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From: simmel@ginosko.samsung.com (Sergiu Simmel)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Selecting a commercial RDBMS (Request for suggestions)
Keywords: RDBMS
Message-ID: <1089@ginosko.samsung.com>
Date: 12 May 89 13:12:46 GMT
Organization: Samsung Software America, Inc.
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I am trying to select a commercial RDBMS product to be used as a back-end
for a system we're working on.  Here are a few criteria for selection:

  * RDBMS should have a large enough share of the Unix(tm) RDBMS market;
  * RDBMS should have a quality (stable, well designed, working, complete)
    programmatic (3GL) interface (no pre-processors, such as ESQL, required);
  * RDBMS should run on a variety of hardware platforms (Suns, Pyramids,
    perhaps DECstations 3100);
  * company should provide good technical support for 3rd party developers;
  * company should provide adequate VAR program and support;
  * RDBMS should have adequate performance;
     * RDBMS should be compact in size and architecture.

   Although there is no total order among these criteria, the importance tends
   to decrease down the list.

   Assuming that the result of applyting all these restrictions is not null,
   what product would YOU select if you were me?

  Please direct responses via e-mail to address below. I will post a summary if
  relevant responses arrive.  Thank you, in anticipation, for your effort and
  responsiveness.

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