Learn why object-relational DBMSs will replace relational systems to become the next great wave of database technology. Database expert Michael Stonebraker explores a new and promising class of database management systems the object-relational DBMS and demonstrates why it will be the dominant database technology of the future. Stonebraker contends that object-relational technology is the best type of DBMS to support a wide range of application areas, from time series analysis problems in the financial services market, to the exploding market for data applications such as those accessed through the World Wide Web.