A database that is managed by an object-oriented database management system (ODBMS). Object databases are closely aligned with a particular object-oriented programming language and enable the data in ...

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The Jakarta Persistence API (JPA) is a Java specification that bridges the gap between relational databases and object-oriented programming. This two-part tutorial introduces JPA and explains how Java ...

The database has been with us for years and will be for many more ? but what will it look like in the future? Danny Bradbury finds out The database has been the supporting strut of the mid-range ...

Wait and see and you'll be left behind, warns industry analyst. Object-relational database technology offers 'real and significant' business benefits and users who adopt a 'wait and see' approach risk ...