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ActiveSync standards will cause ripples in wireless market
In this interview, Scalix's open source programs director describes calendaring standards, discusses the difficulties companies encounter due to a lack of TNEF support and explains how SyncML will affect interoperability standards. Tip
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Sybase ASE: Performance benefits of DPL and DRL
Take advantage of data page locking (DPL) and data row locking (DRL), two categories of data only locked (DOL) tables in Sybase ASE. These functions offer improved table scans, decreased logical I/O consumption and more. Tip
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Nmap and the open source debate
Nmap -- a mature, open source network mapping and exploration tool -- could win over companies resistant to open source software, says IT consultant Michael Cobb in this tip. Tip
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Open source databases place pressure on Oracle, SQL Server
Open source RDBMS PostgreSQL is making its way into business' software portfolios. Find out where PostgreSQL is best put to use and why businesses prefer a big name product. Tip
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PostgreSQL vs. SQL Server, Oracle: Enterprise-ready and able to compete
Why pay licensing costs and maintenance fees for proprietary databases when you can get open source RDBMS PostgreSQL for free? Discover the drawbacks and advantages to using PostgreSQL over Oracle or SQL Server. Tip
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Learning Center: Handy OS tools, apps
Learning Center: Handy OS tools, apps Tip
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Asterisk in the enterprise: Benefits and best practices for business deployment
Asterisk, the open source IP PBX, boasts a full range of features, functionality and friendliness to support a variety of needs and circumstances. This article highlights a few of those high points and lends perspective to the level of maturity Aster... Tip
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Mainframe programming and open source -- Where's the beef?
While mainframe shops are beginning to scratch the surface of using open source on Big Iron, IT shops aren't taking advantage of open source development. Tip
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Chapter 3, Content chunking pattern of 'Ajax Patterns and Best Practices'
Ajax is useful for creating Web apps that respond immediately to user requests. Chapter 3 of 'Ajax Patterns and Best Practices' explains incremental construction of Web pages to allow the user greater control of content and logic. Tip
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Getting started with Linux: Installing, find apps for enterprise Linux
In this tip, an expert lists open source and Linux-supporting software that could replace proprietary apps and gives advice on finding application support. Tip