And she called on the government to reverse a "reckless" decision to end the National Equine Database.

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Front-end applications access the database to display data online.

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Provides second level support to helpdesk and end users in regard to database related issues.

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"We fully support the police using technology to combat crime and terrorism, but law-abiding New Yorkers should not end up in a police database every time they walk their dog, go to the doctor, or drive around Manhattan, " Christopher Dunn, associate legal director at the New York Civil Liberty Union, said.

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What database is the back end of Ameritrade, managing 12 Billion trading transactions each day?

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Applications act as a front end interface for a user, while the database is where the data is actually stored.

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Oracle is helping out by adapting its database software to run on lower-end systems.

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Like coupons, the real money of the model is probably in infrastructure and database management, not owning a dedicated front-end site.

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For example, end of day operations in a bank will use a data warehouse database.

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To this end, it uses various algorithms to clean and de-dupe the database.

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