Object DBMSs: Now or Never by Nelson H. King There isn't much question that the computing world has become object-oriented. This article explores how the major ODBMS vendors are capitalizing on new opportunities to manage Web and complex datatypes. A sidebar by Brian Jepson accompanies the article on page 62. Universal Servers: The Players by Judith R. Davis In the second part of this two-part series, Judith Davis explores the technology behind today's emerging universal servers. A sidebar on the second-tier players follows on page 82. Uniting Object-Oriented and Distributed Systems by Marcia and Philip Gulesian Object technology is rapidly becoming a predominant modeling and development paradigm. This article takes a PowerBuilder-centric approach to the discussion of distributed programmable objects and the current trend of merging object-oriented and distributed systems. A Web only sidebar, "Components and Terminology," accompanies this article. Object Modeling CASE Tools by Fred Hebbel This roundup surveys the growing crop of CASE tools that employ object-oriented modeling techniques. A product chart accompanies the article on page 94.

From the Editor by Maurice Frank Adopting universal servers. Enterprise C/S by Judith Hurwitz Meddling with metadata. Data Warehouse Architect by Ralph Kimball Journeying to the time dimension. SQL for Smarties by Joe Celko Solving the Year 2000 problem. Application Architect by David S. Linthicum Considering client/server performance. Server Side by Martin Rennhackkamp Database event alerters. Object.Client by Tom Spitzer Tom will return next month.

Hands-On Reviews Edited by Betsy Slattery Data Technologies Ltd.'s DataSpot 1.0 is a Web data publishing program that offers strong search and retrieval capabilities across heterogeneous data sources. Logic Works Inc. TestBytes 3.0 automatically generates random test data for a variety of DBMSs, basing the data on the datatypes of your fields. Soft Notes, new products and upgrades.

Letters Event Alerter A calendar of conferences, trade shows, and seminars. Client/Server Connection News from around the industry. Advertiser Directory Links to this month's advertisers.