Charles Finley wrote:
>
> David Thatcher wrote:
> > SAPDB seems to be very robust in features.
>
> I found this with a google search:
>
> "SAP DB is an open, SQL-based, relational database system that provides high
> availability and performance scaling from small to very large
> implementations. In addition, SAP DB goes beyond relational database
> technology by offering object orientation as well as support for managing
> unstructured data. It supports open standards including SQL, JDBC and ODBC;
> access from Perl and Python; and HTTP-based services with HTML or XML
> content. SAP DB (formerly known as ADABAS) has gone Open Source. SAP DB
> Version 7.3.00 is available for Linux, Windows NT/Windows 2000, Solaris,
> HP-UX, Tru64, AIX. For those who don't want to pay for an Oracle-like
> database with comparable functionality (and better than MySQL ;-)"
>

There are lots of choices...

PostgreSQL is starting to get a pretty solid reputation behind it.
There is even a "first port" for MPE that you can play with.
http://www.postgresql.org

Much of the "competition" is over tools among RDMBS.  Oracle likes
to lock you in with pl/sql and proprietary tools.  Of course,
other RDBMS may have unique features, too.

I'm looking for a database to move to along side (or after) Image for
business applications, not something with so many bells and features
(e.g. Oracle) that I have to hire a couple of DBAs to keep it running
well and help us use it well.

Simplicity and designed for business are wonderful things in Image.

Ironically, http://www.hp-eloquence.com/ might provide such a beast,
but it's not open source. You can download a personal version for free.
I wonder if HP would thown in a license for HP-Eloquence for those
who migrate from MPE, but stay on HP hardware?   It runs on HPUX,
Windows, and LInux.  I wonder if they would consider making an MPE
version available to ease migration?

With discipline, a RDBMS can be contained to just the set of features
and practices that would make it attractive.

Richard
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