Behind every good application is a good database. In order for an application to be successful you must have a well designed database that backs it up. An application without a database is equivalent to a marathon runner without his legs; the marathon can be run but the performance will be diminished. My company understood this concept when designing its billing system. When a company the size of my company undertakes a task such as …showed first 75 words of 1050 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1050 total…meat behind the system remains to be the database. Without the database none of the other functions could be possible. References: Brighton. (2006). Retrieved April 10, 2006 from the University of Brighton website:<Tab/>http://www.it.bton.ac.uk/staff/je/adacraft/glossary.htm Roadrunner. (2006). Retrieved April 10, 2006 from the Roadrunner website: www.satx.rr.com/wireless/glossary.htm Webopedia. (2006). Retrieved April 10, 2006 from the Webopedia website: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/d/database.html