> > I'm concerned about:
> >
> > 1. Protection of the intellectual property.
> > 2. Ease of design & maintenance.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any guidance.
> >
>
> My systems is used by a limited number of clients, each have their own
> tweaks and specialties. Each client has 10-50 users. I need to be able
> to change some logic anytime and as fast as possible. For me it's a huge
> boon to be able to have *all* the business logics in the DB. I just
> change a trigger or a procedure. I have ended up with the *exact* same
> front end for all my customers.
>
> This is of lesser concern to you in your case. IMHO considering
> protection of intellectual property this is the main drawback for you.
> Triggers and procedures can not be sufficiently "protected".

They cannot? How many people do you know that can read BLR
fluently? :-)

>There is an
> article somewhere on the an FB dedicated webpage.

Martijn Tonies
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