Information Systems Consultants, Drew and Becky, Have Just Visited the Site

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Essay

Information systems consultants, Drew and Becky, have just visited the site of a potential customer. Video-Audio-Images Extra, Inc., is an old established organization that was one of the first companies to videotape weddings, high school musicals, and church presentations. Today they have transformed into a multinational company that performs audio and video recording and mixing, digital re-mastering, and computer graphics for feature films, MTV videos, commercials and video games. During the interview Becky learned that the company has a legacy database system that should soon be replaced. The new system should be able to handle only accounting, purchasing, human resources, and inventory control for the company. What object persistence format would you recommend to Becky and Drew? Support your answer.

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