Name
Database Management Software
Synopsis
Tools for managing and providing access to structured data. Very useful for dealing with controlled vocabularies and metadata .
Examples
Microsoft SQL Server, http://www.microsoft.com/sql/default.asp
IBM Database and Data Management Solutions, http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/
Comments
We don’t want to experience the problems of the “hidden Web” within our own web sites and intranets. To prevent valuable data from being buried alive in isolated databases, information architects need to collaborate with developers and system integrators to provide users with intellectual access to information and data, independent of format.
Resources
“Databases” from the Open Directory, http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Databases/
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