Abstract: There is provided an apparatus and a method for virtual memory mapping and transaction management for an object-oriented data base system having at least one permanent storage means for storing data and at least one data base, at least one cache memory for locally storing data addressed by physical addresses, and a processing unit including means for requesting data utilizing virtual addresses to access data in the cache memory, means for mapping virtual addresses to physical addresses and means for retaining the cached data after the conclusion of a transaction. The apparatus and method further provide that data retained in the cache across transactions will often not need further translation, referred to as forward relocation.