About ODBMS.ORG

ODBMS.ORG is a vendor-independent resource portal with free materials on object database technology and the integration of object-oriented programming and databases.

The portal's goal is to promote and further the use of object databases.

The portal is edited by Prof. Dr. Roberto V. Zicari with contributions from ODBMS.ORG's Panel of experts. The portal's carrier is ODBMS.ORG e.V., a non-profit association based in Syke, Germany, presided by Robert Greene and Bernhard Haas.

Launched in 2005, ODBMS.ORG provides the most up-to-date collection of free materials on object database technology on the Internet. It is targeted at faculty and students at educational and research institutions as well as at any OO software developer in the open source community or at commercial companies.

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 Forum, hosted by our sponsor db4objects, is a resource to browse recent announcements and share thoughts with the editor and the research community.

The Expert Section contains exclusive contributions from internationally recognized experts such as Suad Alagic, Scott Ambler, Michael Blaha, Jose´ Blakeley, Rick Cattell, William Cook, and Carl Rosenberger.

The portal's Editor, Roberto 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.

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 and our bookstore, as well as sponsorships from db4objects, InterSystems, Objectivity, Inc., Progress, Versant, Springer, Sigs Datacom, and Morgan Kaufmann.