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After a long stay in dry dock, Computer Associates International, Inc.'s Jas- mine object database finally has been deemed seaworthy. Now CA has to go out and prove it can […]

Informix Software, Inc. may have made a big mess of its database business this year by pushing object technology too hard. But that isn't stopping other vendors from hopping on […]

The Gap, Inc. is turning to an object-oriented architecture to provide its sales force the information it needs to maintain the companys 20% annual growth rate. 'Our real goal is […]

Microsoft Corp.'s plan to let its SQL Server database reach out and touch multimedia data stored elsewhere is an interesting twist on the idea of object-enabling databases, according to users […]

British Aerospace Airbus Ltd. is piloting object-oriented technology as it takes its entire computer system in for an overhaul. The Bristol, England-based airplane manufacturer is revamping its computer system, which […]

While the other big database vendors rush to marry relational and object technologies, Computer Associates International, Inc. is keeping the two from even going steady. CA is leaving the Ingres […]

InterSystems Corp. hopes that Cache 2007, the newest version of its object-relational database, will help it expand its customer base beyond its health care niche. About 80% of the Cambridge, […]

They can solve real problems -- if you can find experts to handle them broker sells 1,000 shares of General Electric. A receptionist checks a patient into a clinic. A […]

You probably think of object-oriented databases as exotic tools that work just fine -- in an ivory tower. But with traditional relational databases choking on today's complex queries, more mainstream […]

Revamp helps IT deal with deregulationBy Thomas Hoffman San Francisco utility PG&E Corp. is relying on object-oriented software to help it react quickly to changing business conditions in California's natural […]

Dwarfed by relational technology, object databases continue their long march toward widespread user acceptance. Meanwhile, relational database vendors such as Informix Software, Inc. and Oracle Corp. are pushing hybrids that […]

Major database vendors aren't exactly putting the pedal to the metal to deliver promised object technology. Nearly five months after shipping its Oracle8 database, Oracle Corp. is just starting to […]

Alliedsignal, Inc.'s Engines Division isn't just dabbling in CORBA. It depends on the Common Object Request Broker Architecture as the framework for all its new computer applications. The division, based […]

Oracle Corp. is about to unveil an object repository that will let developers on one project team more easily reuse code written by other teams at the same company. Federated […]

Object Design, Inc. plans this week to release an updated version of its market-leading object database that lets users tap in to Java. ObjectStore 5.0 adds support for storing native […]

Oracle Corp. has licensed object request broker software from Visigenic Software, Inc. in San Mateo, Calif. It will resell the products as part of its Network Computing Architecture. Oracle, in […]

Air France is preparing for takeoff on a project that will shuttle key pieces of its mainframe-based reservation system to a Unix server running an object database a maneuver that […]