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Databases  by Marjorie Richardson

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Creating a Client-Server Database System with Windows 95 and Linux  by Liu Kwong Ip

Here's the way to develop a dial-on-demand database cluster in Linux.

Using Java Servlets with Database Connectivity  by Bruce McDonald

The persistent nature of Java servlets makes them ideal for database/web technology. Mr. McDonald takes a look at using servlets with PostgreSQL and JDBC.

Open Database Connectivity  by Peter Harvey

Mr. Harvey describes the ODBC open specification for application developers.

MySQL Introduction  by David Axmark and Michael Widenius

A look at the MySQL database—where it's been, where it is now, and where it's going.

Oracle Database Administration on Linux with ORAC-DBA  by Kevin Kitts

Database Administration got you down? Here's a tool to help you out.

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Performance Comparison  by Tim Newman

A look at computational performance for an appoication running on an x86 CPU with Linux and Windows 95/98/NT, and how they compare.

PHP version 4  by Craig Knudsen

This personal tool to a popular Apache module is now in version 4 beta.

Linus Torvalds  by Marjorie Richardson

A conversation with the man himself.

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ICP vortex GDT RAID Controllers  by Eric Green

DB2 v5.2 for Linux  by John Kacur

CodeWizard for Linux  by Ben Crowder

VA Linux Workstation VArStation XMP  by Jason Kroll

MySQL and mSQL  by Reuven M. Lerner

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System Administration   EMU—Event Management Utility  by Jarra Voleynik and Anna Voleynik

The authors present a freely available tool for monitoring enterprise systems through simplicity toward complexity.

At the Forge   Working with LWP  by Reuven M. Lerner

Focus on Software   Focus on Software  by David A. Bandel

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NoSQL Tutorial  by Giuseppe Paterno

A comprehensive look at the NoSQL database.

Interfacing Relational Databases to the Web  by Will Benton

This document explains how to build a database-backed web site using Apache, the php3 module and the PostgreSQL relational database.

Automating IP Host Data Collection on a LAN  by Joe Nasal

Using Linux and the ACEDB database system makes easy work of local area network management.

Buy One, Get One Free  by R. Scott Gray, Luke Pargiter and Phil Pfeiffer

Configuring Linux as a dual-purpose user environment.

Linux in the Tropics  by Rodrigo Bernardo Pimentel

Linux is flourishing in Brazil. There is a Brazilian distribution, several high-traffic mailing lists, articles on mainstream newspapers and many users. Now, they have their first Linux User's Association.

Mastering Linux  by Bob van der Poel

Linux Configuration & Installation, 4th Ed.  by Bob van der Poel

A book review.

How to Install and Configure Oracle on Linux  by Greg Flannery

A step by step demonstration of the Oracle installation process.