Re: Oracle's New "Express Edition"

From: HansF <News.Hans_at_telus.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 14:46:10 GMT
Message-Id: <pan.2005.11.03.14.46.21.729063@telus.net>

On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 04:01:51 -0800, mccmx wrote:

> I've just stumbled across the new "Express Edition" of Oracle....
>
> This release has a number of restrictions:
>
> Max 1Gb RAM, Max 1 CPU, and Max 4Gb total DB size.....

Not huge restrictions for a quality freebie, if you stick to the target audience.

>
> ...but does anyone know if it can be used in Production/Commercial
> environments...?

Yes, once it goes into production it can be deployed free of charge into production environments. You might want to refer to Oracle's FAQ at http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/xe/pdf/dbxe_faq.pdf

(But ... you'll wait for a while, right? You wouldn't put a piece of beta software into production, would you?)

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