Table of Contents:

Definition and Overview

1. Voice and Data Networks' Real-Time Data Management Demands

2. In-Memory Data Management Systems Built in House

3. Commercial Disk-Based Databases: Benefits and Limitations

4. Commercial In-Memory Databases: A New Alternative

5. Application Profiles

6. Industry Trends

7. Conclusion

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Today, service providers require real-time data management capabilities to support voice and data networks. Commercial in-memory databases offer a potent solution to the data management component of these networks, delivering the real-time application performance required while also featuring standard, open interfaces that more easily enable future innovations and services.