Re: ORACLE VS. ??? QUESTIONS

testing...

msdusr_at_emirates.net.ae wrote:

: Hello,
 

: I have been assigned the task of gathering information
: about the OTHER big database vendors. We are a large
: CA-INGRES installation. Given all the hoopla around
: CA-INGRES the product and its future, my company is
: interested in learning more about the OTHER vendors'
: products. I'll be grateful to any info that I can get.
 

: Mainly, the following are points of intertest:
 

: 1. What can ORACLE do that INGRES cannot?
 

: 2. On the scale of the 7X24X365, where does Oracle fit?
 

: 3. How scallable is Oracle, 8 and above processors
: especially on HP and DEC-ALPHA platforms running
: UNIX.
 
: 4. How happy are customers with very intensive OLTP
: applications?
 

: 5. How open is Oracle to third party GUI vendors?
 

: 6. How frequent is the fire fighting mode if any?
:
: 7. How easy/difficult is it to install/manage?
 

: 8. How is technical support?
 

: 9. Do lock escalations exist in Oracle?
 

: 10. Any other info./hints would be helpful...
 

: I appreciate your help. Can you please respond by e-mail.
 

: Thank you very much...

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