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Schussel Sees Database Architecture As Key Issue
Source: Newsbytes News Published: Apr 1998 Enterprise architectures in the coming years will be multi- tiered, based on messaging not transaction processing, and built on software components, according to George Schussel, chairman of Digital Consulting Inc. In this environment, choosing the right database architecture will be critical, Schussel said at the Database and Client/Server World conference sponsored by his Andover, Massachusetts- based company.

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DATABASE & CLIENT/SERVER WORLD is boldly going where no show has gone before
Source: Business Wire Published: Mar 1995 Digital Consulting Inc., the producer of DATABASE & CLIENT/SERVER WORLD Boston, the largest database and client/server conference and exposition, June 13-15, 1995, at the Hynes Convention Center, has addressed the growing interplanetary needs of the galaxy by implementing DATABASE & CLIENT/SERVER WORLD, the 2ND Generation.

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Replication, the next Generation
Source: Georges Quarterly Published: Jun 1994 A technical discussion by George Schussel of issues with database replication. The analysis covers peer to peer and master/slave architectures. There is a discussion of how collisions are handled. Fault tolerance is discussed as is replication for transaction processing environments.

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REPLICATION, THE NEXT GENERATION OF DISTRIBUTED DATABASE TECHNOLOGY
Source: George Schussel research paper Published: Jun 1994 This is a major research paper by George Schussel on the technique of replication as a method for supporting distribution of data to multiple sites. Some comments from the introduction to that paper follow:

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George Schussel speaks on database technologies and vendors
Source: Computing Canada Published: Aug 1991 "In a display of perverse brilliance, Carl the repairman mistakes a room humidifier for a (PC) but manages to tie it into the network anyhow." This cartoon caption summed up the tone of George Schussel's keynote address at the Software World Conference and Exposition, held at the Metro Convention Centre.

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Distributed DBMS decisions: Will you go with a client/server DBMS or a true distributed DBMS?
Source: Computerworld Published: May 1991 In this 1991 article, George Schussel defined the difference between client/server DBMS and distributed DBMS. Some comments from the article are: The difference between true distributed DBMSs and client/server DBMSs is in the concept of location transparency.

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Distributing: How To Take Advantage of the SQL Environment
George Schussel discusses how the emergence of SQL helped distributed computing become real. Comments from the article follow: Distributed DBMS technology provides the highest level of services for supporting distributed processing. Specific advantages from the use of this technology include:

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Distributed DBMS: An Evaluation
Source: white paper Published: Nov 1990 This is a white paper prepared by George Schussel for Ashton Tate, the software company which invented the famous dBASE PC tool. While dBASE dominated the “data base” market on PC’s in the late 80’s, early 90’s, it was not a technology that could be evolved into a true DBMS engine. The company retained Schussel to help in complete an acquisition of software that was more capable for enterprise applications than dBASE.

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The Market for DBMS Software
Source: Banking Software Review Published: Sep 1987 In the late 1980’s the market for DBMS software was accelerating as businesses discovered that DBMS software was the key enabling technology for on-line and integrated systems. George Schussel discusses some of the different products competing in the marketplace for banking software. Some comments from the article follow:

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