Re: database market share 2003

Noons <wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam> writes:

> Even Oracle admits RDB is a "hierarchical db" and doesn't have
> the nerve to call it relational!

Are you sure about that? I believe RDB originally stood for "relational database".

From http://www.oracle.com/rdb/

"Oracle Rdb is a full-featured, relational database management system for mission-critical applications on OpenVMS platforms.

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The Oracle Rdb family of products also includes Oracle CODASYL DBMS (a network data model database system), Oracle CDD/Repository (for managing meta data), and Oracle Trace."

Were you thinking CODASYL as above? Even that is not an hierarchical database!

Regards,

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Haider