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Please use this domain name (not the entire "from" address, which varies) when configuring e-mail or spam filter rules, if you use them. DEVX OPEN SOURCE/LINUX UPDATE Open Source Development News, Articles, and Information from DevX (http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,plh,1,dbv3,ake,1w27,5g29 Volume 5, No. 2; February 9, 2004 DevX is a division of Jupitermedia. Copyright 2004 Jupitermedia Corporation. All rights reserved. _____________________________________________________________ TAKE THE TOPCODER MONTHLY CODING CHALLENGE! The solutions to last month's problem set were just posted. See how you did, or try your hand at the February problem set. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,plh,1,3b7o,c3ff,1w27,5g29 _____________________________________________________________ GET THIS NEWSLETTER IN HTML Did you know that you can now get this newsletter in HTML? Simply adjust your preferences at http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,plh,1,ise3,h60o,1w27,5g29 _____________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE ** Sun's Open Source OS is an Elegant Windows Mimic ** Armoring Apache HTTP Server with SSL ** Building RAD Forms and Menus in Mozilla ** O/S News from DevX ** Read the DevX Special Report: Java/.NET Interoperability ** Download Oracle Sample Code ** Take the WebLogic Platform 8.1 Online Trial ** Software Lifecycle Modeling ** FREE White Paper--Intro to Web Services for C++ Programmers ** Tutorial: Validating XML ** Mobilizing the Enterprise--Where to Begin? (Watch Out!) ** Hands-On with an AMD Opteron 64-Bit Server ** Whitepaper: Demystifying OpenSSL Software _____________________________________________________________ SUN'S OPEN SOURCE OS IS AN ELEGANT WINDOWS MIMIC by Laurence Moroney The product once known as 'Mad Hatter' is far from crazy. Even in its first version, JDS is probably enough like Windows to satisfy typical office workers. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,plh,1,j4ae,jqm7,1w27,5g29 ARMORING APACHE HTTP SERVER WITH SSL by Kulvir Singh Bhogal and Javid Jamae These days, just about every Web site needs security. This simple, step-by-step guide will help you understand the various encryption schemes and show you how to set up SSL encryption on your Apache server. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,plh,1,abe,j6wa,1w27,5g29 BUILDING RAD FORMS AND MENUS IN MOZILLA by Nigel McFarlane In "Rapid Application Development with Mozilla," Web, XML, and open standards expert and DevX author Nigel McFarlane explores Mozilla's revolutionary XML User interface Language (XUL) and its library of well over 1,000 pre-built objects. Chapter 7: "Forms and Menus" discusses where to find information on menus, forms and menu style options, compares XUL and HTML forms, provides a hands-on section on NoteTaker events and forms, and more. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,plh,1,7bvb,ifa0,1w27,5g29 O/S NEWS FROM DEVX * Save Your Software! 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Get a modern education in how to capitalize on existing code by using Java to communicate with .NET or vice versa. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,plh,1,dbhz,c2ia,1w27,5g29 _____________________________________________________________ DOWNLOAD ORACLE SAMPLE CODE These samples show how to use Oracle products and technologies by providing source code and installation instructions for complete working applications. New samples demonstrate features of specs supported in Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE (OC4J). Samples include JSP 2.0 demos and the Financial Service Brokerage sample application. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,plh,1,az3n,e1ey,1w27,5g29 TAKE THE WEBLOGIC PLATFORM 8.1 ONLINE TRIAL Find out how simple it is to build applications with WebLogic Platform without downloading any software. Our online hosted trial lets you spend three hours of quality time with WebLogic Server, WebLogic Workshop, WebLogic Portal and WebLogic Integration, and it won't cost you a penny. Try it today. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,plh,1,aizw,5qsb,1w27,5g29 SOFTWARE LIFECYCLE MODELING Software lifecycle modeling is the business of tracking source code as it goes through various stages--from development, to testing, release, reuse, and retirement. Read about Perforce's support for lifecycle modeling and see a reference model. But first learn about lifecycle modeling the way other SCM systems support it, using the "promotion" model. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,plh,1,2z0j,12ec,1w27,5g29 FREE WHITEPAPER--INTRO TO WEB SERVICES FOR C++ PROGRAMMERS Find out more about Web services, including key technologies and standards, the benefits of using Web services, and the challenges inherent in integrating C++ with Web services technology. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,plh,1,909h,ciwf,1w27,5g29 TUTORIAL: VALIDATING XML In the creation of a database, a data model and integrity constraints can create certainty in the structure and content of the data. But how do you enforce that kind of control when your data is just text in hand-editable files? Fortunately, validating files and documents can make sure that data fits constraints. In this tutorial, you will learn what validation is and how to check a document against a Document Type Definition (DTD) or XML Schema document. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,plh,1,k63a,5uik,1w27,5g29 MOBILIZING THE ENTERPRISE--WHERE TO BEGIN? (WATCH OUT!) Time to do a wireless project and start mobilizing the enterprise. So, what shall we begin with? How about e-mail--that's an obvious win, yes? Uh, no.... Bad idea. Here's why, and here's where you should really look to take your first steps into mobilizing your enterprise and prove that elusive ROI. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,plh,1,vuy,enw8,1w27,5g29 HANDS-ON WITH AN AMD OPTERON 64-BIT SERVER The IBM eServer 325 is an impressive piece of engineering. When you delve into the hardware and processor design of this AMD Opteron processor-based machine, you'll see that it's an ideal server for hosting 32-bit and 64-bit applications using Linux or Windows. 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