Here comes the Database "TREASURE CHEST"

I hope the info below helps you - If you are looking for a good alternative to NT Database servers on Intel platforms, than take a hard look at this site: http://www.xnet.com/~blatura/linapps.shtml Go here and click on 'Databases' button. Here you will find hundreds of apps/tools in addition to many database servers available on Linux. This is "HOME" of all linux applications and you MUST first consult this place before going ANYWHERE!! See also : http://linas.org/linux/db.html Points why you should consider Linux as database server: 1. LINUX was used for creating the mega-hit movie "TITANIC"!! Linux has a installed base of 14 Million in US alone. 2. In the year 1998, 300 Million linux's will be installed! The reason is hard disk is becoming cheaper and it's capacity is booming. And also Linux CDROM costs you only $7!! YES seven dollars only! You can do unlimited installs with just one cdrom! Linux needs just 100 MB and can live with other OS'es on the same box. Order from- http://www.lsl.com/ or http://www.cheapbytes.com/ http://www.caldera.com or http://www.redhat.com 3. Linux won the "The BEST Network Operating system" in year 1997 See InfoWorld Jan 98 issue. 4. Linux has the BEST desktop in the market. KDE combines the best features of Windows95, OS/2 and MAC!! Check KDE desktop at - http://www.kde.org/ 5. Netscape Navigator and communicator is being distributed with each and every LINUX!! Netscape corp says its main OS supported will be LINUX in the future! In future clients will be Web browsers (Java and TCL) on linux and servers will be LINUX and Network computers NCs will be linux. 6. Installation of Linux is much more easy now, because linux can auto-detect most of the hardware. Comparable to Windows 95!! 7. Linux on multi-processors scales much much better than windows NT and it never crashes!! See the article at this site: http://www.redhat.com 8. Only LINUX could withstand the "CRASH-OS" stress testing and the following failed - NT, Windows 95. 9. Compare the costs of Linux v/s NT database servers. Cost factor is more pronounced in case you use multiple boxes like production, test, development database-server boxes. 10. You can now purchase technical support (phone & email) for Linux from http://www.redhat.com and http://www.caldera.com!! 11. Last POINT is - If you DO NOT know linux than you will be considered computer ILLITERATE !!!! So do not sit in dark!