Re: Oracle/VMS performance problems with Multithreaded Server

From: Malcolm Dunnett <nothome_at_spammers.are.scum>
Date: 1 Nov 2000 07:48:05 -0700
Message-ID: <98fPimZmNFu9@malvm1.mala.bc.ca>

In article <3a0009af.1977660184_at_news.newsguy.com>,

     A.Greig_at_virgin.net (Alan Greig) writes:
>

>>    It seems that outside the closed audience of existing Oracle/VMS 
>>customers Oracle doesn't even have any interest in admitting a VMS version
>>exists. Oracle 8i Standard edition has been available on VMS since last
>>spring, but if you check Oracles web page on availability of Standard
>>edition:
>>(http://www.oracle.com/ip/deploy/database/availability/index.html?content.html)

>
> But Enterprise Edition is listed and if you follow the link to
> http://platforms.oracle.com/compaq Standard Edition is listed. Looks
> like a simple miistake.
>

   Sure, I'll admit Oracle is killing the VMS product through neglect rather than outright malice.

   There have been several arguments in the newsgroup in recent months about the high cost of Oracle on VMS, partially fuelled by people not knowing standard edition is available for VMS. I know I certainly had a hard time finding anyone who would admit it existed and in getting a copy. I stand by my original contention that if you're an existing Oracle/VMS customer it's possible ( though difficult ) to find out what's going on, but a customer new to Oracle would never notice that VMS was one of the possible platforms.

>>   you'll not see any mention of VMS.

>
> Well I do.
>

   But not on the page I referred to, which is where people are directed by Oracle if they want to know if Standard Edition is available for their system. Received on Wed Nov 01 2000 - 08:48:05 CST