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Organization Information Using The Language Of Change

By Lisa Nadile

July 1, 2001 — (Page 1 of 4)
Simple, easy-to-use databases were thought to have gone the way of paperless offices and macram?. However, XML is slashing away at the complex tools, proprietary technologies and near-impossible integration encountered by database application developers.

The focus is no longer on mapping tables or crafting yet another interface between products. Now it is on creating database applications that tap the ubiquity of the XML language.

"XML is the de facto standard for semistructured information on the Web," said Paul Brown, president and CEO of FiveSight Technologies Inc. (www.fivesight.com), which develops tools for building transaction and workflow applications. "If you're dealing with XML in general, why store it any other way?" asked Brown. "An XML database will make [building projects] a lot easier. XML makes things easier to build, test and modify than a relational database."

XML databases allow a developer to change a schema or metadata, without having to change tables. Normally the tables in a traditional relational database would require changes. In addition, ad hoc queries are impossible, according to Brown.

The key is to decide which database, XML or otherwise, best meets a company's needs. "The relational database is still absolutely the best tool for dealing with tabular data. It will be faster, it will be more intelligent, and it's a very mature technology," he added.

USING XML TO ADVANTAGE For FiveSight, asynchronous processing support is key for tool developers who are building and deploying messaging applications. The company is planning to use an XML database for use with its XML, JMS, LDAP and Java tools.

Another vendor uses a SQL Server 7.0 database with XML middleware from B-Bop to create a unique interpretation of the content delivery concept. MemeStreams Inc. (

), which develops tools for building transaction and workflow applications. "If you're dealing with XML in general, why store it any other way?" asked Brown. "An XML database will make [building projects] a lot easier. XML makes things easier to build, test and modify than a relational database."

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