DBMS - July 1998

ERP Meets Web E-Commerce
by Stewart McKie
The value of business conducted over the Internet is predicted to rise exponentially over the next several years. During 1997, SAP AG, The Baan Co., Oracle Corp., and PeopleSoft have responded to customer interest in Web e-commerce by delivering new features in their application suites. Stewart McKie evaluates their progress.

The Unified Modeling Language Takes Shape
by Paul Reed
When the Object Management Group adopted the UML in November 1997 as the official object-oriented modeling notation for describing application domains, it gave developers a much-needed shot in the arm. In this article, Paul Reed sketches the fundamental components of the UML.

Benchmarking OLTP Systems
by Ken Fried
The major downfall of industry-standard benchmarks is that they do not simulate real-life workloads accurately. The Emergent Corp. Transaction Processing Series continues with Ken Friedıs look at what it takes to produce custom benchmarks for OLTP systems.

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Scoping Your Data Mart Implementation
Jill Dyche
Think all data warehouse projects are equal? Think again.

From the Editor
by Clara H. Parkes
The arrival of balanced scorecards

Enterprise Manager
by Judith Hurwitz and Heather Ashton
The virtual corporation.

Data Warehouse Architect
by Ralph Kimball
What is a data warehouse manager?

SQL for Smarties
by Joe Celko
Migrating to and fro.

Application Architect
by David S. Linthicum
Moving to the middle.

Server Side
by Martin Rennhackkamp
Microsoft SQL Server goes mobile.

Net Developer
by Nelson King
IBM, e-commerce, and Java

Start Here
by Clara H. Parkes
From data mining to anti man dig.

Hands-On Reviews

Sagent Technology Inc.ıs Data Mart Solution is a comprehensive decision-support environment designed to allow rapid construction, population, and maintenance of data marts.
by Tom Couchman
Specialized Software Internationalıs ROAD:BeanBox is a Java toolkit that lets you access remote database servers using JDBC.
by Bryan Morgan

Letters

Event Alerter
A calendar of conferences, trade shows, and seminars.

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Updated June 4, 1998.