>>>>SQL Server is generally much less expensive, easier to work with, scalable, and solid, but if the Oracle salespeople have done their jobs then SQL Server won't be given a chance.
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>>>That's true. Oracle salespersons see themselves at the peak of the Himalaya. Oracle has Oracle Express. It's free like MSDE but they even don't talk about that.
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>>They also have Oracle Application Express which, I am fairly certain, they don't talk about as well.
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>>Regards,
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>Is that free too?
Yes, it is. You can find it here:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/application_express/index.htmlIt is a product with a lot of potential.
Regards,
William Chadbourne
Senior Programmer/Analyst
State of Maine - DAFS App Team
Oracle - When you care enough to use the very best!!