September 4, 2001 SearchDatabase Member, This is a big week on searchDatabase. You are invited to participate in a Live Q&A Thursday with Bill Inmon -- the man who coined the term "data warehouse". Be sure to pre-register for the event today and check out the rest of the new resources we've gathered for you in this week's update. * Live Thursday: Bill Inmon's Top 10 DW Success Factors * Featured Topic: Data Warehousing Success (or, Avoiding Failure) * September Contest: Submit a Tip, Win a DVD Player * PASS 2001 NORTH AMERICA: Unparalleled SQL Education * Live Event Transcript Library: Over 40 Topics and Speakers * Informix Product Line Lives on Inside IBM * Security Product Reviews: Concise, Informative & Timesaving * Quick Takes: Securing Unprotected Data * Java is Living Up to its Promises * More: Java Best Web Links LIVE THURSDAY: BILL INMON'S TOP 10 Get problem-solving advice from the guy who started it all. Join "the father of the data warehouse" in this discussion about the most critical guidelines to follow -- and the common pitfalls to avoid - in running a data warehouse. Join us for a Live Expert Q&A this Thursday, September 6th at 1:00 PM EDT (17:00 GMT). This exclusive event is sponsored by Syncsort -- pre-register now and make plans to join in the discussion: http://www.italkservices.com/iTalkSlides/CustomerDocs/tcht01/viewLogin.asp?prov=15742&pres=1 FEATURED TOPIC: DATA WAREHOUSING SUCCESS (OR, AVOIDING FAILURE) You've seen the stats and heard the stories on the large number of failed data warehousing projects. Learn from other's mistakes by reading (and using) this week's Featured Topic report: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid13_gci764575,00.html SEPTEMBER CONTEST: SUBMIT A TIP, WIN A DVD PLAYER A new month means a new prize -- the winner of September's tip contest will walk away with a DVD Player! If you've recently solved a problem with your database or found a particularly useful snippet of code, then we want to hear from you. Share the information, help your peers, and possibly win a DVD player. http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit/1,289485,sid13,00.html PASS 2001 NORTH AMERICA: Unparalleled SQL Education The premier SQL Server event, PASS 2001 North America, gives you instant access to the latest SQL trends and solutions from users, Microsoft developers, MVPs, and SQL experts. Plus, take advantage of more than 100 technical sessions, pre-conference seminars, and access to more than fifty leading vendors. Conference Details: http://www.sqlpass.org/events/orlando/index.cfm Hotel Discounts -- Up to 40% off at: http://www.swandolphin.com/ LIVE EVENT TRANSCRIPT LIBRARY: OVER 40 TOPICS AND SPEAKERS The list of speakers that have hosted searchDatabase Live Expert Q&As over the past year reads like a who's who in the database community. Stop by our Live Event Transcript Library containing over 40 topics and speakers, archived by event date for your convenience. Click here: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/onlineEventsTranscripts/0,289709,sid13,00.html INFORMIX PRODUCT LINE LIVES ON INSIDE IBM IBM has sent strong signals that the Informix product line will not suffer a quick death now that Big Blue has completed its $1 billion acquisition of the software maker's database business. Read on: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid13_gci763216,00.html SECURITY PRODUCT REVIEWS: CONCISE, INFORMATIVE & TIMESAVING Imagine -- only 5 minutes a month and you gain: * Explanation of important security product categories * Summary of the leading vendors & tools in those categories * Insights on the performance of the top security products * Insights into shortcomings and needed improvements * Key trends in the security products market Get it all once a month with "Scheier's Security Products Roundup" Exclusively for searchSecurity members. Sign up now: http://www.searchsecurity.com/register QUICK TAKES: SECURING UNPROTECTED DATA Data Junction and ERUCES form a partnership to help users transfer unprotected data to secure databases, and DBMiner releases new analytical software for business intelligence in this edition of Quick Takes. Read on: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid13_gci763495,00.html JAVA IS LIVING UP TO ITS PROMISES In the six years since Java was introduced, the programming language has made a name for itself by enabling portable applications. In this multi-platform world, most new software applications that are written use a mixture of technologies, but one expert says, "Java is here to stay. It has rapidly settled in." Get the whole story here: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid13_gci764387,00.html MORE: JAVA BEST WEB LINKS Find the Best Web Links gathered by our editorial team from all across the Internet on Java here: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid13_tax281601,00.html Please forward this email to colleagues who can also benefit from this targeted information database technology. Stay tuned for more weekly updates on the wealth of services available to you as a member! 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