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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@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?

Received on Sun Nov 10 2002 - 09:09:55 CST

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