28. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising translating data from the relational database into a predetermined format.
14. A method of accessing and managing a relational database comprising: executing a program of instructions with a machine, the program of instructions being configured to: query a relational database; and access semantically relevant query results from the relational database, wherein to access query results from the relational database further comprises; accessing at least one ontology; extracting domain knowledge from at least one ontology and; employing the domain knowledge in obtaining the semantically relevant query results from the relational database; wherein said semantically relevant query results comprise direct results obtained directly from relational database tables, inferred results inferred utilizing information explicitly listed in the relational database and the at least one ontology, and related results obtained utilizing data in the relational database tables and one or more definitions of similarity of concepts and individuals based on the at least one ontology; and wherein to access semantically relevant query results comprises: applying a query generalization strategy, the query generalization strategy comprising applying strategies to an original query to obtain a generalized level of queries comprising one or more general queries and repeatedly applying the strategies to the generalized level of queries until a prespecified number of results is obtained; and ranking results obtained through the query generalization strategy based on a number generalizations performed.