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Heckler & Koch MP5
Heckler & Koch MP5 | |
MP5A3 with a retractable stock and early handguard
Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | West Germany |
Service history | |
In service | 1966–present |
Used by | See Users |
Production history | |
Designer | Tilo Möller, Manfred Guhring, Georg Seidl, Helmut Baureuter |
Designed | 1964–1966 |
Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch |
Produced | 1966–present |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Weight |
Length |
Fixed stock:
Barrel length |
Width |
Height |
Cartridge |
Action | Roller-delayed blowback, closed bolt |
Rate of fire |
Muzzle velocity |
Effective firing range |
Feed system | 15- or 30- or 32- or 40- round detachable box magazine, 100-round Beta C-Mag drum magazine |
Sights | Iron sights. Rear: rotary drum; front: hooded post |
The Heckler & Koch MP5 (from German: Maschinenpistole 5, "machine pistol model 5") is a 9mm submachine gun of German design, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH (H&K) of Oberndorf am Neckar. There are over 100 variants of the MP5,[4] including a semi-automatic version.
The MP5 is one of the most widely used submachine guns in the world,[5] having been adopted by 40 nations and numerous military, law enforcement, intelligence, and security organizations.[3]
In the 1990s, Heckler & Koch developed the Heckler & Koch UMP, the MP5's successor; both are available as of 2013[update].[6]
Heckler & Koch, encouraged by the success of the G3 automatic rifle, developed a family of small arms consisting of four types of firearms all based on a common G3 design layout and operating principle. The first type was chambered for 7.62×51mm NATO, the second for the 7.62×39mm M43 round, the third for the intermediate 5.56×45mm NATO caliber, and the fourth type for the 9×19mm Parabellum pistol cartridge. The MP5 was created within the fourth group of firearms and was initially known as the HK54.
Work on the MP5 began in 1964 and two years later it was adopted by the German Federal Police, border guard and army special forces.
The MP5 is manufactured under license in several nations including Greece (formerly at EBO – Hellenic Arms Industry, currently at EAS – Hellenic Defense Systems), Iran (Defense Industries Organization), Mexico (SEDENA), Pakistan (Pakistan Ordnance Factories), Saudi Arabia, Sudan (Military Industry Corporation), Turkey (MKEK), and the United Kingdom (initially at Royal Ordnance, later diverted to Heckler & Koch Great Britain).[7]
Design details[edit]
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The primary version of the MP5 family is the MP5A2, which is a lightweight, air-cooled, selective fire delayed blowback operated 9×19mm Parabellum weapon with a roller-delayed bolt. It fires from a closed bolt (bolt forward) position.
The fixed, free floating, cold hammer-forged barrel has 6 right-hand grooves with a 1 in 250 mm (1:10 in) rifling twist rate and is pressed and pinned into the receiver.
The first MP5 models used a double-column straight box magazine, but since 1977, slightly curved, steel magazines are used with a 15-round capacity (weighing 0.12 kg) or a 30-round capacity (0.17 kg empty).
The adjustable iron sights (closed type) consist of a rotating rear diopter drum and a front post installed in a hooded ring. The rear sight is adjustable for both windage and elevation with the use of a special tool, being adjusted at the factory for firing at 25m with standard 124 grains FMJ 9x19mm NATO ammunition; the drum provides four different apertures of varying width used to adjust the light entrance in the diopter system, according to the user's eye relief and tactical situation, and not for firing at 25, 50, 75 and 100m as some people[who?] wrongly imagine.
The MP5 has a hammer firing mechanism. The trigger group is housed inside an interchangeable polymer trigger module (with an integrated pistol grip) and equipped with a three-position fire mode selector that serves as the manual safety toggle. The "S" or Sicher position in white denotes weapon safe, "E" or Einzelfeuer in red represents single fire, and "F" or Feuerstoß (also marked in red) designates continuous fire. The SEF symbols appear on both sides of the plastic trigger group. The selector lever is actuated with the thumb of the shooting hand and is located only on the left side of the original SEF trigger group or on both sides of the ambidextrous trigger groups. The safety/selector is rotated into the various firing settings or safety position by depressing the tail end of the lever. Tactile clicks (stops) are present at each position to provide a positive stop and prevent inadvertent rotation. The "safe" setting disables the trigger by blocking the hammer release with a solid section of the safety axle located inside the trigger housing.
The non-reciprocating cocking handle is located above the handguard and protrudes from the cocking handle tube at approximately a 45° angle. This rigid control is attached to a tubular piece within the cocking lever housing called the cocking lever support, which in turn, makes contact with the forward extension of the bolt group. It is not however connected to the bolt carrier and therefore cannot be used as a forward assist to fully seat the bolt group. The cocking handle is held in a forward position by a spring detent located in the front end of the cocking lever support which engages in the cocking lever housing. The lever is locked back by pulling it fully to the rear and rotating it slightly clockwise where it can be hooked into an indent in the cocking lever tube.
Operating mechanism[edit]
The bolt rigidly engages the barrel extension—a cylindrical component welded to the receiver into which the barrel is pinned. The delay mechanism is of the same design as that used in the G3 rifle. The two-part bolt consists of a bolt head with rollers and a bolt carrier. The heavier bolt carrier lies up against the bolt head when the weapon is ready to fire and inclined planes on the front locking piece lie between the rollers and force them out into recesses in the barrel extension.[8]
When fired, expanding propellant gases produced from the burning powder in the cartridge exert rearward pressure on the bolt head transferred through the base of the cartridge case as it is propelled out of the chamber. A portion of this force is transmitted through the rollers projecting from the bolt head, which are cammed inward against the inclined flanks of the locking recesses in the barrel extension and to the angled shoulders of the locking piece. The selected angles of the recesses and the incline on the locking piece produce a velocity ratio of about 4:1 between the bolt carrier and the bolt head. This results in a calculated delay, allowing the projectile to exit the barrel and gas pressure to drop to a safe level before the case is extracted from the chamber.
The delay results from the amount of time it takes for enough recoil energy to be transferred through to the bolt carrier in a sufficient quantity for it to be driven to the rear against the force of inertia of the bolt carrier and the forward pressure exerted against the bolt by the recoil spring. As the rollers are forced inward they displace the locking piece and propel the bolt carrier to the rear. The bolt carrier's rearward velocity is four times that of the bolt head since the cartridge remains in the chamber for a short period of time during the initial recoil impulse. After the bolt carrier has traveled rearward 4 mm, the locking piece is withdrawn fully from the bolt head and the rollers are compressed into the bolt head. Only once the locking rollers are fully cammed into the bolt head can the entire bolt group continue its rearward movement in the receiver, breaking the seal in the chamber and continuing the feeding cycle.
Since the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge is relatively low powered, the bolt does not have an anti-bounce device like the G3, but instead the bolt carrier contains tungsten granules that prevent the bolt group from bouncing back after impacting the barrel extension. The weapon has a fluted chamber that enhances extraction reliability by bleeding gases backwards into the shallow flutes running along the length of the chamber to prevent the cartridge case from expanding and sticking to the chamber walls (since the bolt is opened under relatively high barrel pressure). A spring extractor is installed inside the bolt head and holds the case securely until it strikes the ejector arm and is thrown out of the ejection port to the right of the receiver. The lever-type ejector is located inside the trigger housing (activated by the movement of the recoiling bolt).
In the early 1970s HK introduced a conversion kit for the MP5 that enables it to use rimfire ammunition (.22 LR). This unit consists of a barrel insert, a bolt group and two 20-round magazines. This modification reduces the cyclic rate to 650 rounds/min. It was sold mostly to law enforcement agencies as a way to train recruits on handling the MP5. It used ammunition that was cheaper and had a lower recoil than 9mm Parabellum. This reduced training costs and built up skill and confidence in the operators before transitioning them to the full-bore model.
Barrel Accessories[edit]
Threading is provided at the muzzle to work with certain muzzle devices made by Heckler & Koch, including: a slotted flash suppressor, blank firing attachment (marked with a red-painted band denoting use with blank ammunition only), an adapter for launching rifle grenades (for use with rifle-style grenades with an inside diameter of 22 mm using a special grenade launching cartridge) and a cup-type attachment used to launch tear gas grenades. An optional three-lugged barrel is also available for mounting a Quick Detachable suppressor.
The receiver housing has a proprietary claw-rail mounting system that permits the attachment of a standard Heckler & Koch quick-detachable scope mount (also used with the G3, HK33 and G3SG/1). It can be used to mount daytime optical sights (telescopic 4x24), night sights, reflex sights and laser pointers. The mount features two spring-actuated bolts, positioned along the base of the mount, which exert pressure on the receiver to hold the mount in the same position at all times assuring zero retention. All versions of the quick-detachable scope mount provide a sighting tunnel through the mount so that the shooter can continue to use the fixed iron sights with the scope mount attached to the top of the receiver.
A Picatinny rail adapter can be placed on top that locks into the claw rails. This allows the mounting of STANAG scopes and has a lower profile than the claw-rail system.
Laser Products has a replacement handguard incorporating a Sure-Fire Model 628 tactical 15,000-candlepower (65 lumen) quartz-halogen flashlight. It is powered by two 123A 3-volt lithium batteries for a battery life of about an hour of use. It is operated either by a squeeze-activated pressure tape switch on the right side for brief illumination or a rocker on/off switch on the left side for continuous illumination. It can be turned on just long enough for positive, close-range target discrimination and acquisition at night or used to illuminate or blind targets in low light conditions.
Aftermarket replacement handguards with Picatinny rails are available. Single-rail models have a Picatinny rail along the bottom and triple-rail models have rails along the bottom and sides. They allow the mounting of accessories like flashlights, laser pointers, target designators, vertical foregrips, and bipods.
The MP5A2 has a fixed buttstock (made of a synthetic polymer), whereas the compact MP5A3 has a retractable metal stock. The stockless MP5A1 has a buttcap with a sling mount for concealed carry; the MP5K series was a further development of this idea.
The MP5A4 (fixed stock) and MP5A5 (sliding stock) models are available with four-position trigger groups. The pistol grips are straight, lacking the contoured grip and thumb groove of the MP5A1, MP5A2, and MP5A3. The selector lever stops are marked with bullet pictograms rather than letters or numbers (each symbol represents the number of bullets that will be fired when the trigger is pulled and held rearward with a full magazine inserted in the weapon) and are fully ambidextrous (the selector lever is present on each side of the trigger housing). The additional setting of the fire selector, one place before the fully automatic setting, enables a two or three-shot burst firing mode.
A variant with the last trigger group designated the MP5-N (N—Navy) was developed in 1986 for the United States Navy. This model has a collapsible stock, a tritium-illuminated front sight post and a 225 mm (8.9 in) threaded barrel for use with a stainless steel sound suppressor made by Knight's Armament Company together with quieter subsonic ammunition. It had ambidextrous controls, a straight pistol grip, pictogram markings, and originally had a four-position selector (Safe, Semi-Auto, 3-Round Burst, Full Auto). This was replaced with a similar three-position ambidextrous selector after an improperly-reassembled trigger group spontaneously fired during an exercise. The "Navy"-style ambidextrous trigger group later became standard, replacing the classic "SEF".
Trigger Group | |||
Type | Positions | Settings | Location |
SEF | 3-position | Safe (Sicher), Semi-Auto (Einzelfeuer), Full Auto (Feuerstoß) | Left-side |
SF | 2-position | Safe & Semi-Auto (Fire) | Ambidextrous |
Navy | 4-position | Safe, Semi-Auto, 2- or 3-round Burst, Full Auto | Ambidextrous |
Navy | 3-position | Safe, Semi-Auto, Full Auto | Ambidextrous |
Trigger Group Settings | Marking system | ||
Setting | Number | Letter | Pictogram |
Safe | Marked by a white numeral "0" | Marked by a white letter "S" | Marked by a white pictogram of a bullet symbol inside a closed rectangle with an "X" through it. |
Semi-Automatic Fire | Marked by a red numeral "1" | Marked by a red letter "E" | Marked by a red pictogram of a bullet symbol inside a closed rectangle. |
Burst Fire | Marked by a red numeral "2" or "3" | Marked by a red numeral "2" or "3" | Marked by a red pictogram of 2 or 3 bullets in a line inside a closed rectangle. |
Fully Automatic Fire | Marked by a red numeral "30" | Marked by a red letter "F" | Marked by a red pictogram of 7 bullets in a line inside a rectangle with an open end facing the muzzle. |
Plastic training variants[edit]
H&K offers dedicated training variants of these weapons, designated MP5A4PT and MP5A5PT (PT—Plastic Training), modified to fire a plastic 9×19mm PT training cartridge produced by Dynamit Nobel of Germany. These weapons operate like the standard MP5 but have a floating chamber and both rollers have been omitted from the bolt to function properly when firing the lighter plastic projectiles. To help identify these weapons blue dots were painted on their cocking handles and additional lettering provided. The PT variant can be configured with various buttstocks and trigger groups and was developed for the West German Police and Border Guard.
Semi-auto only variants[edit]
The MP5SFA2 (SF – single-fire) was developed in 1986 in response to the American FBI solicitation for a "9 mm Single-fire Carbine". It is the same as the MP5A2 but is fitted with an ambidextrous semi-automatic only trigger group. The MP5SFA3 is similar except it has a retractable metal stock like the MP5A3. Versions delivered after December 1991 are assembled with select-fire bolt carriers allowing fully automatic operation when used with the appropriate trigger module.
The two-position trigger unit was used in the single-fire HK94 carbine that was produced specifically for the civilian market with a 420 mm (16.5 in) barrel.
Suppressed variants[edit]
In 1974 H&K initiated design work on a sound-suppressed variant of the MP5, designated the MP5SD (SD—Schalldämpfer German for "sound suppressor"), which features an integral but detachable aluminium sound suppressor and a lightweight bolt. The weapon's 146 mm (5.7 in) barrel has 30 2.5 mm (0.1 in) ports drilled forward of the chamber through which escaping gases are diverted to the surrounding sealed tubular casing that is screwed onto threading on the barrel's external surface just prior to the ported segment. The suppressor itself is divided into two stages; the initial segment surrounding the ported barrel serves as an expansion chamber for the propellant gases, reducing gas pressure to slow down the acceleration of the projectile. The second, decompression stage occupies the remaining length of the suppressor tube and contains a stamped metal helix separator with several compartments which increase the gas volume and decrease its temperature, deflecting the gases as they exit the muzzle, so muffling the exit report. The bullet leaves the muzzle at subsonic velocity, so it does not generate a sonic shock wave in flight. As a result of reducing the barrel's length and venting propellant gases into the suppressor, the bullet's muzzle velocity was lowered anywhere from 16% to 26% (depending on the ammunition used) while maintaining the weapon's automation and reliability. The weapon was designed to be used with standard supersonic ammunition with the suppressor on at all times.
The MP5SD is produced exclusively by H&K in several versions: the MP5SD1 and MP5SD4 (both have a receiver end cap instead of a buttstock), MP5SD2 and MP5SD5 (equipped with a fixed synthetic buttstock) and the MP5SD3 and MP5SD6 (fitted with a collapsible metal stock). The MP5SD1, MP5SD2 and MP5SD3 use a standard "SEF" trigger group (from the MP5A2 and MP5A3), while the MP5SD4, MP5SD5 and MP5SD6—a trigger module with a mechanically limited 3-round burst mode and ambidextrous selector controls (from the MP5A4 and MP5A5). A suppressed version was produced for the U.S. Navy – designated the MP5SD-N, which is a version of the MP5SD3 with a retractable metal stock, front sight post with tritium-illuminated dot and a stainless steel suppressor. This model has a modified cocking handle support to account for the slightly larger outside diameter of the suppressor. The design of the suppressor allows the weapon to be fired with water inside, should water enter the device during operation in or near water.
In 1976 a shortened version of the MP5A2 was introduced; the MP5K (K from the German word Kurz = "short") was designed for close quarters battle use by clandestine operations and special services. The MP5K does not have a shoulder stock (the receiver end was covered with a flat end cap, featuring a buffer on the inside and a sling loop on the outside), and the bolt and receiver were shortened at the rear. The resultant lighter bolt led to a higher rate of fire than the standard MP5. The barrel, cocking handle and its cover were shortened and a vertical foregrip was used to replace the standard handguard. The barrel ends at the base of the front sight, which prevents the use of any sort of muzzle device.
The MP5K is produced (by Heckler & Koch and under license in Iran and Turkey) in four different versions: the MP5K, MP5KA4, MP5KA1, MP5KA5, where the first two variants have adjustable, open-type iron sights (with a notched rotary drum), and the two remaining variants – fixed open sights; however, the front sight post was changed and a notch was cut into the receiver top cover. The MP5K retained the capability to use optical sights through the use of an adapter.
A civilian semiautomatic derivative of the MP5K known as the SP89 was produced that had a foregrip with a muzzle guard in place of the vertical grip.
In 1991 a further variant of the MP5K was developed, designated the MP5K-PDW (PDW—Personal Defense Weapon) that retained the compact dimensions of the MP5K but restored the fire handling characteristics of the full-size MP5A2. The MP5K-PDW uses a side-folding synthetic shoulder stock (made by the U.S. company Choate Machine and Tool), a "Navy" trigger group, a front sight post with a built-in tritium insert and a slightly lengthened threaded, three-lug barrel (analogous to the MP5-N). The stock can be removed and replaced with a receiver endplate; a rotary drum with apertures from the MP5A2 can also be used.
Larger caliber versions[edit]
In 1991, Heckler & Koch introduced the MP5/10 (chambered in 10mm Auto) and MP5/40 (chambered for the .40 S&W cartridge), which are based on the MP5A4 and MP5A5. These weapons were assembled in fixed and retractable stock configurations (without a separate designation) and are fed from translucent 30-round polymer box magazines.[9] These weapons include a bolt hold-open device, which captures the bolt group in its rear position after expending the last cartridge from the magazine. The bolt is then released by pressing a lever positioned on the left side of the receiver. Both weapons use a barrel with 6 right-hand grooves and a 380 mm (1:15 in) twist rate, and like the MP5-N, both have a 3-lugged muzzle device and a tritium-illuminated front sight aiming dot.
Problems with the MP5/10 and MP5/40 led to the development of the Heckler and Koch UMP.
Variants list[edit]
- HK54: The original model that was produced in the early-1960s. It had a charcoal-gray phosphated finish rather than the matte-black finish used on later models and had narrow slotted metal handguards. Its major differences were that it had a longer and heavier bolt carrier than the MP5 and a flip up "ladder"-style rear sight (like the early G3 rifle) rather than the MP5's aperture sight. Its original 15- or 30-round steel magazines were straight rather than curved, had a plastic follower, and were reinforced with ribs (thus their nickname of "waffle"-type magazines).
- MP5: A slightly modified version of the HK54 first created in 1966. It has a matte-black phosphated finish instead of the grayish finish. It originally had the narrow checkered metal "Slimline" handguards in the place of the HK54's narrow slotted metal ones. These were later replaced by the thicker "Tropical" handguards. The proprietary Heckler & Koch "claw mount" rails for mounting optical and electronic scopes were added around 1973. The improved 15- and 30-round magazines were adopted in 1977; they were curved, had unribbed sides, and had chromed-steel followers.
- MP5A1: No buttstock (endplate/receiver cap in place of buttstock), "SEF" trigger group.
- MP5A2: Fixed buttstock, "SEF" trigger group.
- MP5SFA2: Fixed buttstock, single-fire (SE) trigger group.
- MP5A3: Retractable buttstock,"SEF" trigger group.
- MP5SFA3: Semi-automatic carbine version of MP5A3. Retractable buttstock and single-fire (SF) trigger group.
- MP5A4: Fixed buttstock, 3-round burst trigger group.
- MP5A5: Retractable buttstock, 3-round burst trigger group.
- MP5-N: Model developed specifically for the U.S. Navy. Ambidextrous "Navy" trigger group, 3-lug/threaded barrel for attaching a sound suppressor; rubber-padded retractable stock.
- MP5F: Model developed specifically for the French military. Rubber-padded retractable stock, ambidextrous sling loops/bolts and internal modifications to handle high-pressure ammunition.
- MP5K: Short (Kurz) version created in 1976. It had a cut-down 4.5-inch barrel, shorter trigger group frame, and a vertical foregrip rather than a handguard. There are no MP5KA2 or MP5KA3 models because it doesn't come with a fixed or retractable stock.
- MP5K Prototype: A stockless, cut-down MP5A2 with regular iron sights and an open vertical foregrip. It was created in 1976.
- MP5KA1: MP5K with smooth upper surface and small low-profile iron sights; "SEF" trigger group.
- MP5KA4: MP5K with regular iron sights; four-position 3-round burst trigger group.
- MP5KA5: MP5K with smooth upper surface and small low-profile iron sights; four-position 3-round burst trigger group.
- MP5K-N: MP5K with "Navy" trigger group and 3-lug/threaded barrel for mounting suppressors or other muzzle attachments.
- MP5K-PDW: Personal Defense Weapon; MP5K-N variant introduced in 1991 for issue to special operations aircraft or vehicle crews. It adds a Choate side-folding stock, 5-inch 3-lug barrel for mounting a quick-detachable Qual-A-Tec suppressor, and an ambidextrous "Navy" 4-position trigger group with a 3-round burst mode. A shoulder cross-draw or thigh quick-draw holster is available.
- MP5SD: An MP5 model with an integrated suppressor (Schalldämpfer) created in 1974.
- MP5SD1: No buttstock (endplate/receiver cap in place of buttstock), "SEF" trigger group, integrated suppressor
- MP5SD2: Fixed buttstock, "SEF" trigger group, integrated suppressor.
- MP5SD3: Retractable buttstock, "SEF" trigger group, integrated suppressor.
- MP5SD4: No buttstock (endplate/receiver cap in place of buttstock), 3-round burst trigger group, integrated suppressor.
- MP5SD5: Fixed buttstock, 3-round burst trigger group, integrated suppressor.
- MP5SD6: Retractable buttstock, 3-round burst trigger group, integrated suppressor.
- MP5SD-N1: Retractable buttstock, "Navy" trigger group, KAC stainless steel suppressor.
- MP5SD-N2: Fixed buttstock, "Navy" trigger group, KAC stainless steel suppressor.
- MP5/10: Chambered in 10mm Auto, available in various stock/trigger group configurations. It was produced from 1992 to 2000.
- MP5/40: Chambered in .40 S&W, available in various stock/trigger group configurations. It was produced from 1992 to 2000.
Civilian-Market Versions[edit]
- HK94: American import model of the MP5 with an exposed 16.54-inch [420mm] barrel and special SF (safe/semi-automatic) trigger group, designed for civilian use.
A barrel-mounted vertical foregrip and a ventilated barrel shroud were available for the stock HK94. (Arnold Schwarzenegger used a HK94A3 converted to fire full auto and modified with these accessories in the movie Raw Deal (1986); it is even featured in the poster art).
The HK94 was made from 1983 to 1989, in three different configurations:- The HK94A2 had a fixed stock, an overall length of 34.59 inches [829 mm], and weighed 6.43 lbs. [2.92 kg.]. In 1991, the state of California imported 420 HK-94A2s, mostly for their state Department of Corrections; it was the last batch of HK-94s imported into the United States.
- The HK94A3 had a retractable stock, an overall length of 27.58 inches [700 mm] collapsed and 34.05 inches [865 mm] extended and weighed 7.18 lbs. [3.26 kg].
- The HK94/SG-1 (ScharfschutzenGewehr, "sharp-shooting rifle") was designed for short-range sniping in built-up areas like cities or prisons. It proved to be unsuitable for its designed purpose, due to its poor penetration and stopping power, and most went to target shooters and collectors. It had a fixed match stock with a rubber buttpad and an adjustable cheekpiece, folding bipod, flash hider, and a 6 x 42mm Leupold VIII Adjustable Objective scope. It had an overall length of 40.39 inches [1026mm] and a weight of 9.25 lbs. [4.2 kg]. Its Mean Standard Retail Price (MSRP) in 1986 was US$ 1,525; this was more than twice what a stock HK94A2 (US$ 650) or HK94A3 (US$ 720) cost. Only 50 were imported into the United States; authentic models have serial numbers running in the 43XX range.
As an aftermarket modification, a PSG-1 trigger pack with target pistol grip and match trigger could be added by a gunsmith by changing the ejector and hammer spring. The 6x Leupold scope was calibrated for .223 Remington rounds, so other scopes were often substituted.
- SP89: Sport Pistole M1989. Semi-automatic only version of the MP5K designed for civilian use. It had a modified vertical foregrip redesigned into a traditional handguard to make it compliant with the Semi-Auto Weapons Ban of 1989. It was made from 1989 to 1994.
Foreign Variant Copies[edit]
- T-94 ZSG (Zivile Sportgewehr, "Civilian Sport Rifle"): Turkish MP5 semi-automatic-only clone manufactured by MKE for the civilian European sport shooting market.[10] The models available are the T-94P (HK94A2), T-94A (MP5A2), T-94K (MP5K), and T-94SD (MP5SD2). The T-94SD comes with a functioning integral silencer. The solid stocks are welded to the lower receiver to prevent the mounting of a retractable stock or receiver cap.
The AT-94 series, designed for the American market, is modified so that full-auto and 90-series trigger packs cannot be fitted.[11] - MP-10: A Philippine submachine gun manufactured by Special Weapons Inc. based on the MP5. The SP-10 is a civilian semi-auto copy.
- SMG PK-1: Pakistani copy of the MP5K but with a short retractable stock.
- China: Manufactured by Norinco as the NR-08 (a clone of the MP5A4) and NR-08A (a clone of the MP5A5).
- France: Manufactured under license by MAS.
- Greece: Manufactured under license by EAS (Ellinika Amyntika Systimata: "Hellenic Defence Systems").[12]
- Iran: Manufactured under license by DIO as the Tondar (MP5A3) and Tondar Light (MP5K).[7]
- Mexico: Manufactured under license by SEDENA.[13]
- Pakistan: Manufactured under license by Pakistan Ordnance Factories.[14] They make the MP5A2, MP5P3 (MP5A3), MP5P4 (MP5A4), MP5P5 (MP5A5),[15] and SMG PK (MP5K).[16] The SMG PK-1 is an MP5K clone with a short retractable stock.[16]
- Saudi Arabia: Manufactured under license by Al Kharj Arsenal, Military Industries Corporation.[17]
- Sudan: Manufactured by Military Industry Corporation as the Tihraga (MP5A3), a clone of the Iranian Tondar.[18]
- Turkey: Manufactured by MKEK.[19] Their trigger groups are marked: E (Safe), T (Semi-Auto) and S (Full Auto) instead of SEF.
- United Kingdom: Manufactured under license by Royal Small Arms Factory - Enfield.[7]
- Albania: Garda e Republikes.[21]
- Argentina[22]
- Australia: Royal Australian Air Force Airfield Defence Guards,[23] Special Operations Command,[24] and all Police Tactical Groups.[25][26]
- Austria: EKO Cobra.[27]
- Bahrain[28]
- Bangladesh: Bangladesh Army, Special Forces, Rapid Action Battalion, and Bangladesh Navy Special Warfare Diving And Salvage.[29]
- Belarus: The MP5A3 and MP5K are used by the "Almaz" anti-terrorist group.[30]
- Belgium[28]
- Brazil: In Brazil, the MP5 was used by second line units.[31]
- Bulgaria: 160 imported in 2009.[32]
- Cameroon[28]
- Canada: Primarily used by Royal Canadian Navy boarding party personnel.[33]
- Chile[28]
- China: Used by Chongqing SWAT (NR-08, Chinese copy of MP5)[34]
- Costa Rica: UEA (Unidad Especial de Apoyo) Special Police Unit.[35]
- Croatia: Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit[36]
- Czech Republic: URNA police counter-terrorist group[37] and other units of the armed forces (MP5A5, MP5SD6, MP5K-PDW).[38]
- Democratic Republic of Congo[28]
- Denmark[28]
- Ecuador: Special units GOE (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales) and GIR (Grupo de Intervención y Rescate) from the National Police.[39]
- Egypt: Egyptian military counter terrorism unit 777.[40]
- El Salvador[28]
- Estonia: Estonian Police.[41]
- Finland: Finnish Defence Forces under designation 9.00 konepistooli 2000.[42]
- France: GIGN[37] and certain specialized units within the French Army.[43][44]
- Georgia: MP5K and MP5SD.[45]
- Germany: Bundespolizei (Federal Police), Landespolizei (State Police),[46] German Army, Feldjäger (Military Police),[47] GSG 9 special operations unit[48] and German Navy.[49]
- Ghana[28]
- Greece: Used by the EKAM counter-terrorist group.[50]
- Honduras[28]
- Hong Kong: Hong Kong Police Force (used by Airport Security Unit,[51] Counter Terrorism Response Unit, Emergency Unit, Police Tactical Unit, Small Boat Unit, Special Duties Unit, CIB Surveillance Support Unit, VIP Protection Unit, Witness Protection Unit, and other regular units with various models of original HK).[citation needed]
- Hungary:[52]
- Iceland: Víkingasveitin, Icelandic National Police.[53]
- India: Indian Army, MARCOS, National Security Guards, and Maharashtra State Force One.[54] Also used by the Special Protection Group until 2008, when it was replaced with the FN P90 and FN F2000.[55]
- Indonesia: Komando Pasukan Katak (Kopaska) tactical diver group of Indonesian Navy, Komando Pasukan Khusus (Kopassus) special forces group of Indonesian Army.[56]
- Iran:
- Iraq[28]
- Ireland: Special Detective Unit, Irish Army Rangers.[57]
- Italy: Used by the Carabinieri.[58]
- Jamaica: Jamaica Constabulary Force.[59]
- Japan: Special Boarding Unit,[60] Special Assault Team,[61] Special Security Team,[62] Japanese Special Forces Group (MP5SD6),[63] Japanese Imperial Guard.[64]
- Jordan[28]
- Kuwait[65]
- Kenya: Kenya Police.[66][67]
- Liechtenstein: Special Police Unit, Security Corps.[68][69]
- Lithuania: Lithuanian Armed Forces,[70] Aras.[71]
- Luxembourg: Unité Spéciale de la Police intervention unit of the Grand Ducal Police.[72]
- Malaysia: Used by Royal Malaysian Customs,[73] Grup Gerak Khas, PASKAL and PASKAU, as well as the Pasukan Gerakan Khas.[74] UNGERIN[75]
- Malta: Armed Forces of Malta[28]
- Mauritius[28]
- Mexico:
- Morocco: Royal Moroccan Army, Royal Moroccan Navy and Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie[76]
- Netherlands: Dutch Royal and Diplomatic security (DKDB), Arrestatieteam ( AT )[77]
- New Zealand: New Zealand Special Air Service Commandos and New Zealand Police Special Tactics Group[78]
- Nicaragua[28]
- Niger[28]
- Nigeria[28]
- Norway: Norwegian Armed Forces, to be replaced by the MP7.[79] Norwegian Police Service[80]
- Pakistan: Used by Pakistan Army, Airport Security Force & personal security detail of VIP's.[81]
- Philippines: Armed Forces of the Philippines, and Philippine National Police Special Action Force and other police and SWAT units.[82]
- Poland: GROM special forces unit.,[83] FORMOZA special force unit, Police, Border Guard, CBA, ABW, Financial Police, Military Police Special Unit from Warsaw
- Portugal: Grupo de Operações Especiais (GOE).[84]
- Qatar[28]
- Romania: Land Forces Special Operations battalions.[85]
- Russia: Various police forces and special forces.[86]
- Saudi Arabia:[7]
- Serbia[28]
- Singapore: Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation[87] and Singapore Police Force (replacing the Sterling submachine guns in the paramilitary units of Gurkha Contingent, Police Coast Guard, Police Special Operations Command and Special Tactics and Rescue Team (STAR)).[88][89]
- Slovakia: Various police forces.[90]
- Slovenia: Slovenian Armed Forces and Slovenian Police[91]
- South Africa: Special Task Force.[92]
- South Korea: Republic of Korea Naval Special Warfare Brigade uses MP5A5 and MP5SD6.[93]
- Spain: Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO).[94]
- Sri Lanka[28]
- Sudan:
- Sweden: Swedish Police Service.[95]
- Taiwan[28]
- Thailand[28]
- Turkey: Used by various services.[28]
- Ukraine: Used by the "Omega" special forces group.[96]
- United Arab Emirates[28]
- United Kingdom: Used by the United Kingdom Special Forces,[48] Police Service of Northern Ireland,[97] CO19,[98] and most Authorised Firearms Officers.[99] Semi-automatic version for routine police use.
- United States: Special Operations Forces,[100] Secret Service,[101] and FBI Hostage Rescue Team (10mm version).[102] Also used by various police SWAT units at federal, state, and local levels.[103]
- Uruguay[28]
- Vatican City: Used by the Swiss Guard.[104]
- Vietnam: Used by Armed Police Force.[105]
- Zambia[28]
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Roger Barca, Laura Haas, Alon Halevy, Paul Miller, Roberto V. Zicari.
June 5, 2012:Big Data for Good. A distinguished panel of experts discuss how Big Data can be used to create Social Capital. Abstract: Every day, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created. This data comes from digital pictures, videos, posts to social media sites, intelligent sensors, purchase transaction records, cell phone GPS signals to name a few. This is Big Data. There is a great interest both in the commercial and in the research communities around Big Data. It has been predicted that "analyzing Big Data will become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and consumer surplus", according to research by MGI and McKinsey's Business Technology Office. But very few people seem to look at how Big Data can be used for solving social problems. Most of the work in fact is not in this direction. Why this? What can be done in the international research community to make sure that some of the most brilliant ideas do have an impact also for social issues? I have invited a panel of distinguished well known researchers and professionals to discuss this issue. The list of panelists include: - Roger Barga, Microsoft Research, group lead eXtreme Computing Group, USA - Laura Haas, IBM Fellow and Director Institute for Massive Data, Analytics and Modeling IBM Research, USA - Alon Halevy, Google Research, Head of the Structured Data Group, USA - Paul Miller, Consultant, Cloud of Data, UK This Q&A panel focuses exactly at this question: is it possible to conduct research for a corporation and/or a research lab, and at the same time make sure that the potential output of our research has also a social impact? We take Big Data as a key example. Big Data is clearly of interest to marketers and enterprises a like who wish to offer their customers better services and better quality products. Ultimately their goal is to sell their products/services. This is good, but how about digging into Big Data to help people in need? Preventing / predicting natural catastrophes, helping offering services "targeting" to people and structures in social need? Hope you`ll find this interview interesting, as well as eye-opening. RVZ Blog Panel | Intermediate | English | DOWNLOAD (PDF)| June 2012|
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February 2012: In the analysis phase of the information system development (ISD), the users' requirements are studied and defined. In most ISD methodologies, the requirements are defined by two models: a conceptual data model in form of e.g. an entity-relationship (ER) diagram or a class diagram; and a functional model in form of e.g. data flow diagrams (DFD) or use cases. Different ISD methodologies prescribe different orders of carrying out these modeling activities but there is no commonly agreed order for performing them. In order to find out whether the order of analysis activities makes any difference, and which order leads to better results, we have conducted two independent comparative experiments in laboratory settings. The subjects in the two experiments were asked to create data models and functional models of a certain system while working in the two opposite orders. In each experiment we used a different ISD methodology and different subjects, but assigned the same modeling tasks. The main results of the experiments are that the data models are of better quality when created as the first modeling task, and that analysts prefer to first create the data model and then the functional model. The results of the two experiments have been reported in Shoval & Kabeli (2005) and in Shoval et al. (2009). This paper provides an overview of the two studies. Paper | Expert | English | Download (.PDF).| 2012|
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August 2011: Conceptual models are a generally accepted approach to develop abstract models of the real world. ECM takes this concept one step further and uses a conceptual model also as a programming interface. This would prevent the loss of semantics when you convert the conceptual model into the tables of the relational model. Paper | Expert | English | Download (.PDF).| 2011|
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November 2010:This chapter shows Tree Template. The tree is a term from graph theory. It illustrates the UML template for hardcoded trees. (The Appendix explains UML notation.) A Tree is a hierarchy of entities with the entities of each level having the same entity type. You need not show Tree in a use of the template. This chapter is from the new book Patterns of Data Modeling by Michael Blaha, CRC Press, 2010. All rights reserved. This chapter is posted on odbms.org with the permission of the author and publisher. This is the third of three chapters that will be posted over the upcoming months. Book Chapter | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | November 2010 | ***
August 2010: Models provide the means for building quality software in a predictable manner. Models let developers think deeply about software and cope with large size and complexity. Developers can think abstractly before becoming enmeshed in the details of writing code. Although models are beneficial, they can be difficult to construct. That is where patterns come in. Patterns provide building blocks that help developers construct models faster and better. This chapter starts with a discussion of models and then introduces the topic of patterns. This chapter is from the new book Patterns of Data Modeling by Michael Blaha, CRC Press, 2010. All rights reserved. This chapter is posted on odbms.org with the permission of the author and publisher. This is the first of three chapters that will be posted over the upcoming months. Book Chapter | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | August 2010 | ***
August 2010: An Antipattern is a characterization of a common software flaw. As you construct models, you should be alert for antipatterns and correct them. When you find an antipattern, substitute the correction. Universal antipatterns are antipatterns that you should avoid for all applications. This chapter is from the new book Patterns of Data Modeling by Michael Blaha, CRC Press, 2010. All rights reserved. This chapter is posted on odbms.org with the permission of the author and publisher. This is the second of three chapters that will be posted over the upcoming months. Book Chapter | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | August 2010 | ***
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March 8, 2010 Abstract: I was asked to compare & contrast odbms systems to the new nosql datastores out there. So I have asked several people in the last few weeks.... In this report, you`ll find a few selected replies . Among the people I interviewd: Michael Stonebraker (MIT), Hamid Pirahesh, (IBM Fellow), Mårten Gustaf Mickos (previously CEO of MySQL AB), Peter Norvig (Director of Research at Google Inc.), and several more. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | March 2010 | ***
February 10, 2010 Abstract: This report collects the following interviews: ¶ NoSQL technologies: Interview with John Clapperton. ¶ Carl Olofson on "Nonschematic" databases. ¶ Are object databases "NoSQL" technologies? Interview with Luis Ramos. ¶ Anat Gafni: Data Stores vs. ODB Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | February 2010 | ***
By Renzo Orsini
February 10, 2010 Abstract: Sometimes a look at the past can be useful to put in the right perspective a hot new discussion. So I thought, when Roberto Zicari, editor of ODBMS.ORG, asked me a brief note about our work on Galileo object database language in light of the discussion on the new wave of "data stores", such as "document stores" and "NoSql databases". So, to follow Roberto's suggestions, I will present a brief history of the project, and then I will try to draw some considerations on this discussion based on my experience. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | February 2010 | ***
By Rick Cattell
January 11, 2010 (revised February 2010 and December 2010) Abstract: Traditionally, the obvious platform for most database applications has been a relational DBMS. You might use a specialized parallel relational DBMS if you required high throughput for "data warehousing", or an object database system if your application had unusual functionality or performance requirements, e.g. for in-memory caching or fast relationship traversal. However, an RDBMS like Oracle or MySQL has usually been the answer. This has changed somewhat recently. There is now recognition in database research that "one size does not fit all", for example in the widely-referenced paper by Stonebraker and colleagues. And in the Web 2.0 industry, many companies have abandoned traditional RDBMSs for so-called "NoSQL" data stores that provide much higher scalability, or they have built a distributed caching layer on top of RDBMSs. More scalable RDBMSs are also coming to market; I will comment on their prospects as well. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | January 2010| ***
By Roberto V. Zicari(Editor) et al.
December 14, 2009: This article is made by contributions from: 1. Patrick Linskey on "Cloud Store". 2. Kaj Arno on "NoSQL databases. 3. Michael Stonebraker on "NoSQL databases". 4. David Chappell on "Introducing Windows Azure". 5. Robert Charles Greene on "Are object databases "NoSQL" technologies?". 6. Giuseppe Maxia on "the evolution of "non-relational databases". Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | December 2009 | ***
By Rick Cattell, Robert Greene, Leon Guzenda, Luis Ramos, Carl Rosenberger, Roberto Zicari(Editor)
August 3, 2009: This is a follow up of the panel discussion, which took place at the ICOODB 09 conference on July 2, 2009 in Zurich. Roberto V. Zicari, Editor of ODBMS:ORG asked each of the panelists to give written reply to some of the questions that were asked at the panel, and he also added here a few new questions: Q1. Could you estimate the current market for ODBMS, how is it changing (size, geography, licenses, dollars, etc.), and whether/where the market is growing? Q2. Who is using an ODBMS? For what business domains and applications are ODBMSs being practically used? Could you please give examples of typical applications that use an ODBMS? Also please indicate whether/where ODBMS applications domains are changing. Q3. What are the most innovative features (if any) added/ or improved to/for ODBMS in the last years? And why are they useful? Q4. Scalability, Performance, Support of OO languages, Impedance Mismatch: can you please describe briefly how in your opinion ODBMSs differ (compete) with respect to other databases, such as relational, and O-R mappers? Q5. Standards: Why have standardization activities for ODBMSs not progressed?? Q6. Open source: Some Open Source databases that have been successful in their respective domains, have been recently sold. For example MySQL sold to SUN and then to Oracle, and db4objects sold to Versant. Both Oracle and Versant do have proprietary products. Is Open Source a viable business model option for a database? Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD(PDF) | August 2009 | ***
By Ben Wiedermann, Ali Ibrahim, and William R. Cook
January 10, 2009: The paper introduces Transparent Persistence which promises to integrate programming languages and databases by allowing programs to access persistent data with the same ease as non-persistent data. The paperis focused on programs written in the current version of Java, without languages changes. However, the techniques developed here may also be of value in conjunction with object-oriented languages extended with high-level query syntax. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | January 2009 | ***
By Michael Blaha, Bill Huth, Peter Cheung
October 22, 2008: Object-oriented (OO) software engineering techniques are often used with programming languages, but they also apply to relational databases. OO techniques are not only helpful for determining database structure, but also for designing stored procedure code. In fact, we were surprised by the magnitude of the stored procedure benefits. OO techniques boost development productivity as well as the quality, clarity, and maintainability of the resulting code. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | October 2008 | ***
By Mike Card, Jim Paterson, Kazimierz Subieta, Roberto Zicari (Editor)
June 2, 2008: ODBMS.ORG, a vendor-independent non-profit group of high-profile software experts lead by Prof. Roberto Zicari, has exclusively published a new panel discussion "Object Database Systems: Quo vadis?" on experts' views on on some critical questions related to Object Databases: Where are Object Database Systems going? Are Relational database systems becoming Object Databases? Do we need a standard for Object Databases? Why ODMG did not succeed? Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | June 2008 | ****
By Jose Blakeley, Rick Cattell, William Cook, Robert Greene, Alan Santos, Roberto Zicari (Editor)
May 15, 2008: ODBMS.ORG, a vendor-independent non-profit group of high-profile software experts lead by Prof. Roberto Zicari, has exclusively published a second sequel to the panel discussion "Java Object Persistence: State of the Union." Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | May 2008 | *****
April 10, 2008 Abstract: In an earlier article on ODBMS.ORG (Referential Integrity Is Important For Databases, 2005) we explained how referential integrity applies to modeling, programming, and databases. Referential integrity is a constraint that ensures that references between data are valid and intact. Relational DBMSs have intrinsic support for referential integrity, though it often goes unused. Some OO DBMSs also have support as ObjectStore illustrates. Our earlier article alluded to the LDAP standard as an example that demonstrates the peril of ignoring referential integrity and we will now elaborate. The LDAP standard illustrates the consequences of ignoring referential integrity when building applications. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | March 2008 | ***
By Mike Keith, Ted Neward, Carl Rosenberger, Craig Russell, Roberto Zicari (Editor)
April 1, 2008: ODBMS.ORG, a vendor-independent non-profit group of high-profile software experts lead by Prof. Roberto Zicari, has together with InfoQ.com exclusively published the panel discussion "Java Object Persistence: State of the Union." Paper | Basic | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | April 2008 | *****
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September 27, 2007 Abstract: Following the dissolution of the Object Data Management Group (ODMG) in 2001, standardization efforts for object databases languished. What has emerged since is a fractured marketplace where each vendor has developed a unique set of programming interfaces and features and no truly portable way of interacting with an object database exists. In 2005, the OMG's Object Database Technology Working Group was formed as the successor to the ODMG, and our first effort has been to create the object equivalent of the relational calculus. We believe that the foundation for this "object calculus" can be found in the research done by Prof. Kazimierz Subieta and his students at the Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology. We have prepared this white paper to serve as an introduction to Prof. Subieta's "stack-based architecture" (SBA) and to define the OMG version of it. The definitions and semantics of SBA will, we believe, allow the construction of a complete and correct object model that supports a powerful object query language as well as a complete and correct set of equivalent native programming language bindings. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | September 2007 | ****
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May 21, 2007 Abstract: For close on to two decades, the programming industry has sought answers to the problems of manipulating relational data from within an object-oriented language. The problems of this approach are documented, well-known, and generally involve a highly-charged emotional debate. In this paper, a follow-up to the controversial "Vietnam of Computer Science", the author of the "Vietnam" essay examines an entirely different approach to the problem: storing objects in an object database. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | LINK | May 2007 | *****
By Robert Greene
February 2, 2007 Abstract: It is the intent of this paper to address the issues raised in "OODBMS Architectures Revisited". The intent of the original article "OODBMS Architectures" was to offer an adopter of OODB technology practical knowledge that would facilitate a successful adoption. Greene thinks it is important to comment on Mariott's rebuttal which contains, in his option, a lot of theoretical content which is less than useful for practical implementations. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | February 2007 | ***
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December 6, 2006 Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the analysis offered by Robert Greene in his paper OODBMS Architectures: An examination of implementations, and to correct what the author believes are some incorrect statements made regarding page-based server architectures. The author addresses the subjects Greene discusses in the order that they appear in his paper. To help orient the reader the original headings are included, and the offending passages are quoted, before the author examines Greene's claims. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | December 2006 | ****
By William Cook, Ali Ibrahim
October 3, 2006 Abstract: The problem of integrating databases and programming languages has been open for nearly 45 years. During this time much progress has been made, in exploring specialized database programming languages, orthogonal persistence, object-oriented databases, transaction models, data access libraries, embedded queries, and object-relational mapping. While new solutions are proposed every year, none has yet proven fully satisfactory. One explanation for this situation is that the problem itself is not sufficiently well defined, so that partial solutions continue to be proposed and evaluated based upon incomplete metrics, making directed progress difficult. This paper is an attempt to clarify the problem, rather than propose a new solution. We review issues that arise on the boundary between programming languages and databases, including typing, optimization, and reuse. We develop specific criteria for evaluating solutions and apply these to the solution approaches mentioned above. The analysis shows that progress has been made, yet the key problem of meeting all the criteria simultaneously remains open. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | September 2006 | ****
October 3, 2006 Abstract: The Object Oriented Database Management System (OODBMS) has been in existence now for nearly 2 decades. The major vendors conceived and began implementing them in the late 80's accommodating OO languages like Smalltalk, C++ and Java, with commercial products shipping in the mid 90's. In the beginning, there was a great expectation that the OODBMS would replace the RDBMS as the database of choice for future applications. The "great expectation" has not come to fruition and it is an assertion in this paper that ONE of the major reasons for this comes down to OODBMS architecture. That is, the OODBMS architecture and it's impact on the expectations of early adopters. Many successfully deployed applications have demonstrated that choosing the right OODBMS architecture allows the building of high performance, highly concurrent and scalable solutions. This paper seeks to examine the issue of expectation along with examining the differences between the 3 most common commercial OODB architectures. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | September 2006 | ****
August 3, 2006 Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to describe the Geospatial Object Server (GOS) that lies at the heart of the OS Master Map project deployed Ordnance Survey in the UK. The aim of OS Master Map is to underpin all commercial and government activity that involves spatial data into the next millennium. Here we describe what the GOS does, why it does these things and how it is implemented to scale to billions of objects. We also look at project risks and business benefits. The Geospatial Object Server (GOS) holds the largest, seamless spatial dataset in the world, covering the whole of the UK at 1:10000 scale. Its primary task is to supply this data in various XML formats in response to queries. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | August 2006 | ****
By Adrian Marriott, Ben Rousseau
June 15, 2006 Abstract: The main aim of this paper is to show how easily STL can be used with ObjectStore. We describe how to store STL containers, their iterators and STL basic_strings persistently within ObjectStore. We present a fully working ObjectStore allocator designed for the popular STLport freeware implementation that has been tested to capacities of three million objects or more. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | June 2006 | ****
By Bob Bretl
March 15, 2006 Abstract: Today object oriented databases (OODB) are being used in large scale applications in a variety of industries including telecommunications, banking, manufacturing, insurance, and shipping. These applications are characterized by having complex data, that is, data which is represented in the highly interconnected graphs of an object model. Object databases are very good at storing the complex data model, but it is generally up to the application developer to figure out how to scale the application so that it runs efficiently with many concurrent users. The purpose of this paper is to explore various techniques that can be used in object oriented databases to achieve high concurrency. This paper first provides background information about transactions and several concurrency control techniques, then the difference between physical consistency and logical consistency are explored. Finally, several specialized container classes are introduced to show how logical (behavioral) consistency can be implemented and how they can be used to improve concurrency and simplify application development. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | March 2006 | ****
November 17, 2005 Abstract: Referential integrity is a database constraint that ensures that references between data are indeed valid and intact. Referential integrity is a fundamental principle of database theory and arises from the notion that a database should not only store data, but should actively seek to ensure its quality. The notion of referential integrity also applies to OODBMSs. There are relationships between objects that cause them to depend on each other and maintenance of these dependencies should not be left to application code. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | November 2005 | ****
By Suad Alagic, Mark Royer
October 28, 2005 Abstract: This paper is addressing three major and quite controversial issues critical for the next generation of virtual platforms for object-oriented languages. The first one is providing explicit support for parametric types in the virtual machine. The second is that object-oriented languages (of the next generation) equipped with assertions and running on virtual platforms require proper support for parametric types equipped with assertions (constraints). The third is an argumentation for much more sophisticated orthogonal persistent capabilities. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | October 2005 | ****
By Scott Ambler
September 15, 2005 Abstract: Modern software development processes are evolutionary in nature, but more often than not agile. Agile techniques include refactoring, agile modeling, continual regression testing, configuration management of all development assets, and separate sandboxes for developers to work in. The use of relational database (RDBMS) technology complicates the adoption of these techniques due to the technical impedance mismatch, the cultural impedance mismatch, and the current lack of tool support. Object databases (ODBMSs) make it easier to be agile. A non-intrusive ODBMS such as db4o, the native object database for Java and .NET, makes it easiest to develop, evolve, and maintain software code in an agile manner. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | September 2005 | *****
By William Cook, Carl Rosenberger
August 23, 2005 Abstract: Most persistence architectures for Java and .NET provide interfaces to execute queries written in an architecture-specific query language. These interfaces are string based: queries are defined in strings that are passed to the persistence engine for interpretation. String-based query interfaces have significant negative impact on programmer pro- ductivity. The queries are not accessible to development environment features like compile-time type checking, auto-completion, and refac- toring. Programmers must work in two languages: the implementa- tion language and the query language. This paper introduces Native Queries, a concise and type-safe way to express queries directly as Java and C# methods. We describe the design of Native Queries and provide an overview of implementation and optimization issues. The paper also includes a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the current design of Native Queries. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | August 2005 | *****
July 21, 2005 Abstract: There is a fundamental, irreconcilable conflict between the goals of encapsulation and the goals of query optimization. The object-oriented literature emphasizes encapsulation. An object should access only objects that are directly related. An object can access indirectly related objects via the methods of intervening objects. Encapsulation increases the resilience of an application; local changes to an application model cause local changes to application code. On the other hand, database management system (DBMS) optimizers take a logical request and generate an execution plan. If queries are broadly stated, the optimizer has greater freedom for devising an efficient plan. Thus encapsulation boosts resilience but limits optimization potential. On the other hand, broadly stating queries is conducive to optimization, but a small change to an application can affect many queries. Paper | Expert | DOWNLOAD (PDF) | July 2005 | ****


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TANSTAAFL: There aint no such thing as a free lunch
Written by Paul Gauvin
March 28, 2008
Then there's the story about the new chef from India who was fired after only one day because he kept favoring curry.
It's something like school officials trying to curry favor with parents of youngsters recently by offering "free" full-day kindergarten then having to fire the idea because the intention was Bush-whacked by a failed federal administration that obviously doesn't know how to multi-task - run a war and simultaneously handle an economy.
This brings up a pet peeve: Why oh why do the media play along with the fool's notion of a free lunch? "Barnstable free, full-day kindergarten likely to face budget ax," read one headline. Doesn't the media know "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."
That sentence was popularized by science fiction writer Robert Heinlein in a 1966 novel,
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
– about an unbalanced economy. It stems from the prior practice of saloons to offer a "free" sandwich if a customer bought a drink. (The owner paid for the sandwich from part of the profits of the drink.) The phrase has been condensed into an acronym, TANSTAAFL, to avoid its double negative.
The parents of those children who might have taken advantage of that "free" offer must know that it really wasn't free – that their neighbors and themselves would be paying via the taxes they are assessed by the various levels of government.
There would always be a cost for kindergarten to the parent(s) and the municipal society. It's just that the cost is either up front when the parent(s) pay or it becomes somewhat hidden or distributed among one's municipal neighbors. There ain't no such thing as free government services.
Tax-supported full-day kindergarten is a blessing of varying degrees. It is a godsend for single moms or dads who have to work. It is an unintendedperk for non-working parents who can then spend more time at the salon, or saloon, or the tennis court or on the links.
The retraction of the offer stems from the nation's horrid economic cycle that has the economy in a shambles. But please don't tell President Bush. He doesn't yet know it.
I have a friend in Dennis who slams on the dining room table, whose face gets beet red, whose voice rises some considerable decibels and whose eyes become somewhat menacing when he rants about the crop of presidential candidates who hadn't yet put two and two together (they did last week) – that the billions for war and rebuilding Iraq is draining our resources.
The National Priorities Project, which analyzes and clarifies federal data, keeps a running total on-line (www.nationalpriorities.0rg/costofwar_home) that shows expenditures as of last Friday
$504 billion
– that was $4,681 per household, $1,721 per person and 341.4 million a day - and clicking away to what could eventually reach one trillion or more dollars – that's $1,000,000,000,000-plus.
The project also breaks the numbers down to show what proportion of those costs affect states and communities specifically. Massachusetts is at $14.3 billion, Barnstable County $462 million and the Town of Barnstable $97.7 million so far.
That's a lot of mazoo that folks say could be put to better use in our own country.
That's also what makes the current presidential race so important: Pour good money after bad? - or admit, as has the town on its pre-empted kindergarten plan, that we can no longer afford the war financially, in lost lives, infrastructure damage and sinking good will.
The war, the ugly credit market mess, the foreclosure scandal, the cost of all these events have struck home in Barnstable. Mark Milne, the town's finance director, says falling investment rates caused by these developments torpedoed the kindergarten plan.
Milne is preaching to the choir. Falling investment rates are wounding many in the retired community who also see their investments plummeting while consumer prices for just about everything are rising, placing between the rock and the hard place.
The town must remain aware of that and plan to level fund operations for the next few years – or as long as the slump requires – to stabilize individual property tax payments.
And speaking of lunch: A fellow walks into McDonald's and orders a large fries. The tired waitress asks: "You want fries with that?"
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This is a beautiful home for entertaining, but IT IS NOT a party place. We will do our best to make sure you have an enjoyable visit, and we also want to maintain good relations with our neighbors.
This home is quite stunning, with fabulous grounds, an ocean view and a hot tub.
We have two other homes for rent if this one is rented. One is an ocean view suite that sleeps 4 and one is a condo that sleeps 6 and has a pool.
This is a 6,000 sq.ft home which has been divided into two suites, the street level Sky Suite and the Garden Suite. Both suites have fabulous ocean views.
This Garden Suite has two bedrooms with one king bed and one queen sofa bed in the master bedroom, and a queen sleigh bed in the second bedroom. If you have more than six guests, the Sun Room is also available for an additional $50 per night. It has a full Murphy Bed (wall bed) and its own bathroom and private entrance. This home has two full bathrooms with tubs and showers.
The view is spectacular. The entire wall is glass and it overlooks the Pacific Ocean. On a clear day, you can see the Channel Islands.
Private washer and dryer in the unit. It has lots of closet space.
$500 refundable security deposit, less a $100.00 non-refundable cleaning fee.
We take Paypal for payment.
Check-in is at 3:00 pm and check out is at 11:00 am. If the suite is vacant the day prior to arrival, an earlier check-in time may be possible. We will also try to be flexible with the times.
We know this is a vacation for you, and we want to be accommodating, but we must have a cancellation policy.
1. Cancellation 30 days or more prior to arrival forfeit $200.00.
2. Cancellation less than 30 days prior to arrival will forfeit the full deposit.
3. Cancellation less than 15 days prior to arrival will forfeit the full deposit and one-half of the rental amount.
4. Cancellation less than 7 days prior to arrival will forfeit the full deposit and the full rental amount.
If you cancel this reservation and forfeit rent, you may be eligible to use the forfeited rent as a credit toward a future rental period, subject to availability. This is not a guarantee.
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Michael Gilson
house rental amenities
There is a huge deck with a hot tub.
This sits on an acre of terraced beauty. The avocados, oranges, grapefruits, exotic orchids and beautiful plants will make you think you have landed in paradise.
Enjoy fresh squeezed orange juice in the morning. Look out over the ocean and dream away. Enjoy the hot tub and view.
activities and attractions in Santa Barbara Central Coast
Santa Barbara has so many delights. For the active/athletic, we have golf, aerobic classes, horseback-riding, jet-skiing, scuba diving, sailing, kayaking, fishing, bike rentals, surfing, hiking and much more. Depending on the season you can take a whale watching tour, enjoy a sunset cruise of the harbor or an evening at the Santa Barbara Symphony or concert at the world famous Music Academy of the West. Many top entertainers and concerts play at the Santa Barbara Bowl. We have a fabulous Natural History Museum, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens. During Polo Season you can watch world renowned professional teams at the Santa Barbara Polo Club. Less than 30 scenic miles past Lake Cachuma along Highway 154 through the hills of the Los Padres National Forest, you can enjoy a day trip to the unique Danish village of Solvang, catch a play during theater season, try your luck at the Chumash Casino or enjoy wine tasting and tours of our many, exceptional vineyards.
Hearst Castle is only about 120 miles away or you could take a 90 minute drive to Los Angeles for a play or the theater.
vacation rental rates
$275 per night. Holidays Rates: $325 per night. Frequent specials, please contact us for special rates.
$1800 per week.
If you have more people, you can add the Sun Room for an additional $50 per night. If you have six people and want to skip the sofabed you may rent both places for $325 to have two separate units.
UCSB Graduation week is $350 per night with a four night minimum. Some weekends and holidays require a three night minimum and may be at a higher rate.
Michael Gilson
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