Hello,

I'm french and I'm new to multivalue SGBD.
Sorry for my mistakes in the language.

I have a potential client using D3 SGBD and Pick environment.

I would like to know more about these technologies.

First, I've visited RainingData site.
And I've not found precise technical articles about these technology,
neither a list of client companies.
Does RainingData still have many clients arround the world using D3 ?

Where can I find technical comparatives bitween mv-SGBD and SGBDR ?
(respective advantages).
Data secutity : what are the caracterics of the D3 SGBD ?

What are the main caracteristics of the different developement
environment using D3 ?

What are the ways for a company using D3 with an environment in text
mode, to migrate to grapic environment and/or to write simple
applications for the Web ?

Thanks.
Regards,
bye

Thierry G.

Pardon my ignorance - but WTF is SGBD ?

According to One-Touch Dictionary:

Systeme de Getion des Bases de Donnees
Systema de Gestion de Bases de Datos (Spanish)
Sistema di Gestione Basi di Dati (Italian)

Database Management System
(System for the Management of the Bases of Data; romance languages, you
know.)



<mg.ryder (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Yes Mark and mg,

sorry for my french abbreviation or acronym.
The most simple is to remplace "SGBD" by "database" or "databases
system", so I rewrite :

I'm french and I'm new to multivalued databases.
Sorry for my mistakes in the language.


I have a potential client using D3 database and Pick environment.


I would like to know more about these technologies.
Where can I find documentation ?

First, I've visited RainingData site.
And I've not found precise technical articles about these technology,
neither a list of client companies.
Does RainingData still have many clients arround the world using D3 ?

Where can I find technical comparatives between MultiValued databases
and Relational databases ?
(respective advantages, ...).
Data secutity : what are the caracterics of the D3 database system ?

What are the main caracteristics of the different developement
environment using D3 ?

What are the ways for a company using D3 with an environment in text
mode, to migrate to graphic environment and/or to write simple
applications for the Web ?

Thanks.
Regards,
bye

Thierry G.

Thierry,

No doubt you have visited http://www.rainingdata.com/fr/ ? Key
documentation can be accessed here
http://www.rainingdata.com/support/d...ion/index.html

D3 is still actively sold & supported, though the company has never
provided lists of key clients. However, the technology is employed
across many business and government sectors, and there are also other
products in the "multi-value" database space like Universe &
Unidata (IBM), Reality (Northgate), jBase, Revelation, Univision &
others.

Raining Data provide their own gateways for simple web connectivity via
FlashConnect, and their PDP.net product allows for integration to .net
development.

There are also other 3rd party products, like our own Viságe product
suite, which provides facilities for GUI development using web
technologies, forms & report designing, OLAP/Data Warehousing,
integrated imaging, plus fax & email gateways.

So, you have plenty of options on that front. I'll leave it to others
to point to comparative resources & advantages beyond legacy relational
systems, introduce other product options, etc

Regards

Ross Ferris
Stamina Software Pty Ltd
Viságe > Better by Design

mg.ryder (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:
Oh please, Mike, cut the guy some slack. He said he's french and he's
obviously trying harder to speak english than anyone here tries to
speak french. From the context it's obvious that he's talking about
the french equivalent of "DBMS".

Jumping to a "WTF" response is way too quick on the draw pardner.

T

Thierry, for some introductory information about the D3 DBMS (SGBD),
see this page on my website:
http:///Enlever_Ceci--Nebula-RnD.com...cts/mvdbms.htm

Here is a link for information on the Raining Data website:
http://www.rainingdata.com/products/...datamodel.html

If your potential client requires someone to write code for them, add
a new GUI, etc, and you do not know anything about D3, it will be very
difficult. I recommend that you find someone (perhaps in France) to
work on the D3 side while you work on other products that you know.

"Migration" is not necessary to use GUI. "Integration" is possible
using many tools available in this Pick/MultiValue market. The tools
you use depend on the goals of the client, and your skills as a
developer. You can use Perl, PHP, VB, Java, or any .NET language;
ODBC and RPC, and many other languages, products and protocols to
integrate with D3. You can connect from a web browser, with Web
Services, and EDI. You can send and receive mail from D3, exchange
data with relational databases, and do all of the things that you
expect from a relational environment. As with any technology, doing
these things requires someone who knows how, and the right tools.

Adding a GUI to an existing application is usually not easy, but it is
possible, and many companies have done it. See these pages for more
information:
http://Enlever_Ceci--Nebula-RnD.com/services/gui.htm and
http://Enlever_Ceci--Nebula-RnD.com/.../webenable.htm

Please contact me for more information if you would like to discuss
your skills, your client's needs, and products and services offered by
myself and others in this industry. I'll try to help you find the
right combination of solutions to make everyone happy.

Bon chance!
Tony Gravagno
TG@ JeN'aimePasLeSpamNebula-RnD.com

"Thierry" wrote: