DeZign for Databases
DeZign for Databases is a database design and data modeling tool for multiple database platforms (Oracle, MySQL, IBM DB2, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, MS Access, ...). It can be used to create, maintain and document new or existing database systems. The tool uses Entity-relationship diagram. Similar tools are Embarcadero ER/Studio, IBM Data Architect, Oracle Designer and Sybase PowerDesigner.
History
DeZign for Databases was created by Heraut Solutions in 1998. Later the company name was changed to Datanamic. DeZign for Databases was the first modeling tool to support MySQL. Support for more databases was added in the late nineties. About 20 databases are supported in the 2008 version of the tool.
See also
- Computer-aided software engineering
- Relational Model
- Data modeling
- RDBMS