Re: Help in evaluating Oracle vs. its rivals.

In article <424u9f$k9l_at_news.voicenet.com> Michael Toub <tobedude_at_omni.voicenet.com> writes:
>From: Michael Toub <tobedude_at_omni.voicenet.com>
>Subject: Help in evaluating Oracle vs. its rivals.
>Date: 31 Aug 1995 18:16:15 GMT
 

>I am in the process of evaluating oracle vs. its rivals.
>Some criteria I initially considered were:

Oracle what? The database, the various tools, their financial, manufacturing, etc applications?

>· minimum client hardware requirements,
>· cross platform compatibility
> (DOS, Windows for Work Groups, Windows 95, mainframe)
>· accessibility to previously stored data (XBASE)
>· object Oriented Programming (OOP) support/opportunities
>· industry directional
 

>Can anyone point me in a good direction to find objective reviews of
>strengths and weaknesses?
 

>A recommendation of a good publication would be very helpful.
 

>Many thanks,
>(cc: via email appreciated)
>-Mike
Received on Tue Sep 05 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST