Re: UML 2.0 for database modeling versus ER diagrams?

From: Matthias Hoys <anti_at_spam.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:56:11 +0200
Message-ID: <4a68c073$0$2860$ba620e4c_at_news.skynet.be>


"dana" <dana_at_work_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:a3f4409e-bc8d-4a1d-9ad3-15eb39c2210d_at_c14g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>> Hasn't IBM's Rational Rose product pretty much won the battle in this
>> area?
>>
>> Is anyone using any of the Oracle corp alternatives for any serious
>> design?
>
> We recently switched from TOAD to Oracle's SQL Developer (free) for
> object browsing and writing SQL. Oracle has their Data Modeling
> extension for SQL Developer, but the list price is USD $3,000 + USD ~
> $600 per year for maintenance. Thought it was a replacement for Oracle
> Designer, but evidently it doesn't do absolutely everything Designer
> did.
>
> Enterprise Architect, we already have licenses for. So I'm
> experimenting with it. But it's not purpose-built for database design.
>
> What does Rational Rose cost. I've been told PowerDesigner is nice as
> well as affordable. Didn't realize Sybase was still in business though.

We use Visual Case. Pretty cheap and not so performant but it does the trick.
http://visualcase.com/

Matthias Received on Thu Jul 23 2009 - 14:56:11 CDT

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