A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for accessing non-relational, non-object-oriented datastores. A computerized system in accordance with the principles of the present invention includes a "bridge" for retrieving data from the non-object-oriented datastore in response to a...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US5778379?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5778379 - Query syntax for accessing non-relational, non-object-oriented datastores