A database that is managed by an object-oriented database management system (ODBMS). Object databases are closely aligned with a particular object-oriented programming language and enable the data in ...

This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big Data Analytics. What is an object-oriented Database? An object oriented database manages objects ...

True object-oriented database management systems (ODBMS) handle various object types and are themselves object oriented. Some of the ODBMSes available today are Versant, Servio Corp.'s Gemstone, ...

FastObjects .Net brings object-oriented database technology to the .Net environment. Given that the majority of .Net database applications employ RDBMSes on their back end, you might wonder if it ...

PostgreSQL is a first-rate, enterprise-worthy open source RDBMS (relational database management system) that compares very favorably to high-priced closed-source commercial databases. Databases are ...

Database administration is simply maintaining records of any type—customer lists, vendor histories, or addresses, for example—using computer software known as a database management system (DBMS). As ...

Search serves the purpose of retrieving a view or list of already persisted instances of business objects for a business scenario. For example, in a bank account system, a typical search would be, ...

RDBMSs were a big step forward when compared to their non-relational predecessors. The network and hierarchical databases that predated the RDBMS were cumbersome and inflexible, and most developers ...

For the first time in over 20 years, there appear to be cracks forming in the relational model’s dominance of the database management systems market. The relational database management system (RDBMS) ...