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56.0. "Database Systems Engineering Bulletin" by BANZAI::CARPENTER () Tue Nov 01 1988 09:15

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                          Database Systems Engineering

                      Database  Systems  Consulting  Group

            Bruce Mills, Andy Mahler, Susan Hillson, Larry Carpenter



 Edition: 0001                Monday 31-Oct-1988              Circulation: 0570



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                                  INTRODUCTION

                         Larry Carpenter, Susan Hillson



Welcome to the wonderful world of Database Systems!  This  is  the  first  in  a

series  of  bulletins  published by Database Systems Engineering in an effort to

increase the awareness of the Digital community on the  importance  of  database

management  systems.   Articles  will vary from low level to highly technical in

their complexity.



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Information is increasingly being recognized as a vital corporate  resource  and

almost  every  business  activity requires information of some type.  Businesses

keep track of inventory, accounts payable, accounts receivable, banks keep track

of accounts, and transactions posted to those accounts, and hospitals keep track

of patient information, billing information, and various medical facts.  But, in

order to make the best use of the available information, it must be organized in

a particular way.  The organization that has all the information it needs,  when

it needs it, has the competitive edge.



In the early days of computing there was an  emphasis  on  processing.   However

this  has changed considerably, and databases play a more important part today's

applications.  A database allows an organization's data to be  processed  as  an

integrated  whole,  rather  than  having  separate  files  for each application.

Information is organized in such a way that it can be easily accessed.



What we hope to do  with  these  bulletins,  is  to  provide  information  about

database  systems.   Answers  to questions like 'Who Needs a Database?' and 'How

does that feature really work?'will be addressed.  If you have an  article  that

you feel should be published here, please send it in.



Who is Database  Systems  Engineering?   We  are  the  engineering  organization

responsible  for  developing  VAX DBMS, VAX Rdb/VMS, VAX DATA DISTRIBUTOR, VIDA,

VAX SQL and their related components.  In addition to these  products,  we  also

have  several advanced development projects, database tools development, and us,

Database Systems Consulting.



Our goal in database systems engineering, is "Industry Leadership by 1991".



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