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WebReference Update: July 28, 2005
New this week on WebReference.com and the Web:
1.OTHER VOICES:- Strong SQL Made Even Stronger: Oracle 10g SQL Enhancements - Part 1
- Dissecting Forms Authentication
- Enrich Your Applications with JSP Components
3. NET NEWS:
- Third-Party Cookies Very Stale
- Windows Vista Beta Is On
- Opinion: Eclipse Fails to Meet the Enterprise Java Developer's Needs
1.OTHER VOICES
- Strong SQL Made Even Stronger: Oracle 10g SQL Enhancements - Part 1
Oracle 10g extends many of the already robust features of Structured Query Language (SQL). This article the first of a series illustrates some of the more intriguing new features of SQL within Oracle, including upgrades to the MERGE command, enhancements to hierarchical query capabilities, and improvements to query and access methods for nested tables.
Database Journal, July 28, 2005 - Dissecting Forms Authentication
With this article we will not be looking at how to implement forms-based authentication, rather, we will peel back the layers of forms-based authentication and examine what's really happening when a user is "authenticated."
4 Guys from Rolla, July 2005 - Enrich Your Applications with JSP Components
Discover how to utilize JSP (JavaServer Pages) Tags from a few quality open-source projects to add impressive visual components to J2EE Web applications.
Gamelan, July 26, 2005
2. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB: Case Closed
Can't get enough of CSI? How about Court TV? Are you really interested in
major crimes and what it takes to solve them? This Web site, from the BBC,
includes information about criminals such as Bugsy Segal, Al Capone,
Charles Manson, Son of Sam, and Peter Sutcliffe (the "Yorkshire Ripper");
infamous crimes such as the Great Train Robbery, the Profumo Affair, and
Watergate; and information about forensic science such as the use of DNA
evidence.
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3. NET NEWS
- Third-Party Cookies Very Stale
The first quarterly update to WebTrends' research on cookie rejection demonstrates the edge first-party cookies have over those served by third parties.
ClickZ, July 27, 2005 - Windows Vista Beta Is On
On Wednesday, Microsoft delivered the beta 1 releases of Windows Vista (formerly code-named Longhorn) and the still-code-named Longhorn Server. Microsoft executives said Windows Vista beta 1 focuses on the fundamentals of security, deployment, manageability, reliability and diagnostics.
internetnews.com, July 27, 2005 - Opinion: Eclipse Fails to Meet the Enterprise Java Developer's Needs
This one-time Eclipse developer who's tried a variety of Java IDEs over the years now believes Eclipse is a functionally handicapped IDE that's languishing under the influence of commercial interests.
DevX, July 25, 2005
That's it for this Thursday. I'll have more for you next time.
Lee Underwood
Newsletter Editor, WebReference.com
lunderwood(at)jupitermedia.com
Created: July 28, 2005
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