Re: Workgroup Server vs Oracle7 Server

Dianna,

> Has anyone compared these two products for speed, reliability, features, etc.
> I have experience with Oracle7 version 7.0.12 but nothing more recent and
> never with the Workgroup Server.

My organization ordered the Workgroup server back in October. It was my first,
direct experience the Oracle. I was really disappointed. I think we were one of
the first to order for Solaris (it had been out for a while on NT). It wouldn't
install according to the instructions, and there was no sane way to install
Pro*C. In addition to shipping the Workgroup server, Oracle sent us a copy of
the fullblown 7.3.x server, and some of the Enterprise server stuff. We were in
a real bind, and Oracle gave us the go ahead to install the full 7.3 server.

The only difference I saw between the two was the WG server's web interface. It
was nice. Beyond that, the core server is the same. I think your speculation about
competing with SQL Server may be right. WG server was nothing more than a wrapper
around their core server software.

Greg

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