[ontopofIT] Oracle To Vend Apps, Database Online

Hello all,
The ontopofIT news team invites the comp.databases.oracle community to share in the discussion of the following IT story:

CEO Larry Ellison announced that database and applications giant Oracle intends to launch a new service, called Business On-line. The service will allow clients to lease access to databases and applications right over the Internet, instead of purchasing them and managing them in-house. Wired News and Techweb are covering the story. Think th is idea has legs?

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The ontopofIT News Team. Received on Wed Aug 26 1998 - 19:41:20 CEST