INTRODUCTION

• TEXIS: Thunderstone's Text Information Server
  • What is it?
  • Why is that different?
  • What can we do with it?
  • Features Unique to TEXIS
    • Zero Latency Insert
    • Variable Sized Records
    • Indirect Fields
    • Variable Length Index Keys
    • Why all the variable stuff?
  • Specifications
• TEXIS as a Relational Database Management System
• Relational Database Background
• Support of SQL
• Case Example: Acme Industrial Online Corporate Library