The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Written on June 30th, 2026 by Tech Ads
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DBMS Case Study:
Major disasters, like the
Exxon Valdez spill,
require quick response based on careful data
analysis. Fortunately, an easy-to-use database
was already being created which would help.
| The Alaskan Marine
Contaminants
Database lets oceanographic chemists easily
access 60 megabytes of data covering the past
decade. The database is provided free of
charge on CD-ROM, and the Windows
interface means they can get right to work,
assessing damage to the ecosystems of Prince
William Sound and other Alaskan waters.
The Salutian | db_VISTATIIL is the only
rie saulsaliacs » DBMS with the features
this project required: C language support,
Windows compatibility, royalty-free runtime
distribution, quick performance tn large data-
bases, quality documentation and support. With
the Alaskan Marine Contaminants Database,
the difficult job of calculating the long-term
effects of the Exxon spill is a little easier.*
db_VISTA III”
Database Management System
The Application
fione: | Complete C source code available. No Royalties
~~ "| C Lanaguage Portability & High performance
Network Data Model. Relational B-tree indexing, Relational SQL query and report
writer, Single & Multi-user, Automatic recovery. Built-in referential integrity.
Complete revision capability. Supports: MS-DOS, MS Windows, UNIX, ONX,
SunOS, XENLX, VMS, Macintosh, OS/2 compatible. Most C Compilers supported,
LANs: 3COM, Novell, Banyan, Appleshare. Call for other environments.
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Copyright Raine Corporation © 1990
1e IH Xxon Valdez Disaster
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March 24, 1989, Exxon VALDEZ iat ee
= aground, creating the worst oil spill in Ys
~ 11,000,000 gallons contam nat the pr
—= _ of Alaska’s V
Alasita
Narine
Contaminants
Ratalase
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Pee et Leal!
A Microsoft Windows front end lets chemists select regions from a map
to retrieve data, And, db VISTA HI's SQL-based query and report
writer lets users perform complex SQL data searches,
Your DBMS problems may not make the
headlines, but they are no less important and
often no less challenging. If you develop
applications for MS-DOS, MS Windows,
UNIX, VMS, QNX, OS/2, Macintosh, and
other environments, db_ VISTA III 1s your
solution.
Call 1-800-db-RAIMA 1-800-327-2462)
* Reprints of the story, as published in PC Week and Data Based Advisor,
are available from Raima,
Power Tools For C Programmers
OI A
CORPORATION
For Performance and Flexibility of DBMS Programming Tools-
PCWEEK Poll of Corporate Satisfaction, August 28, 1989.
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‘The Exxon Valdez Disaster’
Unlike many modern databases which are based on either the Relational or Key-Pair models, db_VISTA III was based on the Network Model concept.
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