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For years, a vibrant debate has gone on between Microsoft engineering groups as to the merit of different database engines. This debate has been especially fierce concerning Microsoft Exchange Server. Exchange 2000 Server uses the Extensible...
This spring, privacy activists revealed that Microsoft's free email service, Hotmail, sends its subscribers' email address, city, and state information to InfoSpace, an Internet white pages service. InfoSpace then combines this information with...
In my May 15 column, I began a discussion of the .NET features that let you easily build Web services. I used the following definition of a Web service: "A programmable application logic accessible using standard Web protocols" (e.g., Simple...
As soon as Beta 1 of the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) rolled out, many programmers asked themselves, "Is COM dead?" Although that's a very plausible question because many companies have millions of dollars invested in applications that use...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to SQL Server Magazine’s monthly, Web-only series of SQL Server tips brought to you by the Microsoft SQL Server Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs). Microsoft introduced the MVP program in the 1990s to recognize members of...
Microsoft's SQL Server development team has announced a new quality-assurance program that gets you—its customers—involved in improving the database system. You can help Microsoft, improve your application, and win cool prizes—just by...
The June puzzle doesn’t relate to calculated cells but is a common problem for companies that gather retail market data. These organizations need to show the leaders, typically for brands, and to show that information relative to the rest of the...