<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns:MadCap="http://www.madcapsoftware.com/Schemas/MadCap.xsd" MadCap:lastBlockDepth="2" MadCap:lastHeight="120" MadCap:lastWidth="624" MadCap:disableMasterStylesheet="true" MadCap:tocPath="Product Philosophy" MadCap:InPreviewMode="false" MadCap:RuntimeFileType="Topic" MadCap:TargetType="WebHelp" MadCap:PathToHelpSystem="../../" MadCap:HelpSystemFileName="index.xml" MadCap:SearchType="Stem"> <head><title>OODBMS </title> <script type="text/javascript">/* <![CDATA[ */ window.onload = function(){ var pathToFlash = $('html').attr('MadCap:PathToHelpSystem') + 'Content/Resources/Code/ZeroClipboard.swf'; ZeroClipboard.setMoviePath(pathToFlash); function bindToClipBord(element,content){ var clip = new ZeroClipboard.Client(); clip.setText(content); clip.glue(element); }; if(location.protocol==='file:'){ $('.copylink-marker').remove(); } else{ $('.copylink-marker').each(function(){ var text = $(this).parent().parent().children('.prettyprint').html(); $(this).hover(function(){ bindToClipBord(this,text); }, function(){}); }); } prettyPrint(); }; /* ]]> */</script> <link href="../SkinSupport/MadCap.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <link href="../Resources/Stylesheets/OnlineStyle.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <script src="../SkinSupport/MadCapAll.js"> </script> <script src="../Resources/Code/prettify.js"> </script> <script src="../Resources/Code/lang-vb.js"> </script> <script src="../Resources/Code/jquery.min.js"> </script> <script src="../Resources/Code/ZeroClipboard.js"> </script> </head> <body> <p class="MCWebHelpFramesetLink" style="display: none;"><a href="../../index_CSH.html#product_philosophy/oodbms.htm" style="">Open topic with navigation</a> </p> <div class="MCBreadcrumbsBox"><span class="MCBreadcrumbsPrefix">You are here: </span><a class="MCBreadcrumbsLink" href="../product_philosophy.htm">Product Philosophy</a><span class="MCBreadcrumbsDivider"> > </span><span class="MCBreadcrumbs">OODBMS</span> </div> <p> <script type="text/javascript">/*<![CDATA[*/document.write('<a href="' + location.href +'">'); document.write("Direct Link"); document.write('</a>');/*]]>*/</script> </p> <p> </p> <h1><a name="kanchor1"></a>OODBMS</h1> <p>The emergence of distributed data architectures - in networks, on clients and embedded in "smart" products such as cars or medical devices - is causing companies in an array of industries to look beyond traditional <span class="MCTextPopup"><a href="javascript:void(0);" class="MCTextPopupSpot" onclick="FMCTextPopup( event, this ); return false;">RDBMS<img style="border: none;margin-left: 5px;" src="../SkinSupport/ExpandingClosed.gif" MadCap:altsrc="../SkinSupport/ExpandingOpen.gif" class="MCExpandingIcon" onload="if ( typeof( FMCPreloadImage ) == 'function' ) { FMCPreloadImage( '../SkinSupport/ExpandingOpen.gif' ); }" /></a><span class="MCTextPopupBody" style="display: none; ">Relational Database Management System</span></span> technology and ORM for an improved way to deal with object persistence. </p> <p>They are searching for a solution that can handle an enormous number of often complex objects, offer powerful replication and query capabilities, reduce development and maintenance costs and require minimum to zero administration overhead.</p> <p>These requirements can be fulfilled by using an Object Oriented Database Management System (<a href="#" class="glossaryTerm_0">OODBMS</a>). OODBMS provides an ideal match with object oriented environments like Java and .NET reducing the cost of development, support and versioning and hence overall system costs.</p> <p>Using OODBMS in software projects also better supports modern Agile software engineering practices like:</p> <ul> <li value="1">Continuous refactoring.</li> <li value="2">Agile modeling.</li> <li value="3">Continuous regression testing.</li> <li value="4">Configuration management.</li> <li value="5">Developer "sandboxes".</li> </ul> <p>(For more information about OODBMS technology refer to the <a href="http://www.odbms.org/">ODBMS.ORG website</a>.)</p> <script type="text/javascript" src="../SkinSupport/MadCapBodyEnd.js"> </script> </body> </html>