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

[Robert martin]

Hi

Yeah thats what I thought.  I kinda thought Oracle required a full time 
DBA, was a large and complex install and was fairly complex to tune.  
Not the things that

'  - *Developers* working on PHP, Java, .NET, and Open Source
  applications '

Would want unless the were looking at considerable installation and 
maintenance contracts.

Rob Martin
Software Engineer

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Dennis Chuah wrote:

>
> "Oracle ... is an entry-level, small-footprint database"
>
> Oracle and small-footprint, what an oxymoron.
>
> ----- 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>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 10:23 AM
> 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.internetnews.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 .. .. ..
>
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