The new edition of Oracle Database 10g gives application developers, database administrators (DBAs) and students a free starter database to develop and deploy their applications. It is also freely available for independent software vendors (ISVs) and hardware vendors to distribute or embed with their applications and products.
“Oracle Database XE allows developers, DBAs, ISVs and students the opportunity to learn, develop and deploy [Oracle] database software, at no cost,” said Thomas Kyte, vice president, Oracle.
“Developers, DBAs, students, and ISVs often look to no cost DBMSs to get started in developing and learning to develop database applications,” said Carl Olofson, research director for information management and data integration software research at analyst firm IDC. “When such a DBMS is supported by a wealth of literature, online technical material, and professional experts, and allows developers to easily grow and support their applications and data needs over time without needing to convert their database later on, the result is a low risk path that offers a high potential return not only immediately, but in the long run.”
Oracle Database XE is built on the Database 10g Release 2 code base and is fully compatible with the family of Oracle Database products including Oracle Standard Edition One, Oracle Standard Edition and Oracle Enterprise Edition. Users can move their applications to other editions without changes.
Oracle offers a free online forum for registered users to discuss topics related to Oracle Database XE usage. The forum is hosted and monitored by Oracle Database experts.
The beta version of Oracle Database XE is available for download today from the Oracle Technology Network at: http://www.oracle.com/technology/xe
Subscribers 0
Fans 0
Followers 0
Followers