Databased Web Advisor articles from July 1997

Databased Web Advisor archives from July 1997

Problems, solutions. (Editor on the Go)(Editorial)
July 1, 1997... Adventures with Windows 95, IBM ThinkPad, international connections, and backup software. If wasted time is lost money (or lost opportunity, or even lost sleep), then I recently went seriously into debt. My Windows 95 ThinkPad system died....

Verify this! Credit card authorization: online or off. (ICVERIFY's ICverify transaction processing software) (includes related article on Microsoft Merchant Server) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
July 1, 1997... If you've purchased anything with a credit card lately, chances are that you've already used ICVERIFY. Anti-virus maker McAfee, Symantec, Microsoft, and American Express all use ICVERIFY, making this company a dominant player in this rapidly...

Internet control suite. (Catalyst Development's Catalyst SocketTools programming utility) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
July 1, 1997... SocketTools is a bundle of controls that supports not just raw TCP-IE but literally every major Internet protocol. Two and a half years ago, I wrote an article for DATABASED ADVISOR showing how to create Internet-aware applications in...

Track images on the Internet. (Digimarc's MarcSpider) (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1997... MarcSpider is a business service that lets subscribers monitor both authorized and unauthorized uses of their digital images across the Internet. It keeps track of when references were found, archives search results, builds context-oriented...

Test your business on the Web. (AutoTester's AutoTester Web debugging software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1997... AutoTester Web is an automated testing tool designed to check the site functionality of Internet/Intranet business applications using both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. It works on Windows 95 and Windows NT. US$3,500. ...

Control another PC from just about anywhere. (Quarterdeck's Rapid Remote 95 1.1 remote access software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
July 1, 1997... Access computers and transfer files across telephone lines, networks, and the Internet. Sometimes you absolutely, positively have to be in two places at the same time. When work calls after hours, or when you're on the road, you can rely...

Internet installation technology. (Great Lakes Business Solutions' Web Deploy Internet server software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1997... Web Deploy provides a mechanism for customers to install a developer's application from the Web. By downloading a small executable file, the installation runs as a standalone application. Download times are minimized because the product scans...

Look who's talking. (Technology Solutions' BambaPhone videophone)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1997... BambaPhone is a video phone for two-way, real-time communication using 28.8kbps modem links and LAN-based connections to the Internet or an Intranet. The product includes modular components for call setup, multimedia control, and video and...

Deploy Workgroup DBMS. (Computer Associates International's Workgroup OpenIngres, OpenIngres Pro DBMSs)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1997... Workgroup OpenIngres is an easily-configurable DBMS bund ie for workgroup server platforms. It performs a feature/price comparison between competitive products and is tailored to provide Windows NT performance and scalability. The product...

CORBA-based adapters. (Black & White Software's DB/Enable 2.0 DBMS utility)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1997... DB/Enable 2,0 is a visual CORBA-based adapter that encapsulates relational databases as object-based servers, supporting the access and retrieval of arbitrary data structures. This new version provides graphical development tools to create,...

Document management. (Information Dimensions' BASIS Intranet document management software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1997... BASIS Intranet Solution offers companies a way to manage and deploy massive document collections via the Internet, Intranet, and Extranets. The system also lets users search for and retrieve information across multiple platforms using common...

Data warehouse administration. (ShowCase's Strategy Distributor DBMS)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1997... STRATEGY Distributor is a data distribution software that manages the cleansing, summarization, and movement of data from OLTP systems into data warehouses and data marts. The distribution information is defined from a personal computer-based...

Integrated Web server. (ACI US' 4th Dimension 6.0 DBMS)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1997... 4th Dimension 6.0 is a 32-bit, cross-platform architecture that integrates database technology with Internet capabilities. Using a built-in web server, developers can immediately publish data on the Web by simply clicking on a check box in the...

Searchable Web catalogs. (CADIS' Krakatoa Easy Author application development software, Krakatoa Web Catalog Publisher 2.1 electronic commerce software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1997... Krakatoa Easy Author is a Windows 95 authoring tool that provides a way for incorporating new or existing data into a searchable online catalog. The product comes with a URL Wizard for linking items to relevant web pages, and a Query Wizard...

Rule out errors. (WizSoft's WizRule 2.01 DBMS utility) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
July 1, 1997... WizRule from WizSoft is a powerful tool for detecting errors in your data, whether accidental or deliberate. When designing a database, you define business rules to ensure data is entered as accurately as possible. However, it's impossible...

Secure your Web content. (Integralis' MIMEsweeper 3.0 anti-virus software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1997... MIMEsweeper 3.0 provides a shield against online security threats. It consists of two components: MAILsweeper that manages e-mail content, and WEBsweeper that manages Web and FTP interactions. Content features include protection of confidential...

Performance measurement tools. (Blue Curve's Dynameasure Enterprise 1.5)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1997... Dynameasure Enterprise 1.5, a capacity planning and performance measurement tool, lets developers plan and deploy large-scale Windows NT server-based networks. The product creates concurrent stress scenarios of users performing enterprise-scale...

Query reporting and analysis tool. (Oracle Discoverer 3.0)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1997... Oracle Discoverer 3.0 is a query reporting and analysis tool for accessing large databases. Features include: Predictive Query Governor, which informs the user how long a query will take; Web Publishing for publishing reports on the Web using a...

Web publishing suite. (Boomerang Software's Internet/Intranet Design Shop)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1997... Internet/intranet Design Shop is a publishing suite for creating web pages and managing web sites. The product comes with a WYSIWYG HTML document processor, graphics editor, photo editor, business graphics and presentation creator, clip art...

Team development of intranet apps. (Pictorius' iNet Developer)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1997... Pictorius iNet Developer lets content providers and programmers work together to create complex web sites, manage Intranet databases, and change content on-the-fly with an easy to use visual interface. Another key feature is the ability to...

Paradox and Access vs. SQL Server. (Ask Databased Web Advisor) (Question and Answer)
July 1, 1997... Q: I was fascinated by the Ask ADVISOR item "Moving from Access to SQL Server" in the February 1997 issue. I use Paradox (version 7), and I presume the Access comments would apply to Paradox. (That is, are they both ISAM databases?) I'd like to...

How to mine data on the Web. (includes related article on data collection techniques) (Drilling for Data) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Cover Story)
July 1, 1997... Data mining can help you discover the secrets hiding in warehouse and web-based data. As with other databased endeavors, the method for discovering corporate assets often lies in the tactical use of data mining. Data mining is an iterative...

Fast tracking data warehouse applications. (Oracle's Developer/2000 and Oracle7 DBMSs) (includes related articles on designing decision support systems and Oracle's database performance) (Drilling for Data) (Technology Information)(Cover Story)
July 1, 1997... Escape from the data dungeon: Design business applications with a data warehouse. Don't bother waiting for the right time to build an application utilizing a data warehouse--the right time might never come. Too often data warehouses become...

Power and flexibility for viewing data. (Speedware's Esperant 4.0 database access software) (Drilling for Data) (Software Review)(Cover Story)(Evaluation)
July 1, 1997... Esperant 4.0 is a major upgrade with many new features. Esperant 4.0 is a powerful ad hoc query, reporting, and data analysis tool designed to provide users with the ability to build their own customized queries and reports. Esperant 4.0 is...

Data mart spells success for Hallmark. (Hallmark Cards' use of MicroStrategy's DSS Web) (includes related articles on OLAP in decision support and MicroStrategy's products) (Drilling for Data) (Company Operations)(Cover Story)
July 1, 1997... A well-structured data warehouse effectively bridges the chasm between business and artistry. Hallmark Cards is more than the market leader in the greeting card business. With US$3.6 billion in sales and 20,000 employees, Hallmark Cards is...

Use trusted third parties to secure data. (Industry Trend or Event)
July 1, 1997... Trusted third parties are now a requirement for vendors of encryption products and for companies using encryption worldwide. In concept, trusted third parties have been around for as long as one homeowner stashed a spare copy of the house...

Protect your NT network from attacks inside and out. (Network-1 Software & Technology's FireWall/Plus 3.0 network security software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
July 1, 1997... Take the strain out of configuring your firewall. The rush to build company Intranets and connect to the Internet continues unabated. As Microsoft's penetration of the corporate network market increases, a growing number of companies need...

Visualizing a new world. (Microsoft's Visual Studio 97 application development software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
July 1, 1997... Larry takes a look at Microsoft's "dream team" development environment: Visual Studio 97. I remember several years ago, sitting in a meeting listening to a Microsoft representative talk about Microsoft's vision of the future of...

Develop database applications for the Web. (Microsoft's Visual InterDev Web authoring software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
July 1, 1997... Microsoft Visual InterDev provides the tools and technology needed to create effective, interactive web sites. Visual InterDev, formerly code-named "Internet Studio," is an integrated web application development system that lets you build...

Borland Delphi: third time's a charm. (Delphi 3.0 application development software) (includes related article on Delphi 3.0's Help file) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
July 1, 1997... Borland's new Delphi 3 adds a lot of new functionality, with special emphasis on ActiveX and Internet development. As recently as a couple of years ago, it was still possible to review a new complier product and give the reader a rather...

The evolution of component technology. (Sun Microsystems' JavaBeans technology) (Technology Information)
July 1, 1997... With the retirement of OpenDoc, JavaBeans forges onward as a truly cross-platform component architecture. How many years has it been since we first started yelling about object-oriented programming being the way of the future? How long has...

Database confidential.(Column)
July 1, 1997... Adding a drive to a Win95 machine is easy. Migrating Win95 and all your apps to a new hard drive is, at best, worrisome--at worst, disastrous. Shrink-wrapped apps, such as NovaStor NovaBack and NovaDisk and Cheyenne Backup 95, claim to help you...