Re: Novell/Oracle alliance

>In article <C972DG.4D2_at_mach1.wlu.ca> pberger_at_mach1.wlu.ca writes:
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> > Have any of you Oracle gurus heard any information about the recent Oracle
> > Novell alliance?
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> > As developers exploring the client-server paradigm of computing this
> > interests us immensely.
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> > Thank-you.
> >

Gupta has the same sort of arrangement. It's good for both parties as Novell makes Netware look like a good server choice and Oracle gets credibility for it database. Ditto with Gupta. I wouldn't hold your breath for a Sybase alliance though.

As far as choice of server goes, it depends what you want. Gupta is faster, cheaper and has a more modern design, but Oracle is more mature, has a broader range of features and has a better support setup. Oh yeah, and then there's Ingres, Informix etc

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Chris Jack