Re: What is Oracle thinking

Did SQL anywhere 6.0 come out in 97? 5.5 certainly doesnt have java in the db.

Jason

"Craig Kelley" <ink_at_inconnu.isu.edu> wrote in message news:m1r9d1bndb.fsf_at_inconnu.isu.edu...
> "Jason Kratz" <JasonKratz_at_excite.com> writes:
>
> > Sybase Adaptive Sever comes in 2 versions....Anywhere (formerly SQL
> > Anywhere) and Enterprise (formerly SQL Server). Adaptive Server
Enterprise
> > is just as powerful as MS SQL Server (and of course MS SQL Server is
based
> > on it....and uses Transact-SQL as does ASE). Anywhere is a smaller
product
> > on par with Interbase. Full SQL in that one as well.
>
> Anywhere is actually better in many regards. This used to be
> WatcomSQL and then PowerSoft bought it, and changed the name to SQL
> Anywhere. It has a very well-proven track record for Java in the
> database and distributed databases. It was doing what Oracle Parallel
> Server and ASE 9.2 do, *years* ago. It had a webserver in the
> database, complete with java in 1997 -- it was easier to use back then
> than Oracle's WebDB is today.
>
> I kinda wish that Sybase would spin off ASA, because they market it as
> a "workgroup SQL server" when it is so much more. It really is a joy
> to work with.
>
Received on Thu Mar 23 2000 - 14:05:11 CST