Re: Ellison waves goodbye to client server

From: <markp7832_at_my-deja.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:02:14 GMT
Message-ID: <7upu9j$fh$1@nnrp1.deja.com>

In article <C%UP3.21$OO.2919_at_juliett.dax.net>, "John David Birch" <john.birch_at_usa.net> wrote:
> "Ellison waves goodbye to client server"
>
> I just read an article from the "Irish Computer" (October 1999) which
states
> that the ceo of Oracle Larry Ellison "waves goodbye to client server"
and
> that the client server solution was a "colossal mistake".
>
> Is this just a merketing move in the fight against MS SQL Server ?
>
> What are Oracle's short and long tem plans ? Are we looking towards a
more
> internet/intranet based solution to all databases ?
>

This is not new; it is the direction that Ellison stated a year or two ago. Ellison saw that access to server based applications from a true thin client, i.e., browser only desktop was not only possible but was a new emerging trend. This view of the world, thin client to application server to database server greatly reduces the cost of the front-end while providing the centralized support that most larger shops want and need over the data, security, etc...

WebDB and version 8i, also known as 8.1 are steps/tools in this direction.

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Before you buy. Received on Fri Oct 22 1999 - 10:02:14 CDT