Nmap Version Detection Rocks

Most people have heard of Nmap, the ubiquitous portscanner and more, available at http://www.insecure.org/nmap/. Recently, a new version of Nmap was released with a new and frequently requested feature - version scanning.

JMX Boosts J2EE Application Management

As J2EE adoption grows, the business use and importance of J2EE application deployments are on the rise. Increasingly, mission-critical applications are being built and deployed on J2EE infrastructures. This trend is driving the demand for better administration, monitoring, and management of J2EE applications, as well as the underlying network and systems infrastructure. The software industry has widely recognized the importance of J2EE application management to…

iHotelier: Demonstrating the Potential of Flash for Web App Design

In terms of delivering content to all different types of platforms, developers have seen some real advantages with HTML. Before HTML, they faced major challenges creating applications when users had a variety of hardware, operating systems, and software platforms. We've gotten very used to the comforts of browser independence.

SQL Server Parallel Execution Plans

Microsoft SQL Server introduced parallel query processing capability in version 7.0. The purpose of parallel query execution is to complete a query involving a large amount of data more quickly than possible with a single thread on computers with more than one processor.