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Date:      Tue, 3 Mar 1998 09:09:27 -0700
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        shimon@simon-shapiro.org
Cc:        Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp>, current@FreeBSD.ORG, jak@cetlink.net, opsys@mail.webspan.net, smp@csn.net, Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, "John S.Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>, Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
Subject:   Re: 3.0-RELEASE?
Message-ID:  <199803031609.JAA29162@mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <XFMail.980302222124.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
References:  <Pine.SV4.3.95.980303143444.3809A-100000@parkplace.cet.co.jp> <XFMail.980302222124.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>

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> > ODI's ObjectStore is faster than Oracle, Sybase, or Informix.  Much
> > faster. 
> 
> Does it support a true relational model?

Not really.

> Purely OO database engine is
> heirarchial in nature and better be faster than a relational.

It depends.  If you data is organized in such a manner that heirachial
(sp?) data access is faster, then it's a win.  But, if you end up having
lots of 'built-in' relationships that aren't necessarily obvious or
setup apriori from the objects themselves, then it can be *much* slower.



Nate

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