OO Techniques top software methodologies
Published: 1st September 1999 | By: Dave Singleton
Organisations in the UK and Europe that use software methodologies are clearly using Object Oriented techniques. Yesterday’s structured favourites, such as SSADM, are dying (if not yet dead) or are restricted to niche markets. The only tool that incorporates a…
Generic TCP/IP Gaining Ground
Published: 1st September 1999 | By: Dave Singleton
Networking in the office environment used to be an area where proprietary solutions held sway. Once upon a time it was IBM and SNA plus Token Ring at one end of the market, and Novell at the other end. TCP/IP…
Y2K demand drops as the Milliennium approaches
Published: 1st September 1999 | By: Dave Singleton
Demand for Y2K Skills is dropping fast, although August featured a small rise in demand. This data is based upon analysis of more than 200,000 online Job adverts which named Y2K, sampled over the last 7 months, averaging around 30,000…
COMPAQ New Directions
Published: 1st September 1999 | By: Martin Brampton
Michael Capellas has now been CEO of Compaq for six weeks, following substantial losses and the resignation of former CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer. He and his executive team have been outlining their plans for carrying the company forward. Compaq is a…
Informix Dynamic Server Universal Data & the Web
Published: 1st August 1999 | By: Rob Hailstone
Here we concentrate on the features and options that are fundamental to web-enabled and e-commerce applications, as well as those requiring extended-relational capabilities. We look particularly at the additional requirements of On-line Transaction Processing when it is extended by the…
Informix i.Informix
Published: 1st August 1999 | By: Robin Bloor
This review considers Informix’s specifically Internet directed line of business products. These are i.Sell, which is a Shopping Mall application, and i.Reach, which is designed to support the creation of a corporate information repository.
Oracle, A review of Oracle’s strategy & recent developments
Published: 1st August 1999 | By: Robin Bloor
Recent announcements from Oracle show a consolidation of its strategy and products aimed at the Internet technology marketplace. The company is continuing to put in place a very broad and far reaching technology infrastructure, positioning the company as more of…
IBM San Francisco Framework (e-Components)
Published: 1st August 1999 | By: Robin Bloor
IBM’s e-Components (previously known as the San Francisco Framework) is a business level, component framework providing processes and services implemented in Java. It is targeted principally at IBM’s Value Added Reseller (VAR) market. Following development work spanning the last two…
Candle Corporation
Published: 1st August 1999 | By: Martin Brampton
Candle is a provider of software and services to enable the connection, integration and management of applications on mainframes and distributed systems.
Nortel Networks: An Evolving eBusiness
Published: 1st July 1999 | By: Dale Vile
Nortel is aiming to distance itself from its competition through embracing eBusiness and by overhauling the management of its customer relationships. It is attempting to achieve a significant improvement in customer experiences, which it plans to do mainly through greater…