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Doug
It's been a vexing question for quite some time to try and find out what comes with what, but at last with 8i there has been a datasheet put together that lists all the options, and tells you what comes with what. So if you'll excuse the marketing speak that this starts with, I've pasted a copy of the datasheet below.
HTH. Pete
Oracle8i: A Family of Database Products
April 1999
A FAMILY OF DATABASE PRODUCTS
In today's ever-changing computing environment, new groups of users
demand access
to information rapidly and efficiently. Applications that are developed
to meet
these needs have their own requirements for availability, performance,
and
functionality. Oracle offers four products in the Oracle8i product line:
· Oracle8i delivers unprecedented ease-of-use, power, and
price/performance for
workgroup or department-level applications. Oracle8i includes a fully
integrated
set of easy-to-use management tools, full distribution, replication, and
web
features. From single-server environments for small businesses to highly
distributed, branch environments, Oracle8i includes all the facilities
necessary to
build business-critical applications.
· Oracle8i Enterprise Edition provides efficient, reliable, secure data
management
for high-end applications such as high volume on-line transaction
processing (OLTP)
environments, query-intensive data warehouses, and demanding Internet
applications.
Oracle8i Enterprise Edition provides the tools and functionality to meet
the
availability and scalability requirements of today's mission-critical
applications.
· Oracle8i Personal Edition supports single user development and
deployment that
require full compatibility with Oracle8i and Oracle8i Enterprise
Edition. By
bringing the award-winning functionality of Oracle8i to the personal
workstation,
Oracle offers a database that combines the power of the worlds most
popular
database with the ease of use and simplicity you'd expect in a desktop
product.
· Oracle8i Lite is a small footprint database built from the ground up
to deliver
enterprise applications to mobile devices such as laptop computers,
handheld
computers and information appliances. With strong
management tool support and built in replication to Oracle8i and
Oracle8i
Enterprise Edition, Oracle8i Lite allows you to deploy mobile solutions
simply and
effectively.
These Oracle8i products are all built using the same robust and reliable
database
engine architecture. Oracle8i and Oracle8i Personal Edition are both 100
percent
compatible with Oracle8i Enterprise Edition on more than 90 different
platforms, so
your database applications can scale from the laptop to the desktop to
the
enterprise without re-engineering.
ADVANCED PRODUCTS AND OPTIONS TO MEET DEMANDING REQUIREMENTS
The four Oracle8i database products each have features and functionality
to meet
the varying requirements of today's applications. Additionally, Oracle
offers
optional products that contain sophisticated technology to meet your
most demanding
requirements for development and deployment of mission-critical OLTP,
data
warehouse, and Internet application environments.
ORACLE PARALLEL SERVER
The Oracle Parallel Server architecture and management infrastructure
combines the
benefits of cluster scalability and availability with single system
management
capabilities. Oracle Parallel Server fully exploits clustered systems
for database
applications by delivering the following benefits:
· High Availability Cluster technology insulates application and
database users
from hardware and software failures. Oracle Parallel Server architecture
enables
all the nodes of the system to access all the data and provides inherent
fault
resilience.
· Cluster Scalability Clustering enables more users and greater
transaction
throughput, especially for enterprise applications and Internet commerce
applications. Oracle Parallel Server achieves greater scalability by
fully
exploiting the expanded CPU, memory and disk resources of the clustered
system to
drive more transactions.
· Single System Manageability Oracle Parallel Servers Single System
View
technology simplifies manageability by reducing the complexity of
managing a server
cluster. With Single System View, an entire cluster of servers appears
as one
system to the administrator.
ORACLE PARTITIONING
Oracle Partitioning enhances the data management environment for OLTP,
data mart,
and data warehouse applications by adding significant manageability,
availability,
and performance capabilities to large underlying database tables and
indexes.
Oracle Partitioning permits large tables to be broken into individually
managed
smaller pieces, while retaining a single application-level view of the
data. Range,
hash, and composite (range combined with hash) partitioning methods are
supported.
Oracle Partitioning is also especially useful in an Oracle Parallel
Server
configuration, improving performance in clustered environments, as well
as large
OLTP and DW sites.
ORACLE JSERVER
Oracle has integrated a fast, scalable, highly available, and secure
Java Virtual
Machine (Java VM) with the Oracle8i database server. The Oracle8i Java
VM, named
Oracle JServer, provides an ideal platform on which to deploy enterprise
applications written in Java.
Oracle JServer supports a variety of application programming models
including Java
stored procedures and triggers, Java methods of object-relational types,
CORBA
objects, Enterprise JavaBeans, Java Servlets and Java Server Pages. It
also
supports a variety of standards based protocols like IIOP and HTTP in
addition to
Net8.
Full support for HTTP and Java Servlets is available in Oracle8i release 8.1.6.
ORACLE JSERVER ENTERPRISE EDITION
Oracle JServer Enterprise Edition includes all features that are
available in
Oracle JServer. In addition, Oracle JServer Enterprise Edition provides
the ability
to deploy Java code in natively compiled form for execution on the
Oracle8i server,
producing significant speed enhancement. This feature, the JServer
Accelerator, is
available in
Oracle8i release 8.1.6.
ORACLE iFS: INTERNET FILE SYSTEM
Oracle iFS (Internet File System) brings the worlds of structured and
unstructured
data together into a powerful, easy-to-manage document-centric
repository
accessible via all major Internet protocols. Oracle iFS makes it
possible to treat
an Oracle8i database like a shared network drive. This means that users
can store
and retrieve files
managed by the database as if they were files managed by a file server.
End users
can easily access files and folders in Oracle iFS via a variety of
protocols, such
as HTML, FTP, and IMAP4, giving them universal access to their data.
Advanced
searching capabilities make it easy to rapidly locate information
contained in
Oracle iFS, other content management features help organize and manage
data in ways
not possible on other file systems. The iFS development environment
makes it easy
to develop applications using a wide range of content, all with a single
skill set
using Internet standard languages like XML and Java. And, finally,
everything in
Oracle iFS is built on top of the reliable, portable, scalable, and
secure Oracle8i
server.
This sophisticated functionality is available with the Oracle8i release 8.1.6.
ORACLE INTERMEDIA
Oracle interMedia enables Oracle8i to manage text, documents, image,
audio, video,
and locator data in an integrated fashion with other enterprise
information. It
includes Internet services supporting popular web client interfaces, web
development tools, web servers, and streaming media servers. It provides
a higher
level of services for database applications written in Java, C++, and
traditional
3GLs using modern class library interfaces, or PL/SQL and Oracle Call
Interface,
through native support for image, audio and video data types, data
attribute
management and operators. Functionality previously found in separate
Oracle
products, such as ConText, has been significantly enhanced and is now
part of the
interMedia product.
ORACLE VISUAL INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
Oracle Visual Information Retrieval supports content-based retrieval by
performing
queries based on the visual attributes of the image (color, structure,
texture).
Oracle Visual Information Retrieval is based on the VIR technology from
Virage,
Inc. The primary benefit of using content-based retrieval is to support
queries
where the query is semantically of the form "find me objects that look
like this
one".
ORACLE TIME SERIES
Oracle Time Series allows time stamped data to be stored efficiently in
an Oracle
database. It supports a basic set of functions - calendar, time series
and time
scaling - which retrieve and process data. Its collection-based
interface enables
product developers and third-party providers to add functions to the
base product.
By offering basic functions and datatypes, MIS shops and independent
software
vendors (ISVs) can develop data provisioning, data warehousing and
full-analysis
time series applications using the power of Oracle8i.
ORACLE SPATIAL
Oracle Spatial allows users and application developers to seamlessly
integrate
their spatial data into enterprise applications. Oracle Spatial
facilitates
analysis based on the spatial relationships of associated data, like the
proximity
of store locations to customers within a given distance and sales
revenue per
territory. Oracle Spatial manages spatial data in an industry-standard
database,
resulting in application integration that takes place at the data
server. This
enables vendor tools and applications to access spatial data directly
from
Oracle8i, increasing interoperability and minimizing costs.
ORACLE8i LITE
Oracle8i Lite is a small footprint Java-enabled database that brings
enterprise
applications to mobile devices such as laptops, handheld computers,
PDAs,
information appliances, or wherever a persistent network connection is
unavailable.
Oracle8i Lite provides the following services:
· Internet Lite, a set of services that facilitate deployment,
development and
management of mobile web applications.
· EnterpriseSync Lite, a set of services that enables reliable and
scalable
synchronization of data and applications between Oracle8i Lite and
central database
servers.
· Advanced Queuing Lite provides application messaging services that are
compatible
with Oracle8i advanced queuing and enables development of mobile and
message based
applications.
Oracle8i Lite can replicate to Oracle8i and Oracle8i Enterprise Edition.
ORACLE WEBDB
Oracle WebDB is a complete and cost-effective solution for building,
deploying, and
proactively monitoring Web database applications and content-driven web
sites. By
combining an intuitive, HTML interface with a complete set of robust,
browser-based
HTML tools, Oracle WebDB allows non-programmers to easily develop web
database
applications and still have time to concentrate on their real jobs.
Oracle WebDB is
the fastest and easiest way to web-enable Oracle databases.
ORACLE PROGRAMMER
Oracle Programmer provides a rich set of interfaces for developers who
build
enterprise applications that access and manipulate Oracle8i data and
schemas. To
fully support Java, Oracle Programmer includes SQLJ, the
embedded SQL interface for Java that simplifies Java access to the
Oracle8i
database, and JPub, which is used to map SQL objects and collections to
Java and
vice versa.
Oracle Programmer is a family of products consisting of:
· Three embedded SQL-style interfaces: Precompilers, SQL*Module, and
SQLJ
· Three call level interfaces: Oracle Call Interface, ODBC, and JDBC
· Oracle Objects for OLE
· Two utilities to generate host-language bindings from database
schemas: Object
Type Translator and JPub
ORACLE ADVANCED SECURITY
Oracle Advanced Security provides a comprehensive range of network
security
features that increase security and user reliability in distributed
networks.
Through support of industry standards such as SSL and X.509 for public
key
infrastructure and RADIUS for integration with existing infrastructures
and
enhanced authentication choices, Oracle Advanced Security protects your
investment
in hardware and software. Through support of single sign-on services
such as
Kerberos, and enhanced user authentication devices including smartcards
and
biometric devices, Oracle Advanced Security ensures user reliability and
simplifies
account management. Encryption technology provided by Oracle Advanced
Security
provides strong protection for all data in your network.
ORACLE INTERNET DIRECTORY
Oracle Internet Directory is an LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol) v3
compliant directory server built on top of Oracle8i Enterprise Edition..
A
directory server is an object-oriented database repository and
application that
maintains hierarchically organized information. LDAP directory services
are used to
manage information
about network objects such as user information (user names, group names,
security/authorization information, preferences), application
information
(interfaces, locations, load-balancing information), and network asset
information
(databases, application servers, printers, file servers, hardware).
Oracle Internet
Directory is designed to leverage the scalability, availability and
security
features of the Oracle8i platform to meet the needs of carriers, service
providers,
and large extranet sites.
Oracle Internet Directory is a stand-alone product that includes a
restricted use
license of Oracle8i Enterprise Edition. Oracle Advanced Security also
includes a
restricted use license of Oracle Internet Directory for enterprise user
and
authorization management.
ORACLE ENTERPRISE MANAGER PACKS
In addition to Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle provides an advanced,
integrated
package of tools for performance tuning, diagnostics, and change
management:
· Oracle Tuning Pack Oracle Tuning Pack provides database
administrators with
expert performance management for the Oracle environment, including SQL
tuning and
storage optimization.
· Oracle Diagnostics Pack Oracle Diagnostics Pack enables database
administrator
to perform advanced monitoring, diagnosis, and planning for the Oracle
environment.
Oracle Diagnostics Pack is fully integrated
with Oracle Enterprise Manager.
· Oracle Change Management Pack Oracle Change Management Pack, an
integrated
component of Oracle Enterprise Manager, eliminates errors and loss of
data when
upgrading databases to support new applications. The pack analyzes the
impact and
complex dependencies associated with application change and
automatically performs
database upgrades.
· Oracle Standard Management Pack Oracle Standard Management Pack is a
subset of
Oracle Tuning Pack, Oracle Change Management Pack and Oracle Diagnostics
Pack. It
automates and simplifies common database administration tasks and is
available with
the Oracle8i edition of the database.
FEATURE AND PRODUCT AVAILABILITY
The Oracle8i database is available as Oracle8i, Oracle8i Enterprise
Edition, and
Oracle8i Personal Edition. Not all features and options are available
with all
editions of the Oracle8i database.
Oracle8i Personal Edition is available on Windows NT and Windows98 and
includes at
no extra cost, all features and options that are available with Oracle8i
Enterprise
Edition, such as Oracle interMedia and Oracle
Partitioning. Oracle8i Personal Edition on Windows98 includes the
database server
and most related products and features, depending on whether the
required
functionality is supported on the Windows98 platform.
See the following table for Oracle8i and Oracle8i Enterprise Edition
feature and
option availability. For Oracle8i Lite features and functionality, see
the Oracle8i
Lite collateral.
Feature Oracle8i Oracle8i Notes
Enterprise Edition
Java Support
SQLJ Y Y Note 1
JDBC drivers Y Y
Oracle JServer Y Extra cost
Oracle JServer Enterprise Edition Y Extra cost
· Java stored procedures, functions Y
· Enterprise Java Beans 1.0 support Y
· CORBA 2.0 support Y
· JServer Accelerator Y Avail 8.1.6
OLTP/High Availability Optimizer statistics management Y Y Readable standby database Y Y Database resource management Y Transparent Application Failover Y Automated standby database Y Online index build Y Fast-start fault recovery Y Advanced queuing Y Plan stability Y Oracle Parallel Server Y Extra cost
Data Warehouse and Very Large DB
Support
Star query optimization Y Y Parallel load Y Y CUBE and ROLLUP Y Y Import transportable tablespaces Y Y Direct Path Load API Y Y Export transportable tablespaces Y Materialized views Y Parallel bitmap star query optimization Y Bitmap indexes Y Sample scan Y Parallel query Y Automated parallel query degree Y Parallel DML (insert/update/delete) Y Note 2 Parallel index scans Y Note 2 Parallel index build Y Parallel analyze Y Note 2 Oracle Partitioning Y Extra cost Manageability Oracle Enterprise Manager Y Y Oracle Standard Management Pack Y Extra cost Server managed backup and recovery Y Y Recovery Manager Y Y Online backup and recovery Y Y Legato Storage Manager Y Y Oracle Fail Safe for Oracle8i on NT Y Y Parallel backup and recovery Y Incremental backup and recovery Y Point-in-time tablespace recovery Y Duplexed backup sets Y Oracle Diagnostics Pack Y Extra cost Oracle Tuning Pack Y Extra cost Oracle Change Management Pack Y Extra cost Distributed Replication to Oracle8i Lite Y Y Extra cost Distributed queries Y Y Distributed transactions Y Y Heterogeneous services Y Y Single master replication Y Y Note 5 Multiple master replication Y Note 6 Networking and Security Net8 Y Y Oracle Names Y Y Connection pooling Y Y Oracle Connection Manager Y
· Multiplexing Y
· Multi-protocol connectivity Y
· Network access control Y
N-tier authentication/authorization Y Oracle Advanced Security Y Extra cost Database Features Objects and extensibility Y Y LOB (large object) support Y Y National language support (NLS) Y Y PL/SQL stored procedures, triggers Y Y Database event triggers Y Y Instead-of triggers Y Y Note 7 Password management Y Y Long operations monitor Y Y Temporary tables Y Y Index-organized tables Y Y LogMiner Y Y Locally-managed tablespaces Y Y Descending indexes Y Y Reverse key indexes Y Y Drop column Y Y Autonomous transactions Y Y Fine-grained access control Y Index coalesce Y Function-based indexes Y Indexes on NLS collating sequences Y Programming Interfaces Pro*C and other pre-compilers Y Y Note 1 ODBC driver Y Y Microsoft Transaction Server Integration Y Y Note 3 COM Automation Feature Y Y Note 4 AppWizard for Visual Studio Y Y Note 4 Objects for OLE Y Y Note 1 Oracle Call Interface (OCI) Y Y Note 1 Oracle Programmer Y Y Extra cost Content Management Oracle WebDB Y Y Extra cost Oracle interMedia Y Y Extra cost Oracle Time Series Y Extra cost Oracle Visual Information Retrieval Y Extra cost Oracle Spatial Y Extra cost
NOTES
1. Requires Oracle Programmer. 2. Requires Oracle Partitioning. 3. This feature is available on Windows NT. 4. This feature is available on Windows NT and Windows98. 5. Single master replication fully supports bi-directional replicationbetween a
Doug Cowles wrote:
> Recently put in an order for 8.1.5 (but we can still alter it). > Is there an 8.1.5 enterprise edition? What would be missing > in the non-enterprise edition? > > Thanks, > Dc.
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Regards
Pete
Received on Fri Jul 23 1999 - 15:40:53 CDT
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