WepresentaninitialstudyoftheobjectfeaturesofOracle9i-thefirstofthemarket-leadingobject-relationaldatabasesystemsthatsupportsatrueobjectmodelontheserversideaswellasanODMG-styleC++languagebindingontheclientside.WediscusshowthesefeaturescanbeusedtoprovidepersistentobjectstorageintheHEPenvironment.