Re: Oracle 9i nitty gritty

9i was announced at OpenWorld in Oct (or was it Nov). Many of the presentation slides from Oracle presenters read 8.2. It looks like 9i has a lot of new "stuff" but it is not as significant a step as 6 to 7 or 7 to 8.

jumaga_at_my-deja.com wrote:

>Ok, what's the story with 9i? I've read some of Oracle's marketing
>hype and I still can't figure out what the real deal is. It looks to
>me like it is primarily still just an 8.1.7 database but that they have
>bundled all their apps in and are pushing it as a complete package.
>They've also bundled a bunch of new tools (half of which probably don't
>work properly) but has the core db technology gone through another
>major change?
>
>Does anyone have further insight into the nitty-gritty?
>
>PS
>I've been working with Oracle since version 6 and it seems like I'm
>constantly fighting to stay current with Oracle... I spent the majority
>of the last year getting intimate with 8i, and now I have to get
>familiar with 9i? Jeesh. The time between major releases of Oracle is
>getting a little out of hand... I guess Ellison really does want to be
>the next Microsoft. LOL! I'll get off the soap box now.
>
>
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  Received on Thu Jan 11 2001 - 09:07:09 CST