Re: Web Applications: Oracle vs. Sybase vs Informix

"Mark Johnson" <mkjohns@ix.netcom.com> writes: >I am in the process of developing a web-enabled data warehouse and need to >choose a database. Of course I would like to choose one of the major players >(Oracle, Sybase, Informix). I am most familiar with Oracle but it seems to >be quite expensive for publishing data on the web. ($45,000 per processor >for unlimited use internet applications). Informix is going to run you about the same amount. >Also I am very interested in the comments anyone else might have in enabling >dynamic web applications using any of these databases. The application that >we have written in Oracle is a reporting mechanism that allows distributors >to query their volumes, organizations, and other pertinent and constantly >changing information. We have also written a custom internet-enabled >ordering system. There are plenty of third-party products that are superior to products from Informix or Oracle or Sybase -- and they all link to these DBMSes and others. Use one of them. Seth -- -- Seth Grimes Alta Plana Internet & database design & development grimes@altaplana.com http://altaplana.com 301-891-2581 grimes@access.digex.net http://www.access.digex.net/~grimes