Object-relational DBMSs
Subtitle: tracking the next great wave
By: Michael Stonebraker, Paul Brown, with Dorothy Moore.
Contributors: Brown, Paul, 1968-; Moore, Dorothy.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: The Morgan Kaufmann series in data management systems
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
Published: 1999
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
Subjects: Object-oriented databases.
Description: Discover why object-relational technology is ideal for supporting a broad spectrum of data types and application areas, from financial services to multimedia data. In this completely revised and updated edition, database experts Michael Stonebraker and Paul Brown explore the object-relational paradigm and examine the most recent developments in the field.

Specially written for database application programmers, database analysts, and IT managers, this book includes detailed information on how to classify DBMS applications, where object-relational DBMSs fit in the database world, and what mechanisms are required to support such an engine.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-282) and index.