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Marc Blum wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Several times I've been asked, if there are any object-oriented databases having
> relevance to the IT market.
>
> IMHO there is no such OO-database-product, which can mess with RDBMS products
> (Oracle, MS-SQLserver, DB2, Postgres...) regarding
>
> - functionality
> - robustness
> - performance
> - scalability
> - beeing well positioned as a product
>
> Being a RDBMS- and ORA-head, I'm possibly a little biased, so let me ask you:
>
> Are there OO-database-products out here?
>
> Used in bigger projects?
>
> And strategically positioned inside an enterprise IT?
>
> Anyone out there having worked with such products and willing to tell his
> experiences?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Marc
Marc,
You might look at www.gemstone.com, especially their GemStone/S product. While it is often used with Oracle or other RDBMS backend, some consider it as OODBMS. And they have some really admirable references.
Darko Krstic Received on Mon Jun 18 2007 - 02:44:35 CDT