Hans Forbrich wrote:
>
> Piotr Czapiewski wrote:
> >
> > Hello everybody
> >
> > I'm a software-engineering student and I'm supposed to get familiar with
> > Oracle Financials (Oracle Activity-Based Management especially). I'm a bit
> > confused after searching through Oracle web site. Is it possible to get it
> > for free for educational purposes? If so, what exactly should I download to
> > get it working? I'll really apprieciate any help.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Piotr Czapiewski
>
> Oracle's applications are tighly linked to specific versions of their
> technology. You can NOT simply download the technology (database, app
> server and tools) and set that up as a base for the apps.
>
> As compared to SAP and others, Oracle's apps use Oracle's technology to
> the fullest possible extent (for example: a lot of PL/SQL & Java in the
> database, workflow in the database, etc.) This allows Oracle generally
> to have a tighter hardware footprint for equivalent functionality than
> others.
>
> Unless something has changed very recently, Oracle does not provide
> trial licenses for their apps and therefore you can not even order the
> CD set from http://oraclestore.oracle.com under a trial agreement.
>
> (Besides, downloading the software from OTN is not for educational
> purposes but for prototype development purposes - read the license
> agreement!)
>
> Thus, the only way to get the s/w you need is by contacting Oracle
> directly.
>
I should rephrase that - the only 'legitimate' way I know is to go
through Oracle. I know that by Googling for 'Oracle Applications Cd
Pack' you might find a few sources but I am not convinced they are
condoned by Oracle.
--
/Hans
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Received on Sat Oct 11 2003 - 16:13:21 CDT
