Practical Guide to DBMS Selection

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Diagrams -- 1. The Selection Procedure -- 2. IMS (Information Management System) -- 3. DATACOM/DB -- 4. TOTAL -- 5. SYSTEM 2000 -- 6. ADABAS (Adaptable Database System) -- 7. IDMS (Integrated Database Management System) -- Appendix I: DBMS Questionnaire -- Appendix II: General Glossary of Database Terminology -- Appendix III: Report Writers, TP-Monitors and Data Dictionaries with Interfaces to the DBMSs -- Appendix IV: Manuals Available from the DBMS Vendors -- Appendix V: The Addresses of the DBMS Vendors -- Appendix VI: Database Literature