s environment.
&gt; &gt;    During the dot-com boom we worked with a Internet-based
&gt; &gt; real-estate
&gt; &gt; company to solve a database integration task.  I was
&gt; &gt; surprised to find out
&gt; &gt; as we started the project that what consumers know as the
&gt; &gt; Multiple Listing
&gt; &gt; Service database that realtors use is actually a collection
&gt; &gt; of some 30,000
&gt; &gt; locally-developed databases that record information about
&gt; &gt; homes for sale in
&gt; &gt; a particular ge