Welcome to ODBMS.ORG!
Launched in 2005, this portal provides the most up-to-date collection of free materials
on object database technology on the Internet.
ODBMS.ORG was created to serve faculty and students at educational and research
institutions as well as OO software developers in the open source community or at
commercial companies. It is designed to meet the fast-growing need for resources
focusing on object database technology and the integration of object-oriented programming
and databases.
All materials and downloads are free and anonymous. Non-profit ODBMS.ORG is made
possible by contributions from ODBMS.ORG's Panel
of Experts, revenues from Google Ads, sales commissions from our
bookstore, and sponsorships displayed in the right margin of these pages.
You can also search ODBMS.ORG to look for specific keywords.
"The ODBMS.ORG portal is a mission-critical resource for any serious 21st century
software professional. It is indispensable, and a key element in promoting state-of-the-art
software craftsmanship."
--
Philippe Kahn, Founding CEO Borland
ODBMS.ORG Awards for the most valuable Common Persistent Model Patterns.
All persistent patterns submitted (25 patterns) are available for
free download.
Object Databases in 2009
Object databases (ODBMS) have long been recognized as a solution to one of the biggest
dilemmas in modern object-oriented programming (OOP): the object-relational (OR)
impedance mismatch. Now that OOP languages like Java and .NET are finally becoming
mainstream, this problem rests at the heart of information technology.
Thus object databases are increasingly established as a complement to (not a replacement
for) relational databases for efficient resolution of the OR mismatch. ODBMSs are
flourishing as embeddable persistence solutions in devices, on clients, in packaged
software, in real-time control systems, and to power websites.
The open source community has created a new wave of enthusiasm that's now fueling
the rapid growth of second-generation, native ODBMSs and demand for appropriate
education.
The ODBMS.ORG Portal
This portal features an easy introduction
to ODBMSs as well as free software, lecture notes, tutorials, papers and other
resources for free download. It is complemented by
listings of relevant books and vendors
to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of available resources on object
database technology.
The Expert Section contains exclusive contributions from
internationally recognized experts such as Suad Alagic, Scott Ambler, Michael Blaha, Jose Blakeley, Rick Cattell,
William Cook, Ted Neward, and Carl Rosenberger.
Since 2007, ODBMS.ORG publishes exclusively on ODMG.ORG's object
database standardization, featuring historic content around the ODMG standards
1.0-3.0 as well as current efforts by the OMG to establish a "next generation" object
database standard.
Since March 2009, ODBMS.ORG is also available as
a localization in Japanese
The portal's editor, Roberto V. Zicari, is Professor
of Database and Information Systems at
Frankfurt University and representative of the Object
Management Group (OMG) in Europe. His interest in object databases dates
back to his work at the IBM Research Center in Almaden, CA, in the mid '80s, when
he helped craft the definition of an extension of the relational data model to accommodate
complex data structures. In 1989, he joined the design team of the Gip Altair project
in Paris, later to become O2, one of the world's first object database products.
His latest blog posts are at www.odbms.org/blog.
An Invitation to You!
This vendor-independent portal is not exclusive. Rather, it is a shareable resource
with contributions from around the world. We invite you to share your comments in
the ODBMS Forum or
to contact us and contribute materials yourself
or to become a financial sponsor.
Welcome!