internet to...

Rock band expands its market with Lotus Domino. (Fuel Creative helps band market via the Web using Lotus Notes and Lotus Domino) (Product Information)
January 1, 1998... Lotus Notes, traditionally a "strictly business" application used by Fortune 500 and other large companies to house their databases, has recently taken off in a novel direction -- the entertainment business -- where it teams up with Lotus...

Create crossware applications now. (Omnis Software's Omnis Studio 1.1 application development software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 1, 1998... The message of OMNIS Studio is clear: Create crossware applications now. The term crossware is used to mean distributed client-server applications that are both Web and database-enabled, built with components written using Active X, Java, C++,...

Web site management. (MicroVision Development's WebExpress Web authoring software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 1998... WebExpress 2.0 tracks all the links to your web site using its Web Site Manager. It displays pages on a site, including links within a web site, links to pictures, e-mail references, other sites on the Web, bookmarks, and downloadable files....

Web-based software deployment. (GreenTree Technologies' Update AnyWare installation and distribution software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 1998... Update AnyWare scans PCs to see what software is installed and compares it to the current version stored in the site's product database. If updates are available, Update Anyware provides a list of products or patches for installation,...

Automated intranet publishing. (Hummingbird Communications' Common Ground Web Publisher 4.0 intranet publishing software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 1998... Common Ground Web Publisher 4.0 is a suite of Windows NT applications that provides fully automated Intranet publishing and universal document viewing through any Java-enabled browser. It's designed as an integrated system that lets users...

Component transaction server. (Sybase's Jaguar CTS component transaction server)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 1998... Jaguar CTS is a new component transaction server that provides a scalable environment for developing and deploying business applications over the Internet, Intranets, and client-server networks. The server also facilitates the development and...

Get your money's worth on the Web. (State of Florida's Dept of Management Services creates Web-based Time Accountability System) (includes related article on Oracle's Web strategy) (Government Activity)
January 1, 1998... With all the advances in web development, more and more companies are putting their databases on the Web. Interactive, data-driven web applications have made web databases a viable and often cost-effective alternative to traditional...

SuperCede knows data. (Asymetrix's SuperCede Database Edition 1.2 database-oriented programming tool) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 1, 1998... With new java tools coming out seemingly every month, it's getting more difficult to compare features. For business application development in java, it's becoming more and more important that tools have strong data-integration facilities....

Distributed object management. (Black & White Software's Object/Observer application development software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 1998... Object/Observer facilitates the development and deployment of distributed object-oriented application in C++ and Java via graphical tools and automatic code generation. The software also offers diagnostic mechanisms for effectively monitoring...

Component-based development tool. (Riverton Software's How 1.2 for PowerBuilder design software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 1998... How 1.2 for PowerBuilder leverages PowerBuilder 6.0's improved component generation and distributed-application features to extend its support for partitioned application architecture. It supports each PowerBuilder 6.0 Component Factory...

Application linking software. (TSI International Software's Mercator business application linking software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 1998... Mercator is a business application linking software that lets data from disparate sources be integrated without the need for rekeying data or writing interface code. Mercator can take data from a variety of platforms, including SAP R/3,...

Integrate all your Web site elements into one solution. (Elemental Software's Drumbeat web site development toolkit) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 1, 1998... Drumbeat 1.01, Elemental Software's web site development toolkit, gives webmasters several new options for web site management and integration. offers a complete hierarchical view of fl its components. It also includes an JavaScript debugger,...

Legacy and mainframe bridge. (MODCOMP's ViewMax integration system)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 1998... ViewMax is a software, hardware, and integration solution that Provides a rapid application solution that can Preserve your current systems, a new interface to your legacy systems, one standard interface to multiple disparate system letting...

Graphical COBOL compiler. (Acucobol's Acucobol-GT 3.2, Acu4GL 1.3 and AcuServer 1.3 programming utilities)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 1998... ACUCOBOL-GT 3.2 lets developer build GUls using simple extensions t ANSI-85 COBOL code key feature include: multithreading capabilities, modeless windows, a dual file system, as well as concurrent character/GUI processing. ACUCOBOL-GT provides...

Cross-platform database tool. (Embarcadero Technologies' DBArtisan 4.0 visual tool suite)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 1998... DBArtisan 4.0 offers a visual tool suit that Provides point-and-click construction of database schema and alteration strategies. Some of the new features include: Database Synchronization, which automates the synchronization and migration of...

Web publishing options. (Wall Data's Arpeggio Information Publisher 2.0 database access software and R&R Report Writer Xbase 8.0 report generation software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 1998... ARPEGGIO Information Publisher 2.0 and R&R Report Writer Xbase 8.0 are ODBC- and Xbase-compatible Windows 95/NT products that work with the ARPEGGIO web-publishing line. New capabilities include: charting, HTML support, application scheduling,...

Web-based front-end for legacy applications. (Telegenisys' WEB-Alive Server terminal emulation software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 1998... WEB-Alive Server integragtes existing legacy applications to WEB-Forms and Java objects and offers support for Windows NT 4.0 and OS/2 4.0. WEB-alive Server is designed as a middleware server to let companies deploy platform-independent...

Sybase design tool offers something for everyone. (Sybase's PowerDesigner 6.0 DBMS) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 1, 1998... PowerDesigner 6.0 is an ambitious attempt to bring rationality to the development of application software. Combining six products into one mammoth package, PowerDesigner boldly goes to the head of the enterprise, wanting to be all things to...

Prototype your apps for Web development success. (development and delivery of mission-critical extranet and intranet applications) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
January 1, 1998... The evolution of the Web from a medium of "online brochures" to a platform for mission-critical, business-to-business and e-commerce applications necessitates the use of increasingly sophisticated development methodologies. Corporate Intranet...

Security solutions. (Security Advisor)(includes tip of the month on checking out legacy software) (Question and Answer)(Column)
January 1, 1998... The popularity of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.0 (IE 4.0) means most Windows NT users are installing the NT Service Pack 3 (SP3) since IE 4.0 won't run correctly without it. The first question this month looks at the security enhancements in...

Create a secure environment for files on the Windows desktop. (Querisoft's SecureFile 1.0 network security application) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 1, 1998... As the world of computers becomes more connected, network and even personal computer security is becoming a critical issue. Trying to protect your data and ensure that information sent over open networks, such as the Internet, is secure and...

Databased Web Advisor Tips. (News Briefs)
January 1, 1998... Viewing Variable Names in HTML Forms * CGI/Perl Occasionally, web developers need to see the contents of variables (as well as their names) passed to a CGI program. This code produces results that append the string...