They provide the means for two-way communication with most SQL based and RDBM systems. Likewise CAOS SQL Server is a similar set of external routines that connect CAOS to Sybase's SQL Server database. CAOS DAL uses Data Access Language to pull data from a variety of systems including DB2, RDB, Ingress, Informix, SQL Server, Oracle, Datatrieve, RDO and other systems. And since CAOS has its own multi-tasking architecture, any CAOS database can manage several host connections simultaneously. The ultimate goal for CAOS is for its technology to evolve as a front end for the entire Cardiac Center.
Integration is a key component.
This concept takes time. What is most important is that CAOS is the foundation technology that allows this to happen.