This is the first in a two-part tutorial series creating secure Java-based Web applications using Rational Application Developer, Data Studio and Rational AppScan. This first tutorial begins by showcasing how Data Studio with pureQuery can increase the efficiency of your database-driven Web development. You will be developing a Java Web application with Rational Application Developer, and then with Java Server Pages (JSP) you will deploy the application on WebSphere Application Server.

Use PHP to create a secure Internet file-sharing application that employs a database abstraction layer and separates HTML design from PHP programming.

Speaker: Carla Schroder, Columnist, EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet.com

Microsoft is launching a new salvo in its battle for Web server market supremacy with the introduction of Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 -- a key component of Windows Server 2008.

Whatever Microsoft wants, Microsoft seems to always get. Will its Hyper-V virtualization environment bring down VMware and dominate the untapped pool of data centers that have yet to commit to the technology?