Object Role Modeling (ORM)
Information Conceptual Modeling, Inc. (ICM, Inc.)- The guys are some of the best in the buisness. They are part of the "Elite" crew whom I would recommend to my clients. If you get in touch with them, tell 'em Vitus sent you....
InfoModelers, Inc.- The makers of InfoModeler, the CASE tool for ORM. A branch off of Asymetrix, Informix, and Conquer Data.
An Overview of ORM- By Dr. Terry Halpin
"Black Belt Design"- An Interview with Dr. Terry Halpin from Sept. 1996 DBMS Magazine.
"The Battle of the Modeling Techniques"- August 1996, DBMS magazine. See below for a response to this article
"What About ORM?"- A Response to "The Battle of the Modeling Techniques" by the boys at ICM, Inc.
"Defining Buisness Rules -- What are they really?"
Infomodeler/ORM page- by AIS
Infomodelers Partners Page- Where to find consultants and Companies doing ORM
Conceptual Schema and Relational Database Design, Second Edition, By Dr. Terry Halpin- A must buy if you want to get serious about ORM. I'm currently looking for an on-line publisher who has copies of this book, but for now, you will have to order it from a bookstore. Printed by Prentice Hall of Australia, 1995: ISBN 0 13 355702 2.
More to come....
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