Packaged Apps on Scalable Systems
by Kevin Jernigan
The increasing demands of data warehousing, data mining, e-commerce, and Web access are making it critical for your packaged application implementation to be scalable. This article, the final of the Emergent Corp. Transaction Processing Series, identifies the key drivers behind packaged application scalability, including tips on several scalability bottlenecks to avoid.

Application Clusters on the Rise
by Satyam Bheemarasetti
For some time now, you've read about the benefits of database and machine clustering in IS design. A third type of clustering is now making waves: application clustering. Satyam Bheemarasetti explores the essential architectural design considerations for application clustering.

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Application integration.

Data Warehouse Architect
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Help for hierarchies.

SQL for Smarties
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Yet another SQL sequel.

Application Architect
by David S. Linthicum
Message brokers integrate the enterprise.

Server Side
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Sybase Adaptive Serve Anywhere 6.0.

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Shopping for better online commerce.

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by Clara H. Parkes
Endings and beginnings