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From: MN.ZP4@forsythe.stanford.edu (Henk Pechler)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Q: which RDBMS for Sun/4
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Date: 20 May 89 00:25:32 GMT
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My experience with databases is limited to IBM mainframes and PC
(-compatibles).   I am looking into RDBMS products that
run on Sun/4 workstations.  I need to further refine my list
my questions/requirements for a 1-3 workstation situation but
here is a start:

- is there a clear market leader?  if so, which product(s)?
  what approximate price?
- is there a product available that will have something good
  to offer to both experienced application developers and
  'naive' users who might want to do small projects on their own?
- product that runs under DOS (and/or OS/2) as well:
  -transportable applications?
  -file read/write across platforms?
- file transfer with other software: word processors, SAS, graphics
- how much Sun/OS savvy is required to maintain the product
  (e.g., if you pick this product you need a halftime systems
  person for frequent finetuning, disk monitoring etc. as
  opposed to a product that requires less maintenance by
  comparison)?
- what are good sources for reviews, latest news etc.?

Thanks,

-Henk