Whats the need for the MAINsuite repository, since most current relational database products handle multimedia types now?
Conventional relational databases, although capable of handling so-called BLOB (Binary Large Object) or other non-tabular data, have not been optimized for storing, distributing and organizing complex clinical data. This results in inadequate performance and more costly, less flexible solutions. This is especially true of networks of regional hospital information systems that require advanced approaches to address scalability and reliability. Additionally, our object database approach to managing complex data provides healthcare applications with an easy to use platform that uniquely organizes, secures and transparently distributes the information with many features and benefits beyond traditional relational database technology.
