Re: Oracle 9i nitty gritty

Hi,

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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've gotta say, I feel the same way..I'd hate to be a company spending half a million or so on software only to watch these "Gatesian" version releases...

Aside from that, thanks to the others for their responses..clarified some 9i questions for me also..
Steve

In article <93i7po$5lv$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   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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