SPECIAL REPORT: Selecting a DBMS By David S. Linthicum
Most DBMSs look pretty much the same at 35,000 feet, which means that selecting the right DBMS for your client/server project is risky business. There is no foolproof way to choose the right DBMS, but this article sheds some light on the features and functions of DBMSs and what to look for when you select a client/server DBMS.
Enterprise C/S By Judith Hurwitz
Object Request Brokers (ORBs) on the Internet bring distributed computing into the big time.
Data Warehouse Architect By Ralph Kimball
A trio of data extract programs automate most, but not all, data migration tasks.
SQL for Smarties By Joe Celko
Oracle tuning products, Java, and a new SQL puzzle.
C/S Developer By David S. Linthicum
PowerBuilder 5.0 tackles application partitioning, compiled applications, and much more.
Server Side By Martin Rennhackkamp
Delphi's success has turned more then a few heads towards Borland's InterBase 4.0.
Desktop DBMS By Tom Spitzer
Component development dilemmas and an overview of Crescent's component suites.
Cold Fusion 1.5 and Autobahn By P. L. Olympia, Ph.D.
Allaire's Cold Fusion and Speedware's Autobahn let Web browsers access DBMSs.
Spider 1.5 By Kurt Indermaur
A set of tools for building faster and easier Web-database applications.
Centura Team Developer By Steve Roti
Centura Software's 32-bit successor to SQLWindows bolsters team development features and object support.
Essbase 4.0 By Stewart McKie
Arbor Software's newest multidimensional DBMS for OLAP applications.
Crystal Info 4.5 By Allen Taylor
Crystal Services' new three-tier Windows reporting tool lets end users run reports created by a developer.
Salsa for the Desktop By Allen Taylor
Wall Data's new tool helps non-programmers build business applications based on Semantic Object Modeling.
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