6. Conclusions

Object-oriented database technology can be used as the basis for future versions of PLINTH that provide efficient management of very large document corpora with safe, concurrent access by multiple users. Preparing the existing system for this development is a relatively straightforward task, which is largely independent of the actual database eventually chosen. The appendix to this paper gives details of some of the available OODB systems that (more or less) meet the specific requirements described above. It will be continually updated and revised as details of suitable systems become available.


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