October 1997 / Features

Java Gets Down to Business ORM Yourself with Ariba All for One, and One for the Middle Applix Backs Up to Databases Manageable Web Ads from Dynamo Middle of the Tier with Kiva A Plethora of Platforms Served Excelling at Java Excellent Java Applets	Critics say Java isn't ready for prime time. But others are using it to solve real-world business problems. What's their secret? - by Tom R. Halfhill
CORBA, Java, and the Object Web As the Web Evolves HTTP, CORBA, and Java Play Together Web Tiers Look Ma, No IDL Skeletons in Java's Closet Meet the Object Web Players	The Web is in trouble. CORBA and Java are out to save it. - by Robert Orfali, Dan Harkey, and Jeri Edwards
Debunking Object-Database Myths Where ODBMS Fits Selecting an ODBMS What an ODBMS Can Do SQL3's Object Extensions Product Specifics Point-and-Click Web Publishing You Can Drag Them to the Application and Make Them Work	Skeptical about ODBMSes? That's fine, but arm yourself with the facts first. - by Joe Celko and Jackie Celko
Data Networks Speak Up How to Send Voice Over Frame Relay Leaky PBXes Saving with Frame Relay Hopping the Networks Internetwork Voice Latency	Forget the promises of inexpensive long-distance rates. Can you really trust your voice network to frame relay or IP? - by Alan Joch
I'm Failing and I Can't Boot Up! The Desktop Management Interface Web-Based Enterprise Management Architecture Embedded Diagnostic Hardware	Embedded diagnostic hardware and new standards simplify the monitoring of system components. - by Nancy Nicolaisen

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