Re: Oracle vs VB/SQL

From: Magnus Bergh <magnusb_at_sbbs.se>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 16:22:09 +0100
Message-ID: <MPG.10a3d985b912f393989683@news.sbbs.se>

In article <717203$dcb$1_at_hermes.is.co.za>, vslabs_at_onwe.co.za says...
>
> Sounds good. The biggest drawback of going the Oracle route has always been
> the price tag. Which is why Oracle is (was?) not often found in smaller
> companies. If they can compete in the pricing arena with SQL-Server, so much
> better.

I think Oracle is trying hard to compete with MS on smaller sites. In Netware 5 a 5-user Oracle 8 license is included (it is also almost free for NW 4.x users). A clever move of both Novell and Oracle (the only smart thing Novell has done for many years).

Magnus Received on Fri Oct 30 1998 - 09:22:09 CST