DBMS, November 1996
David Linthicum's article "Objects Meet Data" was quite timely for me. (See DBMS, September 1996, page 72.) However, in my search for a product to use in my required "object-to-table" mapping, I have been researching the Ontos Object Integration Server, which was not even listed in the article's Object-to-Relational Products table. Was there a specific reason why you excluded this product or was it just an oversight?
Tom Leslie
thomas.leslie@rnb.com
Thank you for pointing out the relevance of the Ontos Object Integration Server. We did not exclude it for any specific reason - it was an oversight as you guessed. Readers interested in this product can contact Ontos Inc. at 900 Chelmsford Street, Lo well, MA 01851; 508-323-8000 or fax 508-323-8101; http://www.ontos.com; email: info@ontos.com.
Many object DBMS (ODBMS) vendors also provide features that allow object-oriented applications to access relational DBMSs while also accessing the vendor's ODBMS. The DBMS Buyer's Guide available on our Web site at http://www. dbmsmag.com has a category listing several ODBMS products.
- Ed.
I am an online help developer; I create online company newsletters, internal help files, and all of the help files for our software product. I convert things to HTML, and I'm involved with our infant Web page.
I am also trying to convince management to go with an Intranet using our existing TCP/IP, NT server, and software, rather than implementing Lotus Notes. So Internet Systems was a pleasant surprise.
Again, I just wanted to provide you with positive feedback. I wish you much luck.
Kathy McInerney
Allenbook Inc.
Portland, Maine
Thank you for your remarks about Internet Systems. We have had such positive feedback about the May and October supplements that we will begin publishing the Internet Systems supplement every other month, beginning with the January 1997 issue of DBMS.
- Ed.