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often forced to use existing systems in degenerate ways, or to often forced to use existing systems in degenerate ways, or to
reimplement complex, bug-prone data manipulation routines by hand. reimplement complex, bug-prone data manipulation routines by hand.
%Examples include:
%\begin{itemize}
%\item Search engines
%\item Document repositories (including desktop search)
%\item Web based email services
%\item Web based map and gis services
%\item Ticket reservation systems
%\item Photo, audio and video repositories
%\item Bioinformatics
%\item Version control systems
%\item Workflow applications
%\item CAD/VLSI applications
%\item Directory services
%\end{itemize}
Examples of real world systems that currently fall into this category Examples of real world systems that currently fall into this category
are web search engines, document repositories, large-scale web-email are web search engines, document repositories, large-scale web-email
services, map and trip planning services, ticket reservation systems, services, map and trip planning services, ticket reservation systems,
photo and video repositories, bioinformatics, version control systems, photo and video repositories, bioinformatics, version control systems,
workflow applications, CAD/VLSI applications and directory services. workflow applications, CAD/VLSI applications and directory services.
Applications that have only recently begun to make use of high-level Applications that have only recently begun to make use of high-level
database features include XML based systems, object persistance database features include XML based systems, object persistance
mechanisms, and enterprise management systems (notably, SAP R/3). mechanisms, and enterprise management systems (notably, SAP R/3).
In short, we beleive that a fundamental architectural shift in In short, we believe that a fundamental architectural shift in
transactional storage is necessary before general purpose storage transactional storage is necessary before general purpose storage
systems are of practical use to modern applications. systems are of practical use to modern applications.
Until this change occurs, databases' imposition of unwanted Until this change occurs, databases' imposition of unwanted