Ahh, the $164,000 question that I do not think anyone can answer. They have the most confusing pricing scheme I have ever seen. Unless someone has actually made a purchase, I doubt you will get an answer. You may have to resort to calling an Oracle sales rep. I wish you luck with them as well because I doubt they understand their scheme as well.

>Anyone out there understand Oracle Database licensing?
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>It seems (but not clear) that you need both Server licenses and Named User licences. There is a minimum # of named user licenses of 5/processor for the standard edition. I'm trying to figure out whether I need any more than this for a web site. There will be no authenticated users other than a few admins, but the site may allow some users to "register" after which they will be tracked via cookies and a login. When this happens, do they become a Named User? This is not at all clear from the Oracle web site.
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>-- Randy