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Oracle is releasing Oracle 10g Express Edition (XE) by
the end of the year.
In fact you can download the beta right now on OTN.
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/xe/index.html
This database is built from the Oracle 10g Enterprise
code and has many of the standard oracle database capabilities to
include PL/SQL, Java, Web based OEM and HTMLDB. It supports
PHP, .NET, JDBC, OLE DB and the call interface for C and C++.
It is also has a substantially smaller disk and memory foorprints.
The windows (Beta) download is only 153,792KB.
Unconfirmed rumors at UKOUG say that the final release
will also support RMAN.
This is aimed at the low end of the database market
occupied by MySQL, Access and a new limited SQL Server edition
(and I though Access WAS the limited SQL Server).
Don't get ready to dump your Oracle license yet.
There are limits to Oracle 10g XE. It will only support 4GB of
user data, one CPU and 1 GB memory. I know a lot of databases that
will fit those requirements. There are versions for 32bit Windows
and Linux only.
You can develop your application against the Oracle10gXE
database and then deploy the app and the database to your clients for
free (well the database will be free).
So what happens when your data out grows Oracle 10gXE?
You upgrade by installing Oracle 10g Standard Edition or Enterprise
Edition over the XE database. No migration, export/import etc.
The license says Oracle10gXE is free to download,
develop, deploy and distribute (even ISVs).
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