Re: Oracle Workgroup Server, what is it ?

Ernst Kloecker (ernst_at_fritz.snafu.de) wrote:
: Hallo,
 

: I just read about a new product called Oracle Workgroup Server.
 

: It is supposed to be Oracle 7 with some missing high end features, but with
: a Windows DB setup and administration tool. The server runs on Windows NT,
: Netware and some PC Unixes.
 

: Does any body know what exactly the missing features are ?
: (I think parallel processing and DB mirroring)

Does not have the parallel query, distributed query options. You don't need these features in a single processor stand alone box for a small workgroup. If you do - get the Enterprise version.

: On which underlying network protocol is Oracle Workgroup Server for
: Windows NT based ?
: (TCP/IP, SPX, named pipes or NetBIOS ?)

For NT - Named pipes. I have heard that TCP/IP support is forth coming because Named Pipes stink. Then again, NT stinks.

: This product sounds very interesting to me. At the moment one can get
: Oracle Workgroup Server for Windows NT (5 Users) at a price of DM 2000,-.
: This is dead cheap compared to other Oracle 7 licenses.

WGS for NT retails in USD $199 per concurrent user and USD $99 per client (SQL*Net, ODBC, and Oracle Object for OLE). The minimum user count is 5.

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