A New Era of Document Management by Stewart McKie
The goal of document management software is to eliminate the need for a tangible document by providing the tools for managing structured digital information. Contributing Editor Stewart McKie outlines the basic principles of document management technology, and then discusses the key types of business documents and the ways in which the current software tools can manage them. A checklist of vendors and products highlights some of the key vendors in this marketplace.
The Hidden Costs of Client/Server by Shaku Atre
Many people believe that client/server saves money. Although client/server provides many bottom-line benefits, it is expensive and usually does not reduce a corporation's information technology budget. To gain a clearer idea of the cost of client/server, you must identify all of the operational and implementation costs involved with this architecture. This article provides an approach to assessing client/server's costs and benefits.
Building a Logical Data Model by George Tillmann
Logical data modeling results in a data model that represents the definition, characteristics, and relationships of data in a business, technical, or conceptual environment. Its purpose is to describe end-user data to systems and end-user staff alike. Part 2 of this series of articles explains the basic building blocks of a data model.
PowerBuilder 4.0 by David McClanahan
Contributing Editor David McClanahan provides an overview of PowerBuilder 4.0's new features, and discusses its strengths and weaknesses.
Enterprise C/S by Judith Hurwitz (Oracle relaunches its development tool strategy as Developer/2000 and Designer/2000.)
SQL Explorer by Joe Celko (Joe looks at data warehousing strategies, criticizes C.J. Date, and offers a new SQL puzzle.)
C/S Developer by David Linthicum (A second look at Symantec's Enterprise Developer.)
Desktop DBMS by Tom Spitzer (Unraveling the mystery of Visual Basic.)
Server Side by Josh Price and Bharat Vijay (Microsoft SQL Server 6.0 offers major new features and performance enhancements.)
Hands-On Reviews Edited by Marjorie Thorne and Clara H. Parkes
Delphi, Borland's new object-oriented application development environment.
CA-Visual Express 1.01, a query, reporting, and form-building program from Computer Associates International Inc.
Paradox Developer Tools, a suite of add-ins designed for developers who create and distribute custom Paradox applications.
Platinum Technology's Andrew Filipowski
Platinum Technology's founder outlines his company's client/server vision.
Object-Relational hybrid DBMSs; adding behaviors to RDBMSs; and more on logical data modeling.