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INTRODUCTION TO OBJECT ORIENTED DATA BASES:
Object Databases:
Became commercially popular in mid 1990’s
You can store the data in the same format as you use it. No paradigm shift.
Did not reach full potential till the classes they store were decoupled from the
database schema.
Open source implementation available – low cost solution now exists.
What is Object Oriented Database? (OODB)
A database system that incorporates all the important objectoriented
concepts
Some additional features
o Unique Object identifiers
o Persistent object handling
Is the coupling of Object Oriented (OOP) Programming
principles with Database Management System (DBMS) principles
o Provides access to persisted objects using the same OOprogramming language
Advantages of OODBS
Designer can specify the structure of objects and their behavior
(methods)
Better interaction with object-oriented languages such as Java and
C++
Definition of complex and user-defined types
Encapsulation of operations and user-defined methods
Object Database Vendors
Matisse Software Inc.,
Objectivity Inc.,
Poet's FastObjects,
Computer Associates,
eXcelon Corporation
Db4o