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Getting Started with HP IMAGE/SQL

What Are The Benefits of Using IMAGE/SQL? 

Using IMAGE/SQL, you benefit in the following ways:

   *   By leveraging your investment--

       Your existing investment in TurboIMAGE/XL is preserved while you
       take advantage of relational technology.  You can develop new
       applications in SQL to access TurboIMAGE/XL databases through
       IMAGE/SQL. At the same time, your current TurboIMAGE/XL access is
       completely compatible with the SQL access to TurboIMAGE/XL.
       Therefore, you will not have to convert, recompile, or make
       changes to your existing applications.  The only difference is the
       new application development and decision support tools available
       for looking at your data.

   *   By accessing new tools--

       Using IMAGE/SQL allows you to use a wide selection of application
       development and decision support tools not previously available to
       TurboIMAGE/XL users.  Hewlett-Packard and independent software
       vendors have a wide selection of SQL client/server tools.  These
       SQL client/server tools allow you to view data in new ways by
       combining data from TurboIMAGE/XL, ALLBASE/SQL, or third-party
       databases in the same query.  See Appendix A  for more
       information on the available tools.

   *   By benefiting from productivity gains--

       SQL uses a common interface to access TurboIMAGE/XL, ALLBASE/SQL,
       and third-party SQL databases.  Productivity improves when you can
       use the same interface to access both types of databases.

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