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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:
Integrated Development Software
This is “major league” software – the guts of the data processing (DP) department of the 80’s. It usually consists of a data base management system (DBMS), an integrated, active data dictionary, query language, transaction processing monitor (often CICS), report writer, micro/mainframe link and interfaces to various other packages, including applications. A key portion of the integrated software package is the data dictionary/directory which controls data definitions and therefore is primarily important in coupling the different software pieces.
