| Title: | DEC Rdb against the World | 
| Moderator: | HERON::GODFRIND | 
| Created: | Fri Jun 12 1987 | 
| Last Modified: | Thu Feb 23 1995 | 
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Number of topics: | 1348 | 
| Total number of notes: | 5438 | 
    Can anyone give me a comprehensive yet brief comparison among the
    following as relational database management system :
    
    	UNIFY
    	SIR/DBMS
    	ORACLE
    	PROGRESS
    	INFORMIX
    	RDB/VMS
    
    I need to convince some customers that RDB/VMS is better than the
    others. Thanks !
    
    	
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines | 
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| 572.1 | In addtion to .0 | MANM01::ADEGUZMAN | Mon Feb 19 1990 10:26 | 15 | |
|     In addition to my question 572.0, I would like to have an evaluation in
    terms of the following :
    
    	a. as an application database system
    	   availability of 4GL that can be ported to it.
    	b. fast track
    	   availability of forms management software
    	c. workbench
    	   availability of wordprocessing and spreadsheet software
    	d. toolkit
    	e. powertools
    	   layered products and 3rd party softwares.
    
    Thanks again.
    
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| 572.2 | Finally | PNKFLD::BOOTH | What am I?...An Oracle? | Wed Feb 21 1990 14:31 | 8 | 
|     We have an abridged version of the Martin Butler/Robin Bloor evaluation
    of VAX databases. That abridged version compares Oracle, Ingres,
    Sybase, Adabas, and Rdb.
    
    The complete Butler report includes Progress and Informix as well, I
    think. The complete report is available from ButlerBloor in London.
    
    ---- Michael Booth
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| 572.3 | More Information | MAIL::FARLOWS | Software Sells Hardware | Wed Feb 21 1990 16:35 | 5 | 
|     Also check BROKE::DB_COMPETITIVE_HELP and you should get slide show
    number 863 for a presentation of Rdb and its integration with other
    information management products.  It is an excellent presentation.
    
    Steve Farlow
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