Jan/Feb 2002

PROBLEMS, SOLUTIONS, AND MULTIVALUE

Every database administrator and user in the MultiValue community has problems with their software, large and small. Tools are as powerful as ever, but problems are ever more difficult to define. How do you figure out what the problem REALLY is and prevent the common mistake of getting the solution done before you really understood the problem? BY STEVEN BACKMAN

DIAMOND IN THE (MAIN)STREAM: THE (MAIN) MULTIVALUE ROLE IN DATA WAREHOUSING

In the conclusion of his series on MultiValue and data warehousing, author Steve VanArsdale examines ETL, or extract-transform-load-an extraordinary tool for data warehousing projects. BY STEVE VANARSDALE

SPECTRUM SPOTLIGHT: SUNERGOS SOFTWARE SATISFIES THE NEED FOR SPEED

There's a new growing entrant in the MultiValue community-Sunergos Software, a company founded in 1998 to bring high-speed graphical access to MultiValue data utilizing the UniObjects API. MUST-HAVE PALM ACCESSORIES As Palms continue to mature in the marketplace, so do the accessories that are created for them. BY NATHAN RECTOR

CONSUMER CHRONICLES: HOW DOCUMENT IMAGING DELIVERS THE GOODS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY, PART 1

For the transport and logistics industry, sharing logistics data via Web and WAN, offering extended services, and being able to access digital versions of crucial documents like signed proof of delivery forms or bills of lading is no longer just a good idea, it's a necessity to remain competitive.

THE HISTORY OF MULTIVALUE, CHAPTER 3: PUTTING A FACE ON THE TECHNOLOGY (CONTINUED)

How Ken Simms' "DATA BASIC" saved the day (in time to avoid hundreds of lawsuits and "thrown out" systems) and gave Microdata programmers the necessary tools to build maintainable application software to handshake with the incredible Reality English query language. BY GUS GIOBBI

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