July 1996
Table of Contents

Features

To Universally Serve
by Mike Norman and Robin Bloor
Thanks in part to the Web application explosion, Oracle, Informix/Illustra, IBM, CA, and other vendors are racing to capture outer limits of data. Can "extended relational" databases support this mission?

Accelerating Indexed Searching
by Charles Bontempo and C. M. Saracco
Decision-support systems demand speedy access to data, no matter how complex the query--or the data. Answering the call may require increasingly exotic indexing methods. (48K)

Warehouse Design in the Aggregate
by Mark Madsen
Aggregation is a double-edged sword: With too much, processing bogs down; with too little, users can't get the data in time. Here's how to build a selective approach and find the path to success.

Serving the Body's Image
by Drew Slotnick
Health care imaging hasn't exploited database technology ... yet. Standards and innovative networking join databases in this case study.

Columns

Editor's Buffer by David Stodder
New dimensions in database discussions.

Data Architect by Barbara von Halle
Business rules: Swimming through confusion.

According to Date by C.J. Date
The whys and wherefores of quota queries.

VLDB Vision by Richard Winter
How to make your VLDB a friendly giant.

Enterprise View by Terry Moriarty
Better data quality equals better business practices.

Corporate Developer by Doug Thomson
Can applications software adapt to change?

Data-Driven World by Ian Shoales
How humans keep the upper hand on machines.

Departments

Access Path
On martinis, SQL, and the warehouse.

Product News
Embarcadero leads the product parade.