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NetBeans drives a wedge between Sun and Oracle

Sun's Java development tools don't seem that popular with Oracle, despite the server firm's protestations to the contrary. Read more »

Zend sharpens PHP's enterprise focus

The company which was founded by the creators of PHP has release a new toolkit which it claims should simplify administration of PHP servers on corporate networks. Read more »

BEA lights US$87.5m fire under its SOA ambitions

Fuego has been acquired to give BEA's offerings a BPM boost. Read more »

BEA Systems acquires Fuego

BEA Systems announced on Wednesday that it bought business process management software maker Fuego for US$87.5 million in cash. Read more »

Centrelink puts open source commitment in writing

Centrelink is authoring a formal open-source policy document and investing heavily in open-source systems to anchor an improved identity management regime that's hoped to help recover up to AU$50 million in losses to fraud annually, infrastructure planner David Oram told attendees at the AUUG 2004 conference in Melbourne. Read more »

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Cleaning up your ADO.NET mess

Although .NET eases the burden of managing system resources, you're not totally disconnected from the process. Take care to free your database resources! Read more »

Use the FileSystemWatcher to monitor directory changes in C#

One of the more interesting objects included in the Microsoft .NET Framework class library is the System.IO.FileSystemWatcher. This object allows you to be notified when certain events occur in a directory, such as file creation, deletion, or modification. Read more »

How do I ... publish a custom application performance counter in C#?

Since performance counters are a standard system function they are an ideal method for tracking the performance your applications. Luckily, Microsoft has provided several classes within the .NET Framework to publish custom performance counters. Read more »

Server-side state management for .NET architects

Sometimes client-side state management isn't a viable solution. That's when you'll need to turn to one of .NET's server-side state management tools. Read more »

Legacy apps and .NET

Maximise your investments by using legacy apps in conjunction with the .NET Framework. Use Host Integration Server to integrate your old apps with .NET to save money. Read more »

ASP.NET offers new state management techniques

State management is a tricky aspect of Web development. Find out how ASP.NET's new features make it easier for developers to manage state information. Read more »

ASP.NET security with web.config

For ASP.NET applications, the web.config file contains information about the application's operation. Find out how to manage application security settings through this file. Read more »

Threading in C#

Using multiple threads can help you achieve greater performance, scalability, and responsiveness in your applicationsââ,¬"but you need to be careful. Follow these tips to avoid danger. Read more »

Configuring the corporate development environment

Builder.com looks at the three key elements of every .NET development environmentâ€"development workstations, development servers, and development procedures. Read more »

XML integration: Buy or build?

The decision to build or buy XML messaging engines instead of hard coding is a common dilemma. Both options offer unique advantages. Read more »

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InAccess: Querying .Net

Paul Ayre [blogs:controlaltdefeat] -- INAccess: Tales of woe revolving around the Access Database system Read more »

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