Matthew,
Clarification of my too-concise phraseology:
> > The programs won't but the databases can be. Cyc and
> > Ontology Works claim
> > to be able to integrate databases with an ontology.
>
> MW: What does it mean in integrate a data base with an ontology? I
> can think of a number of possibilities. (01)
Revised: ". . . able to integrate multiple databases, *using* an
integration ontology. (02)
> > But to my knowledge there is no public demonstration of
> > that integration
> > technique on a database of significant size.
>
> MW: What would constitute a significant size? or what would not?
>
Thus far I have only seen conceptual demos of one table in each of two
databases, with about 10 columns per table, and that wasn't public. A
realistic demo would have at least a few dozen columns in each database, and
preferably more than one table in each. Do you know of such a demo? Or do
you think it might be worthwhile doing one? (03)
Pat (04)
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> Dear Pat,
>
> > John,
> > I agree with your three points, but have some additional comment:
> >
> > [JS] > 2. We do have billions, if not trillions, of dollars
> > of software
> > > that supports the world's economy, and we see legacy software
> > > that is 40 years old or older still in daily use -- none of
> > > which is or will be converted to any "integrating" ontology.
> > >
> > The programs won't but the databases can be. Cyc and
> > Ontology Works claim
> > to be able to integrate databases with an ontology.
>
> MW: What does it mean in integrate a data base with an ontology? I
> can think of a number of possibilities.
>
> > I am
> > involved in a
> > project exploring the technology to do that. Each of these
> > methods uses a
> > single upper ontology for the integration process.
> > But to my knowledge there is no public demonstration of
> > that integration
> > technique on a database of significant size.
>
> MW: What would constitute a significant size? or what would not?
>
> Regards
>
> Matthew West
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