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- From: dyoung@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Donn C Young)
- Newsgroups: comp.databases
- Subject: Re: HELP! db_Vista needed!!
- Message-ID: <1992Sep11.135105.12243@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
- Date: 11 Sep 92 13:51:05 GMT
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- Teddy Nishiyama and Michael Walz both asked questions about a database
- system called db_VISTA and needed some additional information.
-
- Were presently embarking on writing a new database system to manage clinical
- data from a large number of cancer research studies. Our present system is a
- heirarchical MIIS-MUMPS system written by Marc Serber at Memorial Sloan-
- Kettering Cancer Center in the late 70s and modified by us over the past 12
- years. The system is fast and efficient, but our Data Genl MV-7800/XP
- machine is getting old and its time to move on. Weve settled on using
- Raimas db_VISTA after quite a bit of soul-searching. OSU has recently chosen
- Sybase as the university-wide standard database, but the costs (direct and
- indirect) are relatively high.
-
- Dick Gams, our director of Drug Development, has used db_VISTA in the past
- to manage clinical data for Adria Laboratories. You might wish to drop him
- a note on Compuserve (70720,1777) if youd like more info from a developer.
-
- Raima db_VISTA (now designated Raima) is a database management system using
- a combination of network and relational database models. Raima is written in
- C and may be ported to many operating systems including MS Windows, OS/2, Unix,
- Xenix, and VAX VMS giving you a wide range of hardware options. The system
- features such things as LAN and multi-user computer support, client-server
- architecture, transaction processing/logging, a SQL-based ad hoc query
- system, and database security functions.
-
- Raima [db_VISTA] is NOT FREE. Multiple user licenses are not terribly
- expensive, and as is true with any system, the cost of the software is
- minimal compared to the cost of your commitment to support it. If you need
- additional info, call Raima Corporation at 206-562-2622 or maybe their 800
- number at 1-800-db-Raima (800-327-2462). Im sure theyll be happy to
- answer your questions.
-
- Good Luck!
-
- Donn
-
- Donn Young, Director, Biostatistics Unit, OSU Cancer Center, 614/293-3075
- dyoung@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
-