Object-Oriented Databases [Paperback]

Setrag Khoshafian (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471570583 | ISBN-13: 978-0471570585 | Publication Date: April 26, 1993 | Edition: 1

Offers a comprehensive overview of the concepts, capabilities and alternatives for the next generation database management systems (DBMS). Illustrates how object-oriented ideas of abstract data typing, inheritance and object identity can be integrated with database capabilities such as persistance, transactions and integrity to produce powerful object-oriented DBMS. Features numerous examples from recently introduced commercial products as well as prototype object-oriented databases.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Databases are tools for finding information, but most hide certain information, that is, routines and code that would confuse or cripple users in their hunt for data. Objects work as a means to concealing connections between fields, links to queries, and other work superfluous to most users. Khoshafian's book is an excellent introduction to a complex topic. The first third explains objects and how they function in databases, working from familiar and historical examples to build your confidence. In the second part, Khoshafian tackles persistence, access, transactions, and versions; his explanations of these not entirely intuitive concepts is remarkable. In the final section, he examines databases and client/server architecture, discussing the implications for database servers. Overall, this book provides a good and up-to-date overview of rapidly developing field.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (April 26, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471570583
• ISBN-13: 978-0471570585
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,250,285 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Setrag is one of the earliest pioneers and recognized experts in Business Process Management. He has been a senior executive for the past 15 years. Currently he is Vice President of BPM Technology at Pegasystems Inc. He is the strategic BPM technology and thought leader at Pega. He is involved in numerous initiatives, including BPM Technology Directions, Enterprise Content Management and BPM; Enterprise Service Bus and BPM; Collaboration and BPM; Enterprise Performance Management and BPM; Service Oriented Architectures (SOA); and BPM Maturity Models. He is a frequent speaker and presenter in international conferences.

Previously he was the Senior VP of technology at Savvion, Inc. He invented and designed a powerful process meta-model and led the implementation for one of the earliest distributed Web-centric BPM systems, involving human as well as system participants through CORBA components.
In addition to BPM he has done extensive research and implementations of Object Oriented technologies, Groupware, and Advanced Database Management Systems. He was the inventor of the Intelligent SQL object-relational database. He also led the architecture, design, and implementation of one of the earliest distributed object-oriented database systems while working at MCC.

Setrag is the lead author of nine books and has numerous publications in business as well as technical periodicals. He has given seminars and presentations in conferences, to technical and business communities. Setrag has also been a professor for the past 20 years. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in several universities around the world ' where he provides his students a unique combination of academic depth combined with industry experience. Setrag holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin ' Madison.

His latest book is Service Oriented Enterprises, Service Oriented Enterprises, Auerbach Publications, ISBN 0849353602.