Re (2): Oracle 8 (7.3, UDB, Oracle Lite...)

Hi,

In case of hype induced confusion, the "Universal Database" (UDB) is 7.3. Maybe Mr. Park's customers think the UDB is Oracle8?

Otherwise, here is some obscure information I took note of recently that is probably *not* going to be very enlightening:

> Oracle8 - Personal Oracle Lite will also be compatible with Oracle8
> and already supports an object relational model in anticipation of
> these requirements. This is currently exposed through a C++ interface
> based on the Object Database Management Groups (ODMG) specification.
>

BXR
> Date sent: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 09:53:39 -0800
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> From: Charles Dye PC <cdye_at_DNT.DIALOG.COM>
> Subject: Re: Oracle 8
> Originally to: ORACLE-L_at_ccvm.sunysb.edu
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 <ORACLE-L_at_ccvm.sunysb.edu>

> Keith,
>
> Your customer is mistaken. Oracle 8 doesn't even have a publicly announced
> release date. The much-touted 7.3 release in February `96 is already
 slipping
> badly for the Solaris port....
>
> Regards,
> Charles_Dye_at_corp.dialog.com
>
> > From owner-oracle-l_at_CCVM.SUNYSB.EDU Wed Feb 21 09:28:58 1996
> > Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 12:12:57 -0500
> > From: Keith Park <keith_at_ISSCORP.COM>
> > Subject: Oracle 8
> > X-To: ORACLE-L_at_CCVM.SUNYSB.EDU
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_ccvm.sunysb.edu>
> >
> > I've recently had a customer say they would be upgrading to Oracle 8 in
> > June. Maybe I've had my head in the sand recently, but I didn't know it had
> > been released. Any info on release dates, platforms, functionality,
> > backwards compatibility, etc would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > AtDhVaAnNkCsE
> >
> > - Keith
> > --
> > ============================================================================
> > Keith Park | 934 Old Clemson Highway
> > Sr. Systems Analyst / System Admin | Seneca, SC 29672
> > Integrated Support Systems, Inc. | (803) 654-1284 (Voice)
> > keith_at_isscorp.com | (803) 654-1286 (Fax)
> > ============================================================================
> >
>

Date: Wed, 21 Feb 96 12:49:46 -800
To: MANAGER_at_SSWDSERVER.SSWD.CSUS.EDU
Subject: http://www.oracle.com/products/oracle7/lite/html/sod.html

> Statement of Direction - Personal Oracle Lite
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Personal Oracle Lite is a lightweight, single-user relational database
> designed for mass deployment, mobile, and embedded applications.
>
> The key features of Personal Oracle Lite are;
>
> Small footprint - runs in less than 1MB of memory and requires only
> 10MB of hard disk space.
>
> Scalability - broadly upwardly compatible with Oracle7 for migration
> to multi-user, client/server configurations.
>
> Priced for broad deployment - priced at $195 per user, Personal Oracle
> Lite is designed to enable the mass deployment of an application to
> large populations of mobile users who do not have access to the
> corporate network.
>
> Object Relational views - Personal Oracle Lite supports the dual
> approach of providing both a relational and an object-oriented view of
> it's data in a single Windows database. Replication - bi-directional
> replication support will be provided between Personal Oracle Lite and
> all versions of Oracle7.
>
> Product Components
>
> Lightweight, object relational database - Personal Oracle Lite is
> based on a compact kernel which is a light weight database engine with
> a very small footprint. In addition to being an efficient light weight
> relational database engine, Personal Oracle Lite is also a flexible
> and powerful object database.
>
> Personal Oracle Lite combines the power of SQL's set-based relational
> features with the ability to represent complex data and allow direct
> navigational access from object oriented languages such as C++. The
> object technology in Personal Oracle Lite will complement future
> releases of Oracle object-oriented tools, connectivity and server
> products to be unveiled over the next 12 months.
>
> Oracle Navigator - Personal Oracle Lite for Windows 95 and Windows NT
> will include the 'Oracle Navigator', a simple-to-use object oriented
> framework for the easy manipulation of database objects. This supports
> a 'project' metaphor which allows the storage of all database and
> application objects within a single folder, displaying them as icons.
> Users can then examine an object
>
> such as a database table simply by double clicking on it, and then go
> on to insert, update or delete data. The navigator also allows access
> to remote Oracle7 Servers through a standard client/server connection.
>
> Wizards will be supported by Personal Oracle Lite to make it simple to
> do common database tasks such as creating database objects.
>
> ODBC driver - Included with Personal Oracle Lite is an ODBC level 2.0
> driver to allow access from any application supporting the ODBC
> standard.
>
> Functionality
>
> Referential integrity
> Database triggers
> Two way replication
> Query optimizer
> Cascading deletes
> Cascading inserts
> Data pump to / from Oracle7
> Triggers
> Cascading updates and deletes
> Built-in entity and referential integrity
> SQL 89 & SQL 92 compatible
> 32-bit implementation
>
> Compatibility
>
> Oracle7 - Personal Oracle Lite is broadly compatible with Oracle7. It
> is a SQL89 and SQL92 compliant database that supports most standard
> features of high-end databases, including referential integrity,
> cascading updates and deletes, and bi-directional scrollable cursors.
> Data held within Personal Oracle Lite can be migrated to Oracle7
> through a new 'Data Pump' utility.
>
> Oracle8 - Personal Oracle Lite will also be compatible with Oracle8
> and already supports an object relational model in anticipation of
> these requirements. This is currently exposed through a C++ interface
> based on the Object Database Management Groups (ODMG) specification.
>
> Development Tools - data held in Personal Oracle Lite can be accessed
> from all of oracle's family of development tools including Oracle
> Designer/2000, Developer/2000 and Discoverer/2000 as well as 3rd-party
> tools such as Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft or Borland C++, and
> PowerSoft's PowerBuilder.
>
> Oracle Power Objects - Personal Oracle Lite will be included in future
> versions of Oracle Power Objects as an upgrade to the current
> lightweight 'Blaze' database. It offers several benefits over Blaze
> most notably extra performance, additional datatypes and an external
> ODBC API. Migration of applications and data from Blaze to Personal
> Oracle Lite will be seamless.
>
> SQL support - for SQL access Personal Oracle Lite provides an embedded
> SQL-92 interface and in addition an ODBC level 2.0 call level
> interface.
>
> Uses compared to Personal Oracle7
>
> Oracle already markets a single-user DBMS named Personal Oracle7. This
> has been well received by application developers who wish to use a
> fully compatible version of Oracle7 on a desktop or laptop PC to
> develop complete client/server applications for subsequent deployment.
> For example Personal Oracle7 offers the same PL/SQL programming
> language as other Oracle tools, but
>
> which is not supported in Personal Oracle Lite. Hence Oracle will
> continue to market both products in tandem.
>
> Cross Platform Support
>
> Personal Oracle Lite will be available on Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and
> Windows NT 3.51, all of which are included on a single CD-ROM.
> PowerMac and Mac ports will be available in March.
>
> Availability under additional platforms is currently under
> consideration.
>
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Received on Wed Feb 21 1996 - 16:25:49 CST