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>I just want to point out that MS SQL server is 4th on the list. Oracle being number 1, open source (mainly MySQL but, some PostgresSQL too) at number 2, then DB2, then MS SQL. I get these numbers from Oracle. I am in no way suggesting that any server is better than any other.

Stephen;

It might depend upon what you are doing. I have relatives and friends who work in the Banking Industry. They all tell me they would not consider using anything but Oracle for Banking transactions. They do use SQL Server for their Web Sites but no transactions!

In some ways the marketing hype clouds the issue.

Tom