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A MetaData Repository is a vital component for Enterprise Data Management
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Recording and managing data in a large-scale environment requires an
industrial-strength tool designed especially for that purpose.
In a situation where a number of different Tools are being used,
it is appropriate to consider using an Integration Product,
such as that offered by MetaIntegration.
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Here is a section on Standards :-
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| OMG
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The Object Management Group is proposing a Common Warehouse MetaModel, UML and XMI. |
| Oracle
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Common Warehouse Model. |
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Here is a comparison of Vendors Products :-
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Gavilan Research |
Report on Metadata product comparisons and metadata usage trends. |
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Here is a selection of Vendors Products :-
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Adaptive Repository |
Part of an impressive range of Products from
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ASG Rochade |
The price is difficult to find, which probably means 'If you have to ask, then you can't afford it' !!!.
W2 1 HY
Here's a useful
Rochade User Goup,(not managed or censored by ASG).
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CA's Repository |
Currently called Platinum Repository - but Computer Associates,(CA), changes the names of its products regularly - but the link should be OK.
The price is also difficult to find, which means that it is targeted at Enterprise Customers. |
Data Advantage Group
| Data Advantage Group's Metacenter repository is an Enterprise Tool
offering customization and impact analysis. |
InfoLib Inc. |
Offers the InfoLibrarian™ Information Portal Solution,
which is "the only Metadata Appliance", priced from $2,995 up.
Free 15-Day Evaluation available. |
| LogiDex
| Displays complex, enterprise application environments in a graphical style. |
| MetaIntegration
| Described by Giga as "The Switzerland of Integration Tools"
- prices from $2,000 for Personal Edition up to $60,000 for the Enterprise Edition. |
| MetaMatrix
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A sophisticated Product. |
| Microsoft
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Good article from MSDN magazine on how to Create a Database Schema Repository using XML with Meta Data Services in SQL Server
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| SAS
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Warehouse Administrator. |
| SchemaServer
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From SchemaLogic. |
| Unicorn Repository
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"The Data Semantics Company". |
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And here are people doing very interesting work on Table-driven Application Generation :-
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| Alphora
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Their Dataphor product (at $5,000/licence) "provides a complete foundation for Automated Application Development (AAD)",
and they have a very interesting page on
Database Theory.
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| Deklarit
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Their product (at $900/licence) "provides a simple way to automate a great part of the application design, development and maintenance process.",
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| Ilog
| Based around a Business Rules Engine, partnered with Oracle, and has Offices in the UK. |
| Versata
| Their product automates Business Rules which declare Processes and Data Structures
and works with IBM's WebSphere. |
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