Summary - Object Oriented Databases vs Relational Databases

Object Oriented Database vs Relational Database

Summary

We chose Objectivity/DB because:

Object-oriented (vs. relational)
High performance
Good C++ interface
Reliability
Good factory support
Company has a focused direction
Solid development staff" †

Their customers have database sizes up to several GB, and include pharmaceutical manufactures (e.g., Janssen) and petroleum manufacturers (e.g., Exxon).

† Excerpted from Fisher-Rosemount, Lead Designer customer presentation at a 1997 Objectivity seminar.