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SAS: Architects, Integration Pros Are ‘Crucial’ To Next Wave of BI, Analytics
SAS, one of the leaders in BI and analytics, says a new chapter in analytics adoption to spur business value of enterprise software and data systems will present unique opportunities for IT architects and application owners. IDN speaks with SAS senior vice president Jim Davis.
Full Story >MicroStrategy BI Improves Access to CompuCom's Business Data
Experienced IT outsourcer CompuCom has selected MicroStrategy Inc. as its business intelligence (BI) platform to improve customized access and presentation of business data to many of its non-technical business users, including sales analysts, financial analysts, and customer representatives.
Full Story >DataDirect Identifies Top Benefits for XQuery + SOA
As XQuery language becomes more widely used by corporate IT, a DataDirect Technologies exec outlines ways for how XQuery combines with SOA to better connect disparate data sources and simplify data management.
Full Story >Ipedo: Unifies XML, SQL for XQuery
Earlier this year, Ipedo launched a major enhancement to its XQuery Views capability in Ipedo XIP to provide corporations deeper insight into their corporate data and content held in Oracle, IBM and Microsoft data stores. The Ipedo upgrade is among the first to follow W3C's adoption of XQuery 1.0 as a formal standard. IDN speak with Ipedo CEO Nick Zhang about Ipedo's new capabilities and the promise of XQuery.
Full Story >DataDirect: Houston, We Have XQuery 1.0
After 8 years of at-times-intense vendor discussions, the W3C has finally adopted XQuery 1.0 (and seven other XML standards). The standards looks to help enterprise IT unify diverse databases, documents, emails and web pages into a single, searchable datastore. But how will XQuery 1.0 change things, and how should IT pro's treat the news? IDN speaks with W3C XQuery Working Group member DataDirect Technologies' XML Architect Carlo Innocenti.
Full Story >Survey: 50%+ of Enterprise Devs Using XQuery
A survey of devs using XML just released found that more than half are already working with XQuery, and another sizeable group expects to start before the end of the year. See why XQuery is so hot - even before adoption of the final standards.
Full Story >Download: Hibernate 3.0 Java Persistence
Hibernate 3.0, the latest persistence technology for Java, is available as an Open Source download. Get a rundown on the latest capabilities for data mapping between object, relational and even XML data resources, and a look into the future of EJB 3.0 architectures.
Full Story >Top IT Trials To Burst "Go Live" Logjam
The longest IT logjam in 20 years is about to break free, says John Goodson, a vice president of production operations for DataDirect Technologies. After long periods of testing and stalling, IT's biggest 'pet theories' in 2005 will finally get into full-scale, real-life enterprise production, Goodson predicts. See which ones Goodson says have the best upside.
Full Story >Five IT Pilots Going 'Production Grade' in '05
The major theme for the year ahead will be turning some of IT's biggest 'pet theories' into full-scale, real-life production assets, says John Goodson, a vice president of production operations for DataDirect Technologies. See which IT trial balloons Goodson says will get swift upward momentum, and how architects and senior devs can benefit.
Full Story >2005 Will See XML's Powerful Next Wave
Execs watching the XML space say that architects and devs are lining up to learn more about using XML for data integration and doc sharing. The result: 2005's next wave of open XML standards and tools, including XQuery, will cut integration costs and time for building complex data portals and allowing cross-database queries. See what's coming up.
Full Story >Software Vendors Pile on with XQuery Plans
Despite database vendor disharmony over web services workflow (or choreography), they do agree on something: XQuery, the proposed W3C standard for querying XML data and documents. Last week, the W3C began reviewing a test suite for XQuery. Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Informix and Software AG are among those with tools, roadmaps and demos on offer.
Full Story >Outlook 2004: XQuery's Final Countdown Underway
The W3C has completed its latest draft proposals for specs governing XQuery data models. The Last Call drafts for XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 are available for review and open to comment until February. Except for tabling a plan for DTD-to-XML inter-communications, the W3C specifies how to create, store, recall and publish data and documents for XQuery access, and a test suite is under review. Get prepped with access to the spec, links to tools, dev (not vendor) briefings and forums.
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