Table of Contents - October 1995 Vol. 8 No. 11

Features

The Object Revolution by David S. Linthicum
Despite the tremendous success of object technology, developers and development organizations are still riding the object-oriented learning curve. The use of objects requires a different way of thinking, and, in many cases, the tools are far more advanced than the expertise of the developers who use them. In this article, Contributing Editor David Linthicum examines what is state-of-the-art in object-oriented database application development, including object-oriented fundamentals, emerging object standards, and leveraging objects for client/server. He also looks at the wide array of existing object-oriented tools and languages, as well as their abilities to adhere to the object-oriented paradigm.

Data Distribution and Warehousing by Shaku Atre and Peter Storer
As competitive pressures stimulate companies to find a technological edge that will let them work smarter with better information, they are focusing more and more on distributed data and data warehousing. Given the difficulty of implementation, however, IT professionals would rather talk about distributed databases and data warehouses than try to deploy them. This article discusses some of the tough issues involved with these two technologies, and explains how Sybase Inc. is offering tools that help make distributed database and data warehousing more practical to implement.

Financial Accounting Meets Workflow by Stewart McKie
For most accounting system managers, the financial reporting process is a nightmare. In this article, Contributing Editor Stewart McKie discusses the financial reporting process and some typical problems faced by large corporations in managing their reporting cycles. He also introduces the concepts of workflow-enabled reporting and discuss the directions that some leading business applications vendors are taking.

Columns

From the Editor by David M. Kalman
(Sybase turns another page in its computing strategy.)

Enterprise C/S by Judith Hurwitz
(A pragmatic approach to data warehousing.)

Data Warehouse Architect by Ralph Kimball
(Why not to rely on ER modeling for designing decision-support systems.)

SQL Explorer by Joe Celko
(Joe travels to West Virginia to see what's new in ANSI, and discusses Oracle's Warehouse Technology Initiative. Plus, a new SQL puzzle.)

C/S Developer by David Linthicum
(A look at Unify Vision's latest portability and application partitioning features.)

Desktop DBMS by Jack Hakim
(Just how object-oriented is Microsoft's Visual FoxPro?)

Server Side by Ken Rudin
(The four habits of highly successful MPP implementors.)

Products

Hands-On Reviews Edited by Clara H. Parkes

Embarcadero Technologies Inc's DBArtisan 2.02 is a solid database administration tool that offers a mix of flexibility and power.

TSReorg from Platinum Technology Inc. simplifies Oracle database compression.

Soft Notes, new client/server database products and upgrades.

Interview

Sybase Inc.'s VP of Product Development Dennis McEvoy previews System 11.

Coming Next Month

The latest in tools for monitoring distributed databases, data visualization strategies, and the technology of telephony.

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