Re: Oracle 8i

There is an 8.0.5 and there will be a 8.0.6 before March. We are still working thru HPUX install bugs in 805 - not the best release I have seen for sure.

8.1.5 may be out in March but it will not include the "i" features (being able to drop a Word file in the DB via drag/drop, etc.). Those features may be in 8.1.6.

I would not used it in anything other than DEV tests until 8.1.7 or .8. There are a *LOT* of new things in 8.1. Oracle still does not have every obj feature working in 8.0!

My guess is with all the pressure from SQL Server 7.0, Oracle is going to delay 8i until it works well (meaning look for June/July).

Greg Vitetzakis wrote in message <77mblh$nd_at_tandem.CAM.ORG>...
>Here's the deal,
>
>Oracle 8i is really Oracle 8.1.5 (this will be the version release in
>march). Oracle 8.0.4 (current version)
>will be upgraded to 8i. This means all current sites with Oracle 8 will
get
>an upgrade to 8i. What this
>all means is that the "i" has been added for marketing purposes.
>
>Believe me, there's a lot of new feature from Oracle 8 -> 8i.
>
>I hope this clears things out.
>
>Greg Vitetzakis
Received on Sun Jan 17 1999 - 19:26:20 CST