The relational model has dominated the database field because of its reduced application development time and non-procedural data manipulation features. It has significant problems, however, including weak integrity constraints. This paper discusses the need for object oriented techniques to improve on these flaws. Three existing DBMS will be discussed: IRIS, ORION, and OZ.
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