Re: ObjectStore vs. SQL server

From: Jan Hidders <hidders_at_REMOVE.THIS.uia.ua.ac.be>
Date: 10 Nov 2002 16:09:55 +0100
Message-ID: <3dce76c3$1_at_news.uia.ac.be>


Anat wrote:
>
>My C++ server code currently uses ObjectStore 4.0. When thinking further
>into the future I have to decide which type of database to use -
>1) Upgrading my code to ObjectStore 6.0. (Still using DDE for
> client-server(DB) tranactions)
>2) Removing ObjectStore from my code and using SQL server instead.
>(Separating the DB from the server)
>
>There are advantages and disadvanges for both. One of the major
>disadvantage of ObjectStore is the uncertainty of its support in the future
>versus SQL server.

I believe eXcelon has just been acquired by the Progress Software Corporation. I know they are shifting their attention to XML native databases with XIS, but XIS uses Objectstore as its database engine. So why do you think future support is uncertain?

  • Jan Hidders
Received on Sun Nov 10 2002 - 16:09:55 CET

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