Software Development

ActiveX’s move looks spurious to industry watchers

Transfer of Microsoft's object messaging technology to The Open Group draws fire from open-platform advocates

Oracle redefines the balance of power

Database giant's Network Computing Architecture makes it a real player in the intranet

Using the Graphics class

A close look at the Graphics class and the drawing primitives it provides, and a demonstration of its use

Container support for objects in Java 1.0.2

Organizing objects is easy when you put them into containers

Frequently sought solutions

Our esteemed columnist tackles your most common JavaScript questions

Managing the networked world with Java

JMAPI provides universal framework for network management tools

Marimba Software “pushes” information over Internet

Using menus and menu bars in applets

How to use the AWT's built-in menu classes in applets

Mitsubishi plans to be a big NC player

Gates pushes NetPC

Microsoft tries to steal NC thunder with promise of a 'lite' Windows, sealed PC