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From: scott@boake2.UUCP (Scott Boake)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Which DBMS should I switch to ? Comments pleass...
Keywords: DBMS,4GL,SQL
Message-ID: <245@boake2.UUCP>
Date: 14 Oct 88 20:19:20 GMT
Organization: Small Systems Consulting
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I am in the process of evaluating several data base packages for developing
applications for clients.

Packages under consideration are: (Other suggestions for packages which I
should be looking at are welcome!)

    1 - Progress
    2 - Oracle
    3 - Informix

We would like to have a package which meets the following criteria:

    1 - Ported to many machines.  (OS other than UNIX is a plus)
    2 - 4GL with SQL available.
    3 - Easy to use report generator.
    4 - No need for C code for simple applications - but should allow
        a "clean" intergration of C routines.  By clean I mean a well
        thought out interface.
    5 - Control of where data files go.  (ie. split across devices,
        works well with stateful remote file systems)
    6 - Knowledgeable support staff.
    7 - A history of updates and keeping the product up to the times.
        Or current data base was not bad 3-4 years ago but is way out of
	date now.
    8 - Quick development time.
    9 - Works with standard UNIX development tools is a plus.  I would like
        to be able to take the programs written in the 4GL and edit them
        with any of the standard editors / use SCCS or RCS on them, etc.

Any and all comments are welcome.

If you could drop me a line or two and tell me what you feel are the strong
points / weak points of the package your using are I would appreciate it.


----Scott

Scott Boake                                            Small Systems Consulting
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