Re: Oracle vs Access

Take a look at SQLAnywhere (i.e. Adaptive Server Anywhere) from Sybase. It has good performance, scales nicely, low memory footprint, supports triggers, stored procedures, replication through the web, mail etc. Maintenance free.

Terry Dykstra (TeamPS)
Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.

charity.silkebakken_at_centurasoft.com wrote in message <6si5hc$t91$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>In article <35CA5DFC.C2DDCB77_at_ccis.adisys.com.au>,
> Neil Fisher <neilf_at_ccis.adisys.com.au> wrote:
>
>> There may be instances where laptops become deployed as stand alone pc's
>> to be reconnected at a later stage. During this disconnection from the
>> main server, there would need to be some sort of local database access
>> which can be updated on the main server when the laptop is reconnected.
>
>And you're considering using Access for something which clearly requires a
>"real" relational database like Oracle? Yikes!
>
>Why not consider Centura (formerly Gupta) SQLBase? Consider the advantages:
>1.) SQLBase is a true relational database, supporting functions, triggers
 and
>stored procedures. 2.) SQLBase was originally created by some ex-Oracle
>employees to be a "mini-Oracle", and has many of the advantages without the
>bulk. 3.) Like Access, SQLBase has a small footprint. 4.) Like Access,
>SQLBase requires no DBA intervention and runs perfectly fine as a
 single-user
>database in a mobile system. 5.) SQLBase's universal replication tool,
>SQLBase Exchange, can handle reconciling data on the laptop with data in
 the
>Oracle server. 6.) SQLBase has been around longer than Access and is a
 proven
>technology.
>
>> Can anybody help me by outlining a list of for and against for both
>> products. This list can contain anything from price to performance,
>> scalability, etc.
>
>SQLBase is pretty cheap, and can scale up from single user to a
 medium-sized
>workgroup. You can find more specifics at Centura's Web site --
>http://www.centurasoft.com.
>
>Charity Silkebakken
>Centura Software Corp.
>
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Received on Tue Sep 01 1998 - 00:00:00 CEST