Databases

Although I'm not a database expert (yet), a large part of my thesis project concenrns developing a very specific kind of database.

Therefore, I've spent some time looking into the various commercial database packages as well as the "free" software available.

What is a database?

Generally when people talk about databases they are talking about the DBMS -- Database management system. A DMBS is computer software which acts as a filter and control between the data and the applications (and users) which use it

Here are some database links you might find useful (I did):

• Excite's database listing (commercial software)
• Yahoo!!'s database listing (commercial software)
• ACM SIGMOD Index of publicly available database software
• PostgreSQL
• ACEdb
• Apple's list of databases for the MacOS
• ButlerSQL
• Oracle
• Informix

Examples of databases for "bioinformatics":

• AtDB -- the Arabidopsis thaliana Database
• The AGIS homepage
• The Genome Sequence DataBase
• EpoDB
• Mosquito Genomics

I'm currently using PostgreSQL for the development of a database to address synteny between Arabidopsis and the Solanaceae.

I hope to have this updated soon, but I think I'll work on my database first :-P

(C) 1998 Andreas Matern

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