Portable Data
One of the major problems in today's business environment is the diversity of the data storage formats. For example, assume that Alpha Company uses an Oracle database system to operate its sales system. Assume further that Beta Company uses a SQL Server database system to operate its purchasing system. Now consider the problem that occurs when Alpha Company and Beta Company want to do business over the Internet. Although there might be several issues, the one problem we will address here is the fact that the two databases are not directly compatible. Our goal is to create an electronic purchase order for Beta Company using SQL Server, which will interact directly with Alpha Company's sales system, which uses Oracle.
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