Article Index - 1995

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1995 (Volume 8)

December
November
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January

Predictions '96
Predictions -- ahem, suggestions -- for the New Year. (Column: From the Editor)
Kalman, David; Page 8

Client/Server Operations
Taking the necessary steps toward effective application management in a client/server environment. (Column: Enterprise C/S)
Hurwitz, Judith; Page 12

Data Warehouse Insurance
How an insurance company built a dimensional data warehouse to analyze claims across all lines of business. (Column: Data Warehouse Architect)
Kimball, Ralph; Page 16

Real Problems in a Real World
Some of the issues involved with finance, manufacturing, software patent, and SMP/MPP applications. (Column: SQL Explorer)
Celko, Joe; Page 20

Banking on Delphi
Using Borland's Delphi 1.0 and Interbase to create a corporate card management system. (Column: C/S Developer)
Linthicum, David S.; Page 26

Velocis Database Server
(Review)
Reed, Paul; Page 30

SQL Spy 2.0 for Oracle
(Review)
Burleson, Don; Page 34

Database and the Internet
Exploring the various techniques and products that allow web browsers to exchange data with databases. (Feature)
Frank, Maurice; Page 44

1995 DBMS Reader's Choice Awards
Announcing the winners of our annual reader's choice awards. DBMS readers voted for their favorite client/server database products. (Other)
Editors, .; Page 55

DBMS on the Web
How Illustra Information Technologies used their Web DataBlade and object-relational DBMS to implement full text search of the DBMS Buyer's Guide on the World Wide Web. (Sidebar)
Frank, Maurice; Page 60

Electronic Commerce at SBT
How SBT Corp. Pro Series 3.0i accounting software enables companies to do business on the World Wide Web. (Sidebar)
Rigney, Theresa; Page 64

Hard Hat Construction
Introduction to the annual case studies section. (Feature)
Editors, .; Page 66

The Design and Construction of LISA
Using distributed object technology, developers were able to design a mission-critical property management application in nine months. Here's how. (Feature)
Pompeii, John; Page 68

Betting the Business on OOP
How and why two ISVs chose object-oriented programming to build their financial software packages. (Feature)
McKie, Stewart; Page 84

Testing for Survival and Profit
If you're an IS manager, testing during development and deployment can save you money -- and your job. Here's how three companies benefited from automated testing. (Feature)
Atre, Shaku; Page 90

Pure PC Solutions
How PC-based database apps keep three major corporations humming. (Column: Desktop DBMS)
Spitzer, Tom; Page 100

Client/Server Connection
(News)
Editors, .; Page 112

November, 1995 (Volume 8, Number 12)

Love, Hate, Like, Dislike
The DBMS readers' love/hate relationship with Microsoft. (Column: From the Editor)
Kalman, David; Page 8

Data Access in the Warehouse
Before you can access warehouse data, you must focus on the infrastructure you will need to have in place. (Column: Enterprise C/S)
Hurwitz, Judith; Page 14

The Aggregate Navigator
How to optimize your data warehouse using aggregates without driving your end users crazy. (Column: Data Warehouse Architect)
Kimball, Ralph; Page 18

Dragons, Trees, and Webs
Joe stays home to contemplate the Internet, SQL trees, and ANSI/ISO news. (Column: SQL Explorer)
Celko, Joe; Page 22

Jamming Again
David takes JAM out for its yearly test-drive. (Column: C/S Developer)
Linthicum, David S.; Page 28

LightShip SMS 1.1
(Review)
McKie, Stewart; Page 32

SQA Process
(Review)
Bourne, Kelly; Page 34

Informix On the Move (Informix's Steve Sommer)
Look out Sybase: Marketing VP Steve Sommer explains how Informix will soon be number one in the Unix database market. (Interview)
Rigney, Theresa; Page 46

Future Database Technologies Now
Visualizing Data: How content-based queries and graphical representation will change the way we manage data. (Feature)
Frank, Maurice; Page 52

Keeping an Eye on Your Database Server
A look at the tools that can help you keep your distributed database environment running smoothly. (Feature)
Linthicum, David S.; Page 60

Computer Telephony and Interactive Voice Response (Part 1)
How to develop your first IVR application on a shoestring budget. (Feature)
Olympia, Ph.D., P. L.; Page 72

It's Access for Windows 95
Is it the worst MIS nightmare, an excellent DBMS, or both? (Column: Desktop DBMS)
Spitzer, Tom; Page 82

DB2/2 Catches up
With its new "common server" approach, DB2/2 offers updated features for OS/2 and AIX , as well as NT and Unix. (Column: Server Side)
Price, Josh; Vijay, Bharat; Page 98

Client/Server Connection
(News)
Editors, .; Page 104

October, 1995 (Volume 8, Number 11)

A New Chapter
Sybase turns another page in its computing strategy. (Column: From the Editor)
Kalman, David; Page 8

A Pragmatic Approach to Data Warehousing
Data warehousing can offer tremendous benefits to the enterprise, but beware: It isn't easy. (Column: Enterprise C/S)
Hurwitz, Judith; Page 12

Is ER Modeling Hazardous to DSS?
Don't assume that an ER model is suitable for building a decision support database. (Column: Data Warehouse Architect)
Kimball, Ralph; Page 17

SQL In Sleepytown
Joe does SQL in a yuppie coal-mining town, and sheds light on the latest industry news. (Column: SQL Explorer)
Celko, Joe; Page 20

Travel Like A Native
Unify Vision 2.0 lets you build applications in one environment and port them to other environments without modification. (Column: C/S Developer)
Linthicum, David S.; Page 24

DBArtisan 2.02
(Review)
Williams, Joseph; Page 28

TS-Reorg 1.0
(Review)
Burleson, Don; Page 34

System 11 Strategy (Sybase Inc.'s Dennis McEvoy)
Products Group V.P. Dennis McEvoy serves up Sybase System 11. (Interview)
Rigney, Theresa; Page 38

Data Distribution and Warehousing
There's been a lot of talk about data warehousing, but not much has been done about it. Until Now. (Feature)
Atre, Shaku; Storer, Peter; Page 54

Cross-Platform Integration: A Case Study
(Sidebar)
Atre, Shaku; Storer, Peter; Page 62

Financial Reporting Meets Workflow
Workflow concepts can drastically improve the financial reporting process. (Feature)
McKie, Stewart; Page 64

Visual FoxPro's OOP
Inside Microsoft Corp.'s new object-oriented development environment. (Column: Desktop DBMS)
Hakim, Jack; Page 76

The Habits of Successful MPP Sites
Examining the four success factors that will help companies "evolve" to parallel processing environments. (Column: Server Side)
Rudin, Ken; Page 89

Client/Server Connection
(News)
Editors, .; Page 96

September, 1995 (Volume 8, Number 10)

Fun with Surveys
Fun with surveys, both paper- and Web-based. (Column: From the Editor)
Kalman, David; Page 8

The Database Market Splits
Data Warehousing gets the data out. (Column: Data Warehouse Architect)
Kimball, Ralph; Page 12

Whatever Happened to Xbase?
Globetrotting Joe reports back about ANSI X3H2, the unofficial SQL standards web page, Database World, and more. (Column: SQL Explorer)
Celko, Joe; Page 20

One-Stop Shopping with Oracle
Oracle's Designer/2000 and Developer/2000 tools are packaged and ready for action. (Column: C/S Developer)
Linthicum, David S.; Page 28

Gupta SQLBase 6.0
(Review)
Roti, Steve; Page 31

R&R Report Writer 6.0 and Crystal Reports 4.0
(Review)
Frank, Maurice; Page 32

Black Belt Design (Asymetrix Corp.'s Dr. Terry Halpin)
Using Object Role Modeling to design relational databases. (Interview)
Frank, Maurice; Page 38

The New Workgroup Servers
This comprehensive analysis examines where the new workgroup servers fit into today's computing environment. (Feature)
Price, Josh; Vijay, Bharat; Page 44

Other Workgroup Server Players
(Sidebar)
Price, Josh; Vijay, Bharat; Page 56

Object-Oriented Data Modeling
A primer of object-oriented concepts for the logical data modeler. (Feature)
Tillmann, George; Page 58

Adding Behaviors to Relational Databases
Using OO programming principles, it is possible to store data behaviors directly in tables. Here's how. (Feature)
Burleson, Don; Page 68

The Nuances of NetWare
Optimizing your network for database applications. (Column: Desktop DBMS)
Spitzer, Tom; Page 80

Declare Your Server Independence
Developing for multiple servers requires multiple personalities. (Column: Server Side)
Price, Josh; Vijay, Bharat; Page 84

Client/Server Connection
(News)
Editors, .; Page 96

August, 1995 (Volume 8, Number 9)

IBM Takes Notes
IBM takes Notes in pursuit of groupware. (Column: From the Editor)
Kalman, David; Page 8

OO Cobol: Panacea or Paper Tiger?
Object-oriented Cobol isn't the oxymoron you might think it is. It may be just what your organization needs to move to OO. (Column: Enterprise C/S)
Hurwitz, Judith; Page 12

Decisions, Decisions
How to make better decisions with computers. (Column: SQL Explorer)
Celko, Joe; Page 16

Breaking Up is Easy to Do
David Linthicum takes a look at two popular application partitioning tools. (Column: C/S Developer)
Linthicum, David S.; Page 22

DBGeneral for Oracle
(Review)
Ault, Michael; Page 26

Cast Workbench 2.1
(Review)
Gillespie, Kelly; Page 28

The Accidental CEO (Powersoft Corp. CEO Mitchell E. Kertzman)
Mitchell E. Kertzman explains how he fell into the development tools business and sets the record straight about the Powersoft/Sybase alliance. (Interview)
Rigney, Theresa; Page 34

The Truth About OLAP
Is OLAP a viable technology, or just the latest industry buzzword? (Feature)
Frank, Maurice; Page 40

Relational Databases and Multidimensional Modeling
Performing OLAP analysis using relational databases. (Sidebar)
Brooks, Peter; Page 46

Choosing the Right Client/Server Operating Environment
How to decide which operating system is best suited to your applications and performance needs. (Feature)
White, Colin; Page 50

Second-Generation Client/Server
Multi-tier computing infrastructures enable client/server systems to address the needs of the enterprise. (Feature)
Edelstein, Herb; Page 60

Data Modeling Rules of Thumb
Part 4 of our modeling series outlines what data modelers should and shouldn't do. (Feature)
Tillmann, George; Page 70

Third-Party Visual Basic Add-Ons
To enrich your VB development effort, don't develop without them. (Column: Desktop DBMS)
Spitzer, Tom; Page 88

How to Evaluate OLAP Servers
A comprehensive checklist for evaluating the latest OLAP server products. (Column: Server Side)
Bulos, Dan; Page 96

Client/Server Connection
(News)
Editors, .; Page 104

July, 1995 (Volume 8, Number 8)

Making Plans for '96
DBMS makes plans for 1996; we need your input. (Column: From the Editor)
Kalman, David; Page 8

Three-Tier Computing in Focus
Three-tier computing is a viable technology, but beware of the hype and hoopla. (Column: Enterprise C/S)
Hurwitz, Judith; Page 12

Freaknik Meets Geeknik
Joe ventures into Comdex, and exposes SQL Server 6.0. (Column: SQL Explorer)
Celko, Joe; Page 17

Putting TP Monitors in Their Place
A look at where TP monitors fit into the vast world of client/server middleware. (Column: C/S Developer)
Linthicum, David S.; Page 22

FileMaker Pro Server 2.1
(Review)
Roti, Steve; Page 28

Clarion for Windows 1.001
(Review)
Fuller, Arthur; Page 30

Industry Process Reengineering (Non-Stop Logistics' George W. Earle and John C. White III)
How the marriage of OOP and RDBMS could change the way you eat. (Interview)
Kalman, David; Page 38

Object-Relational Hybrids
A look at technology and products that blend object and relational features. (Feature)
Frank, Maurice; Page 46

SQL3: Relational and Objects
How the upcoming SQL 3 standard will incorporate object concepts. (Sidebar)
Melton, Jim; Page 48

Customer Information Architecture
A comprehensive blueprint for building a customer information architecture. (Feature)
Griffin, Jane; Page 58

Building a Logical Data Model
Making your way to a well-designed data model. (Feature)
Tillmann, George; Page 68

Alternative Engines for VB
Why replace VB's Jet engine with ROCK-E-T or Quadbase-SQL? (Column: Desktop DBMS)
Spitzer, Tom; Page 85

Client/Server Connection
(News)
Editors, .; Page 88

June, 1995 (Volume 8, Number 7)

DBMS on the WWW
How to catch DBMS on the World Wide Web (Column: From the Editor)
Kalman, David; Page 8

A Development Strategy Reborn
Making sense of Oracle Corp.'s application development infrastructure (Column: Enterprise Client/Server)
Hurwitz, Judith; Page 12

The World of Software
Joe compares data warehouses and production databases, and explains why he disagrees (again) with Chris Date. (Column: SQL Explorer)
Celko, Joe; Page 17

Symantec Enterprise Developer 2.0
Symantec Corp. revamps Enterprise Developer to catch up with the competition. (Column: C/S Developer)
Linthicum, David S.; Page 22

Delphi 1.0
(Review)
Linthicum, David S.; Page 28

CA-Visual Express 1.01
(Review)
Frank, Maurice; Page 32

Paradox Developer Tools
(Review)
Ehrmann, Dan; Page 36

Taming Client/Server (Andrew J. Filipowski)
Platinum Technology's Andrew Filipowski outlines his company's client/server vision. (Interview)
Rigney, Theresa; Page 44

Understanding OLE
Microsoft's language-independent, binary standard for object sharing on desktops and across networks. (Feature)
North, Ken; Page 50

Nile: Microsoft's Data Integration Initiative
(Sidebar)
North, Ken; Page 54

A New Era of Document Management
Here's a look at the latest techniques for managing documents in a client/server environment. (Feature)
McKie, Stewart; Page 62

The Hidden Costs of Client/Server
Unless your organization plans for client/server wisely, it may be shocked at the expense. (Feature)
Atre, Shaku; Page 70

Building a Logical Data Model
This second part in a series of articles outlines the basic building blocks of a data model. (Feature)
Tillmann, George; Page 76

PowerBuilder Gets (Up)Graded
Powersoft bolsters its client/server development environment with release 4.0. (Feature)
McClanahan, David R.; Page 86

VB Strategies '95
Coming to grips with the component-based development paradigm. (Column: Desktop DBMS)
Spitzer, Tom; Page 97

Microsoft SQL Server 6.0
SQL Server 6.0 offers enterprise management tools, new DBMS features, and potential performance gains. (Column: Server Side)
Price, Josh; Vijay, Bharat; Page 100

Client/Server Connection
(News)
Editors, .; Page 104

May, 1995 (Volume 8, Number 5)

Learning from the Internet
What the Internet can tell us about the future of business computing on networks. (Column: From the Editor)
Kalman, David; Page 8

Getting Oriented for Objects
What do objects really mean for corporate application development? (Column: Enterprise Client/Server)
Hurwitz, Judith; Page 12

ANSI Work at Jackson Hole
Moving problems, missed meetings, and caribou calzone: on the road again with Joe. (Column: SQL Explorer)
Celko, Joe; Page 18

Rethinking C++
Rogue Wave Software Inc.'s C++ Foundation Class Library, DBtools.h++, breathes new life into an old 3GL. (Column: C/S Developer)
Linthicum, David S.; Page 23

TrueAccess 1.0
Blyth Software's end user query tool for Macintosh and Windows. (Review)
Frank, Maurice; Page 26

BrioQuery 3.0
Brio Technology's query and reporting tool for Macintosh and Windows. (Review)
Indermaur, Kurt; Page 28

Microsoft's Enterprise Bet (Microsoft Corp.'s David Vaskevitch)
Microsoft's Director of Enterprise Computing puts smart money on smaller, faster, cheaper servers. (Interview)
Kalman, David; Page 36

Following a Client/Server Database Methodology
The steps you should take for a successful client/server implementation. (Feature)
Shimberg, David; Page 48

Logical Data Modeling: The Keeper of the Vision
This first part in a series of articles discusses the background and fundamentals of data modeling. (Feature)
Tillmann, George; Page 60

Managing Security in a Distributed Database Environment
An overview of the benefits and drawbacks of data-level and application-level security in a widely distributed environment. (Feature)
Burleson, Don; Page 72

Client/Server Culture Shock
More organizations are moving to client/server, but are their IT groups ready for the new corporate culture? (Feature)
Atre, Shaku; Page 87

FoxPro Goes Visual
Visual FoxPro marks a significant departure from FoxPro 2.6, and from other Xbase dialects as well. (Column: Desktop DBMS)
Spitzer, Tom; Page 97

Inspecting Watcom SQL 4.0
The latest version of Watcom SQL has what it takes to be the desktop, mobile, and workgroup DBMS product within Sybase. (Column: Server Side)
Price, Josh; Vijay, Bharat; Page 100

Client/Server Connection
(News)
Editors, .; Page 104

April, 1995 (Volume 8, Number 4)

Client/Server Connection
(News)
Editors, .; Page 104

March, 1995 (Volume 8, Number 3)

February, 1995 (Volume 8, Number 2)

January, 1995 (Volume 8, Number 1)