Re: searching for the right dbm ...

Andrea Frascari <mir5360@iperbole.bologna.it> wrote: >Hello, >I'm developing an application that will manage medium amounts of data. >The analysis is completed, and it's now time to undertake some >architectural >decisions, such as which database to use. >The application will run on Windows 95 and NT. >What follows is a list of the main features the database is supposed to >have: >- cost: free for the end users. We need an "unlimited" licence. >- ODBC support >- SQL-based Then forget about Paradox. >- sicurety: hi, transaction support required: the application will >manage big money transfers ! Then forget about MS SQL >- performance: hi retreival and insertion speed: the number of records >will not be huge though (biggest tables around 25,000 recors). >Any suggestion? That leaves the majors: Oracle, Informix, Sybase. And the "interesting" ones, that are not major, and have more affordable prices with reasonable performance: Borland Interbase, IBM DB2 on OS2. >What do you folks think of Microsoft Access for instance? Does it come >with an "unlimited" licence? No, one seat at a time. FG Marand: fgm@soon.com --------------------------------------------------- O.S.I. Vente par correspondance: Fax: 01 69 31 27 70 Agorus Vente au d'tail: T'l: 01 69 30 80 10 Fax: 01 69 31 27 70