SQLServerCentral.com Launches its New Contest!

Is your budget tight this year? Be the user who enriches the SQL Server community the most and receive the top prize of a full version of Lumigent's Log Explorer (a $995 value!). You could also win an Apress prize pack or a T-SQL Solutions subscription. Any SQLServerCentral.com user who helps to build the SQL Server community by submitting a script, posting in the forum or posting an original FAQ is eligible.

BizTalk and XML: Add E-Commerce to Your App with XML and SQL Server

XML support in SQL Server lives up to the hype that's always surrounded XML. Using SQL Server 2000, you can send queries over HTTP, save XML records to the database, and retrieve records via XML. This article shows how you can take advantage of these features in SQL Server 2000 by building a database entry system that keeps track of sales and customer information.

How to Setup Log Shipping with SQL 2000

This white paper outlines the following:

-The steps to configure Log Shipping between two or more servers that are running SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition.

-The steps to configure Log Shipping between Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2), or later, and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition.

-A brief comparison between Log Shipping and the other high availability-solutions that SQL Server provides.

WebCast: Visual Studio .Net-Technical Overview

At this session, a Microsoft Visual Studio.NET product manager will provide a technical overview of the forthcoming innovations of Visual Studio .NET. January 24, 2002 - 8:00 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. Pacific /11:00 A.M. Eastern

Win an IPAQ from RedGate and SQLServerCentral.com

RedGate Software and SQLServerCentral.com will be at the PASS in January giving away an IPAQ. Be the biggest geek in your office! If you can't make it to PASS to see us, enter electronically here.

XML Data Solutions

This sample is provided in conjunction with the MSDN Magazine article, "SQL Server 2000 and XML: Developing XML-Enabled Data Solutions for the Web." This article presents and compares five data access approaches, using a variety of technologies including ASP and ADO, XSLT, and DirectXML. Once built, the solutions are compared on the basis of their speed and efficiency.

Enable Database Access and Updates Through Exchange Any Email Client

The application scenario described here, an e-mail-based SQL update program, uses a simple data model; however, this solution will apply to any data model that you are working with. It will also eliminate the need for complex n-tier Internet applications and serves as a low maintenance solution for providing data access.

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Scalability Project

This white paper is a joint effort by Microsoft and Dell to demonstrate the scalability of SQL Server 2000 and Dell hardware.

Beta Nominations for 64bit SQL Server

Currently, Microsoft is accepting nominations for the 64-bit version of the SQL Server beta program, code named "Liberty." The Liberty beta program is slated to start in February 2002. Important: You must have access to 64-bit hardware running Windows LE to participate in the Liberty beta program. This beta does not install on 32-bit hardware. Before signing up for the beta, verify that you have access to the appropriate hardware.

SQLXML 3.0 Beta

SQLXML 3.0 beta adds new functionality to SQL Server 2000, giving developers the capability to expose stored procedures and XML templates as Web Services. It also includes all the features of SQLXML 1.0 and 2.0.