Re: Informix vs. Sybase vs. Oracle vs. (gasp) MS SQL Server

Perhaps someone could explain why object databases are so little used - both have theory going back to the 60's From what I see and hear from people at the sharp end using ObjectStore - it's a can of worms. It doesnt perform, it isn't robust, and it isn't easy to use - but it's supposed to look cool on the CV (this year anyway)! J. Duhl wrote: > Interesting to see where the relational database architectures > are now relative to some of the object databases architectures. > > There are several object databases that already scale for > large distributed networks (e.g. Objectivity, Versant, > Object Design). That is one of their advantages over > an RDBMS. They also handle complex processing much better > with higher performance and on less resources. > Stillpoint Consulting > 74443.2610@compuserve.com -- Peter Collard Senior DBA Lehman Brothers, London pcollard@lehman.com