Re: Request for experiences/advice

["Peter Newell" <ppnewell@bellsouth.net>]

David,

I know the opennms.org is looking at this, they are a network management
group and a object oriented database fits perfectly.  Shane O'donnell is
doing the review his email is shane@opennms.org he may be able to tell you
where they are with this.

At IBM, we created an OO based RDMS and if done right work fairly well, but
not as good as a true ODB.
I would think if you're using a middle layer this would help.  Not sure how
well ozone would work with a middle layer, might need to explore that some.

Let me know how you make out.

Peter Newell


----- Original Message -----
From: "David K. Kim" <david.kim@painconsult.com>
To: "'Ozone-Users'" <ozone-users@ozone-db.org>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 10:33 AM
Subject: Request for experiences/advice


> Hello All,
>
> I am evaluating Ozone for use in a commercial
> product (a medical expert system for cancer pain
> management).
>
> Ideally, much of the logic would exist as Java
> middleware, and I am trying to avoid using an RDBMS
> on the back end (e.g. with a poor-man's Object-
> Relational mapper).
> An ODB would seem to make better use of
> development time in that persistence would occur
> more naturally.
>
> My concerns are
> -fewer programmers in the U.S. with ODB skills
> (a concern for longevity and maintenance)
> -commercial systems are costly
> -I can't tell how mature and well-supported Ozone is
>
> I would love to use Ozone since I think it's a
> great project.  However, I need to understand better
> the level of support before betting someone else's
> (my company's) resources on this.
>
> Would anyone be so kind as to share their experience
> using Ozone in this way?
> e.g. -Robustness/bugginess
> -Documentation (yes, I know, I know...)
> -Overall ability to "transparently"
> integrate with development work
> -Performance (esp. with a LocalDatabase)
>
> I would be happy to summarize if desired...did not see
> this issue addressed in a FAQ or Listserv.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave Kim
>
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