k of
     computation and a series of queries <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>inside</I
></SPAN
>
     the database server, thus having the power of a procedural
     language and the ease of use of SQL, but with considerable
     savings of client/server communication overhead.
    </P
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
> Extra round trips between
     client and server are eliminated </P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Intermediate results that the client does not
     need do not have to be marshaled or transferred be