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Oracle 10g Express Edition Target Audience. Is it MySQL?

Ronald Bradford
November 11, 2005

Just where is Oracle planning on targeting the new Oracle 10g Express Edition? The obvious answer would be to counter the arch nemesis Microsoft, and the low end product offerings, like the MS SQL Server and the low end free engine MSDE.

Databases MySQL Open Source Oracle

Oracle 10g Express, Free v’s Open Source and OFA

Ronald Bradford
November 9, 2005

In lunching with an old Oracle Friend, the topic turned to Oracle 10g Express Edition, and we discussed the pros and cons for organisations. The first thing he asked me was, “Have you tried loading the database larger then the 4G limit yet”.