Re: Oracle and the Internet

Cal, there are lots of ways to connect to Oracle but your question is not as simple as it might appear....

-what choices do you have for developing client software (VB only, C/C++, scripting) and OS
-how many remote users, update/query ratio and transaction rate ? -are the remote users clustered (like a remote office) or spread out (like traveling sales reps) ?

-how sensitive is the data (weather reports vs employee salary history) ?
-how often is the database updated ?
-do you have the resources (people/money/training) to develop custom software ?
-how soon *must* this be working ?

Cal wrote:

> I have to look at possible solutions for connecting to a remote Oracle
> database over the Internet. One idea is a VB client application. I am also
> open to other solutions at this point. Can anybody help me out with
> gathering information on this? Point me in the right direction? I am
> exploring ADO/VB Client scenario, but am unclear if I can connect through
> the Internet. Security is also important. Should I be looking at another
> method?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Cal Gardner
> Programmer, PageMail, Inc.
Received on Thu Aug 17 2000 - 14:22:20 CDT