As it turned out, however, the old RDBMS dog could learn new tricks. Relational databases figured out how to store complex types using the SQL:1999 object model.

Throughout much of the 1980s and 1990s “database” strictly meant “relational database.” SQL ruled.

Continuing the company's shift to openness and interoperability, Microsoft yesterday released an updated PHP driver for its flagship Relational Database Management System (RDBMS), SQL Server. The new ...