Re: Oracle Application Server

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 14:56:21 -0800
Message-ID: <1070060210.610361@yasure>

Howard J. Rogers wrote:

> "Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
> news:1070045399.109924_at_yasure...
>

>>Howard J. Rogers wrote:
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>>
>>>"siu02rk" <siu02rk_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:823c05f1.0311271401.52ff6c48_at_posting.google.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hello All,
>>>>
>>>>I have just installed Oracle 9I database on my computer.  Should I now
>>>>install the Oracle Application Server?  What does it do?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>9i Application Server gives you web-based access to the data you're

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> about to
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>>>store in the 9i Database.
>>>
>>>If you need to ask the question, then I think the answer for now at

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> least is
>

>>>"no you shouldn't". It's a completely different beast from the database,
>>>with immense complexities of its own (and IMHO isn't particularly very

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> good
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>>>in any case).
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>HJR
>>
>>Keep an open mind. You may be pleasantly surprised with the next release.

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>
> I'm sure I will. Look at the difference between 9iAS 1 and 9iAS2. But when
> it's a new release, it won't be 9iAS then, will it?
>
> Regards
> HJR
>
>

No more likely than 9i would beget 10i.

There is probably some person in Redwood Shores whose job title is Vice President of Product Renaming. And damn it he's going to make sure no one ever accuses him of not doing his job. ;-)

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