The next level in high availability is a standby server. So we've now determined that you have purchased quality hardware, your server room is laid out properly, and your applications have been tuned to make them extremely stable. If you haven't accomplished all of this yet, a standby can
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Using WSDL in SOAP applications
Uche Ogbuji has written a couple of articles at IBM's developerWorks concerning XML protocol-related technologies. Using WSDL in SOAP applications explains WSDL, the Web Services Description Language.
The Basics of XHTML
-Scott Klein-We all know the history of HTML and how it came about from the pains of SGML so I'll spare you the details you’ve heard many times before. My intent today is to discuss XHTML and its background. In this article we'll discuss the basics of XHTML, what it is, how it originated, ho
A Uniform Interface for Authoring
by Edd Dumbill- In the first session of the XML DevCon Fall 2000 conference, Greg Stein delivered an introduction to WebDAV, the Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning protocol. Stein is an open source developer working with WebDAV and Python — he is the author of the mod_dav Apache DAV support,
Achieving High Availability – Part 1
I was going to hold off on this series of articles for the time being. But there have been several mailing list/newsgroup threads concerning this. High availability is also appearing on the radar screen more often in upper management. Why? They read the trade mags and see high availability, clus
SQL Server 2000 Evaluation Edition
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BizTalk, XML, & the Future of e-Commerce
Much has been said, in these pages and elsewhere, about how XML stands to revolutionize business to business (B2B) e-commerce. The ability of a business to electronically connect to a supplier or customer and conduct routine business without manual intervention promises to cut costs and reduce time
SOAP in the Microsoft .NET Framework and Visual Studio.NET
The Microsoft® .NET Framework and Microsoft® Visual Studio.NET take advantage of XML and SOAP technologies to allow developers to create solutions with reach. SOAP is a simple and lightweight protocol with wide industry support. It is useful and usable for a wide variety of applications. SOAP and th
Should XML become a real standard?
by Edd Dumbill, In an evening meeting at XML DevCon Fall 2000 in San Jose, some 60 people representing XML specification developer groups gathered to discuss the future development of XML standards. The issue: should XML be submitted to a more formal standards body, such as the International Organ
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