A computer file or system of data organized in records and fields for fast retrieval and ease of updating. For an overview of network database trends see http://www.trinity.edu/rjensen/260wp/260wp.htm . Also see DTP , GainMomentum , JDBC , Middleware , Relational database management , SAP , Resource Description Framework , and 4GL Database Languages .
Key database system and enterprise resource planning (ERP) system web sites for large-scale systems are listed below:
Baan at http://www5.baan.com/cgi-bin/bvisapi.dll Cars at http://www.carsinfo.com /
DATATEL at http://www.datatel.com/
IBM DB 2 at http://www.software.ibm.com/data/db2/ Informix at http://www.informix.com/informix/products/
JD Edwards Enterprise Software http://www.jdedwards.com/
Microsoft SQL Server at http://www.microsoft.com/sql/default.htm Netscape Enterprise Server at http://merchant.netscape.com/netstore/servers/enterprise.html
Oracle at http://www.oracle.com/index_4.html PeopleSoft at http://www.peoplesoft.c
SCT at http://www.sctcorp.com/education.htm SAP at http://www.sap.com/
Some of the above systems are stronger on personnel management utilities and weaker on database technologies. Others are stronger on database technologies and weaker on personnel management. In all cases, installation of a system is no piece of cake. In some cases it can take years and millions of dollars to get a system in place. But in those instances these larger systems are the only feasible alternatives. More...