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Microsoft tries to one-up Google PageRank

Though a distant third place to Google, Microsoft thinks it can teach its rival a thing or two about searching the Internet. Read more »

Holes discovered in Mac OS X Leopard security

Although Apple is selling its new Mac OS X Leopard operating system on its improved security, researchers at Heise Security have already found fault with its firewall. Read more »

Wozniak 'disappointed' by Apple iPhone

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has today hit out at smartphones, accusing device manufacturers of putting technology before people -- and revealed that he's disappointed by Apple's decision to launch the iPhone without 3G. Read more »

Microsoft Popfly service does mashups

Microsoft on Friday introduced a Web mashup builder for the rest of us. Read more »

DNS servers 'vulnerable to attack'

Many DNS servers are wrongly configured or running out-of-date software, leaving them vulnerable to malicious attacks, according to a survey published on Monday. Read more »

Exposing software flaws -- no easy job

Security researcher Christopher Soghoian reflects on the hard work that comes after finding a vulnerability. Read more »

IBM seeks to ease database burden

IBM next week will release a major revision of its DB2 database, providing fresh ammunition in the ongoing battle for supremacy in the database marketplace. Read more »

Vista feature exposes beta machines

Windows Vista beta testers have stumbled upon a networking feature in the operating system that could pose a security risk to them, but they say they're not worried. Read more »

Spying an intelligent search engine

While most would agree that Google has set the current standard for Web search, some technologists say even better tools are on the horizon thanks to advances in artificial intelligence. Read more »

Builder's August Top Ten

Have you missed any of the hottest technology development stories published in the past month? ZDNet Australia's Builder channel can help you keep in touch with the top ten stories of August. Read more »

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Test your database's physical connection

In Java, you can test the physical database connection using vendor-specific APIs or a test-fail query approach. Learn which method is best for you. Read more »

Simplify .NET SQL queries with the DAAB

Microsoft's Data Access Application Block (DAAB) makes connecting .NET applications to SQL databases easier--if you know how to use it. Read more »

Easily manipulate data with LINQ

The buzz around .NET Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) is hard to ignore, especially since Microsoft is embracing it with the latest release of the .NET platform (beginning with C# 3.0 and Visual Basic 9.0) and Visual Studio 2008. Read more »

Working with LINQ in Visual Studio 2008

We cover how the O/R Designer feature in Visual Studio 2008 that allows you to use LINQ to access SQL Server. Read more »

Analyse MySQL databases with SQLyog

MySQL Server enthusiasts can now take advantage of an interface similar to SQL Server's Query Analyser. SQLyog provides the functionality for free. Read more »

Implementing DbUtils

Writing good JDBC code is not difficult yet can be quite painful and repetitive. The DbUtils component is a nice, simple component that just makes many JDBC tasks a shade easier for the developer. We'll show you the basics. Read more »

Access Microsoft SQL Server 2000 using PHP

Combine the powers of PHP and Microsoft SQL Server to create database-driven Web sites that can handle large amounts of data and traffic. Read more »

Understand Oracle 10g's Hierarchical Query options

In this week's Oracle tip Scott Stephens discusses Oracle 10g's features that help with Hierarchical Queries. Read more »

BrioQuery simplifies database reporting

BrioQuery offers OLAP functionality that meets the needs of all sorts of users - from nontechnical business drivers to developers and DBAs. Read more »

SPARQL: A query platform for Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web

This document explains how SPARQL might be used for querying information in a Web 2.0 environment and how the SPARQL Protocol works for remote queries. Read more »

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Down to Semantics

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- At this year's Web Directions South conference in Sydney, David Peterson presented "Semantic Web for Distributed Social Networks". Read more »

Yahoo to expose its wiring to developers

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Phase one came last week, when Yahoo launched its new profiles site. Phase two begins next week, when web developers can start sinking their teeth into Yahoo's attempt to replace its present static design with one that's customisable, application-rich, socially connected, and woven into other parts of the Internet. Read more »

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