Instead of trying to revamp JIMS with brand-new technology, Harris County has stuck to its grand-design architecture by migrating its legacy database to the more current Model 204 Database Management System, made by Computer Corporation of America, and rewriting Cobol applications in the Model 204 language.

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Using his proprietary model and database of historical trading situations, Way calculates probabilities of future price movements for individual securities.

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In contrast, a NoSQL database provides a more flexible data model, and it can be scaled across multiple machines.

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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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The bill also amends the current DNA database regime, bringing it in line with the Scottish model.

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Marc Benioff knew that Seibel had already started a river flowing of demand for a customer relationship management (CRM) database package for businesses, but they were a traditional software model.

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In the meantime, they are asking the agency to update its 510(k) database to reflect which new devices have been cleared despite being based on a model that was later found to be defective.

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