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  06.09.06

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Registered users of Oracle Database XE get access to a free online community forum hosted and monitored by Oracle experts at oracle.com/technology/xe and the company urges all users to register and take advantage of this free resource. Users are encouraged to discuss challenges and successes in the online community forum so that the Oracle Database XE development team can respond.

So how will ISVs benefit from Oracle Database XE? With Oracle Database XE, ISVs have one of the industry’s leading database technology to power their applications. Distributing it in their applications or products without additional cost offers even greater value to their customers, this is what Oracle says – but it’s hard to argue with the fact that even ISVs who are unfamiliar with Oracle Database have an opportunity to experience the technology, validate it with their applications and freely distribute it-with zero risk and investment.

If your usage exceeds Oracle Database XE criteria then the company offers a choice of database editions to upgrade to. Depending on scale of application requirements, you can easily upgrade to Standard Edition One, Standard Edition, or Enterprise Edition.

 

Migration situation

Migration is pretty straightforward. Any application developed for Oracle Database XE will run completely unchanged with Oracle Database 10g Standard Edition One, Standard Edition, or Enterprise Edition; application development investment is guaranteed.

What the customers say

“Because of its small footprint and ease of installation, Oracle Database XE makes it easy for students to get to know an Oracle database,” said Rajeev Kaula, Ph.D, Professor Computer Information Systems, Missouri State University. “With access to Oracle Database XE, students have the opportunity to supplement their application development with advanced database programs like procedures, functions and triggers, completely free of charge.”

Washington, D.C.-based Daon is provider of identity assurance software products. “Oracle Database XE provides Daon and our customers with an implementation roadmap across projects of any size, scale and distributed architecture, with cost-effective, efficient database functionality. Oracle Database XE, coupled with the broader suite of Oracle’s database products, creates a complementary match with Daon’s products across the breadth of required solutions,” said RJ Langley, Vice President of Products, Daon.

Ubuntu is a free, open source operating system built on the foundations of the Linux-based Debian architecture and infrastructure. “The release of Oracle Database XE changes the database landscape, allowing developers in new markets to evaluate, develop on, and ultimately deploy Oracle databases efficiently and easily,” says Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu founder. “The goal of Ubuntu is to provide a universal free platform that can be widely trusted. I’m pleased that millions of Ubuntu users and developers will now have instant access to Oracle when it is appropriate for their projects.”




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Each month we try our hardest to cover every angle and aspect of software engineering. Indeed, we pride ourselves on our platform-agnostic wide ranging view of the development landscape. How then could we push ourselves even further and really broaden the spectrum of our editorial coverage? The answer had to be – the complete A to Z of software. Well, not complete, but a rip roaring twenty-six letter technology tour to provoke some interest and thoughts in areas you might not normally think about.

But first, a personal confession so that you know how all this started. I actually got the idea from reading a cookery magazine that had done something similar. You know the kind of thing – A for apples, B for bread, C for custard and so on. But those pesky food journalists have it easy don’t they? When they get to X, Y and Z they can just use X for Xérès Sherry, Y for Yeast and even Z for Zabaglione.

Now, X is simple enough with plenty of XMLs out there, Z for zero tolerance we reckoned, but Y, wow - now that is a hard one.

So, please dive in and jump to your favourite letter. It was always going to be the case that we would miss out on a few key areas, but we think it’s pretty cool to be able to work your way through the whole alphabet and just stay within the world of software development. Next month, 1001 aspects of application development and how you can implement them in your daily working schedule. Joke – ok?

Happy coding!

Adrian Bridgwater

Editor

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