http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?AxionDatabase
This link has some info... > -----Original Message----- > From: Noel J. Bergman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 1:11 PM > To: Derby Development > Subject: RE: Derby embedded in Geronimo > > Jeremy Boynes wrote: > > > If things work out well and there are no objections I plan > > to switch away from Axion as our default embedded database. > > Obvious question would be why. Seems as if there are some technical > reasons. As I understand them, totally hearsay, they are: > > Axion: faster startup time, > great for unit testing > each transaction has its own copy of data > Oracle compatible SQL dialect (sequences, etc.) > ~400K > > Derby: XA support > multiple concurrent users > transactions use locking > DB2 compatible SQL dialect > ~3MB > > Is that correct? Anything else? Both are good, but with some > differences, > so it might be helpful to have a comparison matrix if there are > knowledgable > people who would contribute to it. > > --- Noel
