Offers a framework for the analysis, design and implementation of a database, describing the development process in a non-technical manner. The relational database management system (RDMS) methodology consists of two phases the logical database design phase (modeling) and the physical database design phase. The CD-ROM contains an evaluation version of the visual modeling tool Rational Rose, SQL scripts, and example databases written on Access 97 and Oracle 8. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
