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is DSRI compliant. That product is InterBase. Their compliance is
real.
There are several 4GL's that are DSRI-compliant:
SMARTSTAR -- Signal Technology, Inc.
PowerHouse - Cognos Corp.
Corvision/Application Factory -- Cortex Corp.
Intouch (I think they are DSRI compliant, or soon will be) -- Touch
Technologies
Coming "soon":
Focus (currently read-only) -- Information Builders, Inc.
Info-DB+ -- Henco
Natural (2) -- The 4GL for Software AG's Adabas database.
---- Michael Booth
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The only "database" which claims to be DSRI-compliant is Interbase.
Since Digital has not opened the back end of the architecture for
vendors to do this, it is clear that it would be very difficult
for anyone to make their product compliant.
Several months ago, I posted a note listing the "interface" products
which I knew to be DSRI compliant. Digital has opened the front
end of the architecture and we encourage, although not enough, other
DEC and 3rd party products to layer on Rdb. That list, updated and
enhanced with the replies I got is as follows:
(any further corrections and additions welcome).
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Products layered on VAX Rdb/VMS
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d - DSRI-level integration
r - callable RDO interface
s - SQL interface
Digital:
d - VAX TEAMDATA
d - VAX RALLY
d - VAX SQL
d - VAX DATATRIEVE
d - VAX CDD/Plus
d - EDCS: Engineering Data Control System
* - NMCC/DECnet Monitor: network monitor
* interfaces with Rdb through precompiled Pascal programs using rdbpascal.
3rd party:
r - Intellect: natural language query
Artificial Intelligence Corp.
d - Smartstar: 4GL
Signal Technology
5951 Eucina Rd.
Goleta, CA. 93117
d - Powerhouse: 4GL
Cognos
d - Focus: 4GL
Information Builders, Inc.
1250 Broadway
New York, NY. 10001
d - Application Factory: application generator
Cortex
138 Technology Dr.
Waltham, Ma. 02154
d - Gemini: application design tool
UserWare International
2235 Meyers Ave.
Escondido, CA. 92025
r - MULTIPLEX: provides PC access to Rdb data through
row/col/ring menu interface; loads data
into spreadsheet, wp, dBASE format
Network Innovations Corporation
20863 Stevens Creek Blv.
Cupertino, CA. 95014
408-257-6800
? - NEXPERT/OBJECT: graphic Knowledge Management Tool which integrates
proven knowledge representation methodologies with powerful
inferencing mechanisms. Open architecture design allows for
integration of Expert systems w/ conventional programs, databases and
networks. User interacts w/ ojects and rules, representing
knowledge, through use of color, windows and graphics. System
imitates reasoning behavior. User can customize reasoning strategies.
VAXstation version supports direct calls to VAX Rdb/VMS.
Neuron Data
? - PALLETTE: CAD <--> DATABASE system
PALETTE SYSTEMS INC.
Two Burlington Woods Park
Burlington, MA 01803
(617) 273-5660
? - KIMS - Kodak Information Management System: information storage
and retrieval system using uVAXII, optical disks and microfilm
Eastman Kodak
343 State St.
Rochester, NY. 14650
? - Teamwork
performs system requirements and analysis, specification and
design, and real-time modeling for CASE applications on uVAX II
and VAXstation II
Cadre Technologies, Inc.
222 Richmond St.
Providence, RI. 02903
(401)351-5950.
? - Datatalker: natural language query
Natural Language Inc.
1786 Fifth St.
Berkeley, CA. 94710
415-841-3500
? - DECimal/CAA: an interactive, graphical analysis and design tool
running on terminals which support the Regis protocol. Uses Rdb/VMS
for project database to store all analysis and design information entered
by the user and to extract the information for back-end tools like
a CDDL generator (for record/relation definition) and a report generator.
Hubert Langensteiner - Stefan Frohnhoff - Hans Bachner
Development Specialists
DECimal/CAA team
IS / ADG Munich, West Germany
For more information on DECimal/CAA please send mail to
{RTOADA,RTOADC}::PUBCAA or see the notes conference
{RTOADA,RTOADC}::DECIMAL.
Please note that the node names will change from RTOAD% to UNTAD%
by end of July.
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