First I would like to say that people who starts a mail discarding other peoples thoughts with "nonsence" really don't deserve to be answered, but..:
I don't mean that object oriented databases are dead, but given the amount of effort given to the hype of object oriented databases, very few products remain. The reason has nothing to do with quality or that the idea of object oriented databases was bad. I have used Versant myself so i know. The problem was they didn't have the support of major software wendors who could sell them to customers (Additional sales). The mejor software vendors already had good, well tested products, and instead of making new ones they buildt in support for object storage in their existing products. Then there was no need for their customers to go out to by a object oriented database, so the market disappeared for those who made "native" object-oriented databases, even if they maybee had been a better solution technically (as Cedric seems to mean) We could come to see that development for native xml databases to, as Oracle and others are already building in support for xml in their produccts (all though they have not come very far yet) In fact, to my knowledge only Tamino from AG Software has a big corporation promoting it. Or are there others?? �yvind �yvind Vestavik �vre M�llenberggt 44b 7014 Trondheim [EMAIL PROTECTED] 41422911 On Fri, 24 May 2002, C�dric Viaud wrote: > Nonsense. > > First, it is very difficult to make a clear difference between traditionale > databases and XML ones. > > In fact, the only difference is the way you acces the datas. But in fact, > how are stored the datas is each database problem. > > In fact, XML databases, [ i mean databases which allow XML manipulation > (providing API specifics or standardised), even if they are also traditional > ones (Oracle) or not (XIndice) ] will be usefull if they complete the need. > > For those who thinks that Object databases are dead, they are wrong. In > fact, there is at least one powerfull database which work properly : > Versant. There is numerous application, in which it beats Oracle. > > Regards, > > C�dric > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "�yvind Vestavik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 6:09 PM > Subject: Re: XMLRPC or CORBA? > > > > I don't know and I don't think anyone can make anything but qualified > guesses. Maybe xml databases themselves will vanish like the object > databases did. > (Big corporations like oracle and others are already building in xml > support in their products) > Check out latest copy of "XML and Web Services Magazine" for discussion > > �yvind Vestavik > �vre M�llenberggt 44b > 7014 Trondheim > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 41422911 > > On Wed, 22 May 2002, Florin Tudor wrote: > > > I am going to use Xindice as a backend DB for a J2EE web app in Java. > > > > Which API do you think is better to use in order to acces the DB ? > > - the XML-RPC API > > - the XMLBD (CORBA-based?) API > > > > The key factors are: > > - speed > > - easyness to write code > > - future support of the API > > > > Are these APIs both created by xml.apache.org team or by a third-party? > > > > Florin Tudor > > > > Web Application Developer / Consultant > > Middleware & Programming Dept. > > Integrator /SAP Romania > > www.sap.ro, www.integrare.ro > > > >
