Q3 2000

Informix Software

Created as a prototype of an advanced online product catalog with web-based administration and search functionality. The catalog included product description and pictures. This prototype used advanced object oriented features of Informix Foundation.2000 (9.2), including inheritance and polymorphism. All the products (Stoves, Refrigerators and washing machines) shared common attributes, like color, dimensions and model number. This information was stored in a common table. Features exclusive to each appliance (i.e. number of burners in a stove) where stored in a separate table that inherited attributes from the product table. It was possible to compare stoves and refrigerators, based on common attributes. This prototype also featured a personalization system, to display products based on a profile.