Timothy Dyck

After nearly two years, some decent efforts are finally emerging in the Web database space. In particular, Caspios Caspio Bridge (www.caspio.com) Web-based database stands out for its friendly Dynamic HTML administrative interface. Instead of using HTML forms to create and edit the database, I could use an application with a native Windows look and feel, […]

One of the most frustrating things about mobile computing is that although the hardware is highly portable, the data isnt. ThinAirApps Inc.s Identicon DB 1.0 server and client libraries, released last month, help database data stay as mobile as corporate users are. In eWeek Labs tests, we were able to build and deploy real client/server […]

The main role of Microsoft Corp.s Mobile Information Server is as a dedicated mail gateway for the companys Exchange mail server, but developers can also use it as infrastructure for their own custom mobile applications. Mobile Information Server includes two developer-callable interfaces: mmisdeviceinfo, which returns the type of mobile device a particular mobile worker is […]

When the Free Software Foundation announced its .Net development-platform-on-Unix project, called Mono, earlier this month, there were a whole lot of question marks about how Microsoft would let its ideas and code be used by competitors. Microsoft’s openness to efforts such as Mono is a key issue because Microsoft’s own Unix version of .Net is […]

Microsoft, in a fine bit of political posturing, announced earlier this month that it will reverse its policy on letting users and computer manufacturers disable access to its Internet Explorer browser using the standard Add/ Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel. The company is also changing its OEM licensing agreements to allow manufacturers to […]

The Apache Software Foundation Inc.s Apache HTTP Server has earned what many hope for and few achieve: an enviable security reputation. This achievement is especially striking when contrasted with Microsoft Corp.s IIS (Internet Information Services) Web server, which has gained the reputation of having more holes than Swiss cheese. A study of Apache security advisories […]

Most corporate handheld applications run on the server, using a design in which server-side code generates client-side interfaces using HTML or Wireless Markup Language. ThinAirApps Identicon DB wireless development software, which began shipping for Palm devices this month, flips that architecture around by making it easier for developers to write native PDA applications that take […]

At last months tech-ed conference, Microsoft gave the first public demonstration of the next release of its SQL Server database, code-named Yukon. Its very early in the development process (Yukon wont ship until 2003, eons from now), but Microsofts key directions are becoming clear: a long-term move toward native XML support in the database (including […]

eWeek Labs first look at code reveals that the biggest feature change in Microsoft Corp.s Visual Studio .Net Beta 2 release is its support for graphical mobile application development. Visual Studio .Net is the first Microsoft tool to tackle the problem of developing mobile applications, an area where Microsofts development strategy had been lagging. Using […]

The HitBox Commerce service that WebSideStory launched this month correlates Web site use with purchasing activity so that store managers can see which Web site paths turn window shoppers into paying customers. Prices start at $1,500 per month for up to 10,000 tracked purchases. To use the service, IT staffers integrate a small amount of […]