Re: Oracle VS SQL Server - Which is best to back end ?

[This followup was posted to sybase.public.sqlserver.general and a copy was sent to the cited author.]

You should look at Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere (ASA). It is positioned between Access and SQL Server, but much closer to SQL Server. It requires little to no DBA support or tuning in production. I have used it on mission critical applications for 32 users and the database size was 4GB+. There are many other installations with larger numbers of users and database size. Performance is comparable to SQL Server and the price is lower. Of course it is a lot lower than Oracle. ASA will also run as a standalone database, client, or server on a wide range of platforms from Window 98 to Sun Solaris. Try doing that with MS SQL Server.

The Sybase online newsgroups were rated number one last year by InfoWorld. The SQL Anywhere (ASA) newsgroup was specifically noted as providing excellent support. It can be found at sybase.public.sqlanywhere.general.

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