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Smit, Peter H.; Kochen, Manfred – Information Processing and Management, 1988
Describes the results of a survey that examined what kinds of database vendors are improving their retrieval software and the decision processes involved. Respondents included large and small vendors from the public and private sectors. An appendix presents vendors' reasons for and against specific innovations. (12 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Databases