Abstract
Today, object-oriented data management is applicable to a wide range of different environments, from traditional commercial data processing to more specialized environments involving such activities as project management, storage and retrieval of office documents, processing of geographical and spatial information, etc. The paper considers the data management requirements of these different environments, covering structural, functional, distribution, and multimedia aspects. It then goes on to consider traditional environments and the extent to which current database management systems satisfy their requirements. It is suggested that current technology has some inadequacies with respect to traditional, as well as specialized, environments. The potential of object-oriented data management is then discussed. The main features of an object-oriented database system are summarized, but the variety of requirements and the differences between environments suggest that a large monolithic system to support all the required facilities would be impractical. It is suggested, therefore, that the way ahead lies in providing extensible systems that support the commonly required facilities and provide building blocks for the construction of additional specialized facilities.
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