Re: Web access: Enterprise vs. Standard Edition

On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 15:46:10 -0800, DA Morgan <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote:

>Chuck wrote:
>
>> Harry Boswell <hboswel1_at_bellsouth.net> wrote in
>> news:3fin4vkc4n7h3jocmvt8rluakhid7n5qtr_at_4ax.com:
>>
>> > WE are being told by our sales rep that you must use Enterprise
>> > Edition if you are allowing access to your Oracle databases via web
>> > applications. I can't find anything definitive on Oracle's website.
>> > Is this true?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Harry Boswell
>> >
>>
>> Yes, and you'd better hold onto something when you find out what it's going
>> to cost. If even one user access data served by an Oracle database over the
>> web (they don't even need to connect directly to the database), you must
>> switch to power unit pricing which is not in alignment with any other
>> database vendor on the planet.
>
>What do you mean by yes? The database no means of knowing that a connection is
>to the web or a client machine.
>
>Am I misunderstanding the OP's question? Anything can be connected to the web,
>even MS Word, if you want to put in the effort.
>

My question is about licensing, not capabilities. We're doing this now with our SE; we're being told that we must use EE for inTERnet, as opposed to inTRAnet use.

Thanks,
Harry Received on Fri Feb 14 2003 - 08:40:20 CST