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Re: Relational Databases and Their Guts

From: Paul Vernon <paul.vernon_at_ukk.ibmm.comm>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 10:05:07 +0100
Message-ID: <bcrugi$1hla$1@gazette.almaden.ibm.com> 





"Todd Bandrowsky" <anakin_at_unitedsoftworks.com> wrote in message
news:af3d9224.0306182050.1dc3fe42_at_posting.google.com...
[snip]


> Be warned though, there is a difference between RDBMS and Relational

> Databases.




What on earth do you mean by that?



> RDMBS are based on a subset of theoretical work by some

> pioneers like Codd and Date.  A real relational database is much

> broader.




Ditto.



Regards


Paul Vernon


Business Intelligence, IBM Global Services
Received on Thu Jun 19 2003 - 04:05:07 CDT












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