This Week: DBMS ROI and TCO

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March 31, 2003 >> Receive this email as text  >> About this email   In this Issue >> From the editor: Our new homepage >> Featured Topic: DBMS ROI and TCO >> Expert Technical Advice: New expert advice, forum posts and tips >> Site Highlights: * Change is here! * SearchDatabase.com delivers! * Got a tough question?  From the Editor: by Tim DiChiara, Site Editor I'm happy to announce that SearchDatabase.com debuts a new look this week, a completely redesigned homepage that will save you time by providing an easy-to-use guide to the huge quantity of information that we offer. The new design, our first homepage overhaul in two years, is the result of hundreds of interviews with our members and months of design and development. It addresses the single most common enhancement request we receive: to simplify the layout. Above all, our new homepage offers a cleaner look and simplified navigation. We know it will save you time and make your experience with SearchDatabase.com, and all of TechTarget's sites, more enjoyable. More details are available here. Please let me know what you think at [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Cheers, Tim  Featured Topic: DBMS ROI and TCO by Tim DiChiara, Site Editor As the economy goes down, the importance of return on investment and total cost of ownership goes up. Learn more with our DBMS reviews & analyses inside. Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert Jason Law, Senior Database Architect, PowerQuest Corp. Category:SQL Jason is an Oracle Certified Professional and a seasoned Systems Architect with more than twelve years experience in information technology. He has experience in data design, Web applications, data warehousing, system integration and project management. Ask him your tough SQL questions! View all of Jason's answers This Week: In the forums >> Connecting Oracle to Navision Member "schemaman" is trying to connect Oracle to a Navision Attain database using an interpretive OBDC driver called C/ODBC. Does anybody have experience doing this? Go to our "Oracle Tech Forum" to offer your advice. >> Connecting DB2 to Oracle Member "odir" is wondering if there's a way to connect DB2 to Oracle from an iSeries/AS400 script. Go to our "DB2 Tech Forum" if you can help. Tip of the Week: This extension to the MAX T-SQL function gets a tablename, column and integer (N) as parameters and finds the Nth largest value of a column in a specific table. >> Finding the Nth maximal value  Site Highlights Change is here! At SearchDatabase.com, we're always working to make this the best resource for your needs. Check out these exciting new changes. You're going to like what you see! SearchDatabase.com delivers! Have the information you want delivered to your desktop. SearchDatabase.com delivers news, tips, upcoming white papers and webcasts right to you! Sign up today for one of our great newsletters! Got a tough question? We've got your answer! SearchDatabase.com is the place to get your tough questions answered. Our experts are ready to help you solve your challenges. We have experts in 17 categories to meet your needs. Pose your question or view the questions from your peers and our experts' answers. Utilize this resource today! Update your subscriptions Select newsletters you would like to receive from the list below. Oracle Tips Daily News Ask the Database Experts Email:     Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. META-DATA/DAMA 2003 The world's largest vendor-neutral data management conference. Data architecture, modeling, XML, integration, plus a new DBA track. 130 speakers! April 27-May 1, 2003 in Orlando. More details WebSphere tip The WebSphere Strategies tip provides expert advice and suggestions to help you work with WebSphere and its development tools. Sign up today Complexity and cost? Join this webcast to learn how you can achieve breakthrough reductions in infrastructure complexity and cost. Attend today A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R Created by TechTarget TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2003, All Rights Reserved. To unsubscribe from Updates on new site content: >> Simply Reply to this Email with REMOVE within the Body or Subject -OR- >> Go to: http://searchDatabase.techtarget.com/register    - Log in to edit your profile.    - Click on the link to Edit email subscriptions.    - Uncheck the box next to the newsletter you wish to unsubscribe from.    - When finished, click "Save Changes to My Profile".