Scalable SQL Queries to RDF Views of Relational Databases
Tore Risch, Johan Petrini, Uppsala University RDF-Schema is an object-oriented data model which can be used to represent and query SQL databases. DOWNLOAD (PDF)
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The Technology and Business of ObjectStore
Dan Weinreb An old but interesting blog post by Daniel Weinreb (co-founder of ObjectStore) giving his thoughts on the technical story behind the creation of the ObjectStore object-oriented database management system. LINK
Using an Object-Oriented Database in a Web Site
Jim Paterson, Glasgow Caledonian University This article explains how to build a website with an object database in .NET. LINK
030.01 Odra – Object-oriented Rapid Database Application Development
Kazimierz Subieta, Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology Odra is a next-generation object-oriented environment for rapid database application development. This paper describes the motivation, general assumptions and Odra’s architecture DOWNLOAD (PDF)
027.01 Comparing the Performance of Object Databases and ORMs
Pieter van Zyl et.al., University of Pretoria This paper investigates performance of the db4o object database and Hibernate, an ORM tool. The OO7 benchmark was used to compare these two technologies against each other. DOWNLOAD...
The Definite Guide to db4o
Stefan Edlich, Jim Paterson, et. al. Chapter 3: 002.02 Comparing the Object and the Relational Data Model Chapter 5: Quick Start Chapter 8: 002.03 Client/Server Mode 3 free chapters, Apress, 2006, ISBN 1-59059-656-0. DOWNLOAD Chapter 3 (PDF), LINK Chapter...
025.01 The Evolution of a Distributed, Federated Object Query Engine
Leon Guzenda, Objectivity Inc. This White Paper describes the evolution of the general purpose Objectivity/DB object database from a homogeneous, navigational object access tool to a distributed, federated (heterogeneous) query engine. DOWNLOAD (PDF)
Objektbasierte Datenbanken
Holger Märtens, Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel Lecture notes, exercises and other information for a course on object databases. LINK
006.02 The Database Behind the Brains
Rick Grehan Makes the case for a small, embeddable object database. Includes db4o code samples. DOWNLOAD (PDF)
Das ODBMS-System db4objects
Stefan Edlich, TFH Berlin An introduction to the ODBMS db4o which has accelerated interest in object databases recently. DOWNLOAD (PDF)