Transactional replication typically starts with a snapshot of the publication database objects and data. As soon as the initial snapshot is taken, subsequent data changes and schema modifications made at the Publisher are usually delivered to the Subscriber as they occur (in near real time).

A function common to many programming languages that returns the next integer value by rounding the value up if necessary.

Chilkat is a company which develops libraries for a number of platforms, including Linux, MAC OS X, iOS, Android, Solaris, HP-UX, Red Hat, CentOS, FreeBSD and Windows.

A tag for questions relating to the world view underlying a particular software methodology or theory.

JCIFS is an Open Source client library that implements the CIFS/SMB networking protocol in 100% Java.

A changelog is a log or record of changes made to a project.

Shell Extensions are COM objects that extendeds functionality of Windows Explorer.

Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) is a protocol suite for securing IP communications by authenticating and/or encrypting each IP packet of a communication session.

Tunneling is a technique that enables remote access users to connect to a variety of network resources through a public data network.

MAXScript is the built-in scripting language in Autodesk 3ds MAX. It can be used to automate repetitive tasks as well as develop new tools and user interfaces.