[DUG] FYI Oracle make free entry level 4Gb user database availalable

[Jeremy Coulter]

owww....that woudl be nice.....BUT, too much work to change all my joins
to be oracle-ised ;-)

Jeremy

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul A Norman <paul.a.norman at gmail.com>
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 10:23:03 +1300
Subject: [DUG] FYI Oracle make free entry level 4Gb user database availalable

> Stumbled accross this today at:
> www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3560566<http://www.internetne
> ws.com/dev-news/article.php/3560566>
>  http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/xe/index.html
>  "Oracle Database 10*g* Express Edition (Oracle Database XE) is an
> entry-level, small-footprint database based on the Oracle Database
> 10*g*Release 2 code base that's free to develop, deploy, and
> distribute; fast to
> download; and simple to administer. Oracle Database XE is a great
> starter
> database for:
> 
>    - *Developers* working on PHP, Java, .NET, and Open Source
>    applications
>    - *DBAs* who need a free, starter database for training and
> deployment
> 
>    - *Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and hardware vendors* who
> want
>    a starter database to distribute free of charge
>    - *Educational institutions and students* who need a free database
> for
>    their curriculum
> 
> "With Oracle Database XE, currently available as a Beta release for
> Windows
> and Linux, you can now develop and deploy applications with a powerful,
> proven, industry-leading infrastructure, and then upgrade when
> necessary
> without costly and complex migrations. A production release is
> scheduled for
> late 2005. "Oracle Database XE can be installed on any size host
> machine
> with any number of CPUs, but this free version of the world's leading
> database will store up to 4GB of user data, use up to 1GB of memory,
> and use
> one CPU on the host machine.
>  dah dah .. .. ..
>