Region: NY,NJ,CT,PA -- Oracle Object Relational Database

Pardon the intrusion.

If anybody has wondered if there are any superior alternatives to JDBC as a means of connecting to Oracle 8? If so, there will be a presentation this Thursday that may shed some light on this issue and more.

Check out the arguments at the next presentation of the Object Developer's Group.

See below:
A technical presentation on distributed transitional middleware and object/relational databases will be given at JP Morgan in NYC .Thursday 17th. The presentation will begin at 7:00 pm. Refreshments /snacks will be provided. This presentation is being given by Simon Townsend, Development Manager for VEOS, ObjectShare (UK).

Registration is mandatory since JP Morgan for security reasons will not allow anybody in which has not been registered. Please register at: http://www.objdev.org/register

Abstract:
Background: The middleware market is vast, fragmented, and growing. IDC estimates that the market will grow by an annual gross rate of 33% from $1.27 billion in 1996 to $5.28 billion by the year 2001. Lehman Brothers expects Object Distributed Transaction processing and message oriented middleware to represent an addressable market of $2.5 billion. This session will cover:
Recent trends in the middleware and database markets, looking at the reasons behind the drive toward distributed transitional middleware and the emergence of the Object Relational Database. A technical overview of ObjectShare's product VEOS, discussing how it both meets the needs for distributed transitional Object middleware and is an effective environment for Oracle 8's Object Relational Database. VEOS provides the tools to build N-tier applications quickly and easily while taking full advantage of the power of Oracle8's Object Relational functionality. VEOS is an integrated development environment that sits on top of a scalable distributed transactional architecture, which provides object support from the client into the Database. It aims to make the task of delivering such systems an order of magnitude easier than it is today. VEOS provides:
An N-tier Distributed Architecture
Powerful and easy access to Oracle8 Objects Enhanced Object functionality on top of Oracle8 Load Balancing and Connection Management CORBA OTS transactional support across Client and Server integrated to the database
Role based security and end user authorization All of the above within an integrated development environment.

Bio: Simon Townsend, Development Manager for VEOS, ObjectShare (U.K.) Ltd. has over 15 years experience in Distributed Systems and 5 years in Smalltalk. He has been with ObjectShare U.K for the past 2 years and is currently working on the next VEOS release and with ObjectShare's involvement in OMG for Smalltalk.
Simon's prior experience includes work for large European banks in distributed and OO systems as well as real-time distributed industrial and defence systems. Received on Tue Dec 15 1998 - 18:59:09 CST