Re: degree asignment

On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:34:27 GMT, HansF <News.Hans_at_telus.net> wrote:

>On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 11:14:24 +0000, Lister wrote:
>
>> At college, I am doing a multimedia course (degree level, or
>> thereabouts)and I have to write five hundred words on Oracle. I know
>> very little about oracle, except that it's a high end database engine
>> generally used by big multinational companies. As port of the
>> assignment, I have to get information from less obvious sources, such
>> as newsgroups. What sort of things should I say about Oracle?
>>
>> Cheers
>
>You might start by considering that Oracle is the world's second largest
>software [only] company, and that it has products in virtually every area
>of the software industry Except computer games and office suites.

Alright, thanks

>Oracle provides a lot of information about itself at http://www.oracle.com
>in the 'ABout' section. I have never seen a company so shrouded in
>mythology and competitor-generated FUD, so anything not coming from them
>is likely to be a misinterpretation of someone else's misunderstanding of
>the organization.
>

Yeah, I had looked at that, but as I said I was directed to get information from other sources.

>Other than that, check out the book 'Oracle Insights: Tales of the Oak
>Table' published by APress. Good history lesson in that as well.

I'll do that :) Received on Fri Dec 09 2005 - 11:08:16 CST