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Wherefore and what now, UML?

For systems architects, it is the best chance yet at a common language. It might also be a good match for Java.

The unfolding state of development

Tools and vendors are in flux as managers say hello to the 21st century.

Embedded databases step forward

Admittedly, much talk of device-embedded DBs is futuristic. But the future could be now. Footprint, of course, is an issue, and sometimes file systems may still be preferable.

OTMs - ORBs for the enterprise?

Variously named, and maybe not that different from the application server, OTMs are an evolutionary extension of the raw ORB.

Change management in the 21st century

Have we learned anything from the massive industry-wide Y2K effort?

If at first you don't succeed...

Top database suppliers take another stab at persuading users that they need the universal DBMS.

The road to UML

Booch, Rumbaugh and Jacobson guide you through the first steps of UML pattern implementation.

Jaundiced View

The Open Sores - er, Source - movement at the Gates.

Message engine drives Delta data: A case study

Clever use of middleware helps a premier airline react rapidly to anything from a blizzard to fuel price hikes.

Management Spotlight

Best Buy Co. Inc.