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From: rhg@ncoast.UUCP (Rich Garrett)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Which Database and Hardware
Message-ID: <2377@ncoast.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 16-Apr-87 22:01:44 EST
Article-I.D.: ncoast.2377
Posted: Thu Apr 16 22:01:44 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 21-Apr-87 03:49:07 EST
Reply-To: rhg@ncoast.UUCP (Rich Garrett)
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Organization: Cleveland Public Access UN*X, Cleveland, Oh
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I am looking for comments from fellow net readers to help me make a strategic
decision for a company that will be moving their hospital information system
software from pascal to a fourth generation language.  They currently have 
over 70 hospitals in the under 300 bed marketplace using their HIS.

My questions are as follows:

Which of the databases that are available running under Un*x or VMS would
you recommend and why?

In that a portable environment (hardware) is important; what suggestions 
do you have?

Since the company will be converting from Pascal to a database, probably
with some C routines, are there any software tools and or companies that 
would assist in such an effort?

They are also looking for a hardware to use as the base environment.  Many
vendors have been mentioned; ATT, Convergent, NCR, Unisys and DEC.  
Comments from fellow software developers regarding support policies and
VAR relationships would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your efforts in providing me with valuable 
experience!  

Rich Garrett
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