Re: Informix, Sybase, Oracle or MS SQL server

Michael Cowden <cowden@tc.net> wrote: >Hello. >We are trying to find a workgroup database server to run on Intel/NT >that will be accessed from an SCO UnixWare 2.1 server and an SGI Irix >5.3 server. The Irix machine is a webserver and will perform queries on >the database. The UnixWare machine is an IVR (Integrated Voice Response >unit--an automated attendant used to process incoming telephone calls >and such). The UnixWare machine will also query the database. >Additionally, reports will be run on the database--sporadically. >We will also need Embedded SQL for SCO Unixware 2.1's C compiler and the >IRIX 5.3 C compiler. >I'm wondering which one of these servers is the best to go with. Here's >what I found so far. >Oracle: > Seems to offer alot of what we need, but you must take a >database of line to back it up--this is a problem. Also, I've yet to >speak with a technical person at Oracle--they seem to just try to get by >with their name. Also, They are a little more expensive and I don't >care much for their internet strategy (creating a webserver to compete >with Netscape and others rather than working with webserver developers >as does Sybase). Also, they seem to be more proprietary than Sybase or >Informix. - Database does not need to be taken offline, hot (online) backups have been part of Oracle since version 6 - We offer a webserver for one stop shopping but our Internet solution works with Netscape, NCSA, Apache and many many more as well. [snip] >Thanks for any info. >-Mike Thomas Kyte tkyte@us.oracle.com Oracle Government -------------------------------------------------------- opinions and statements are mine and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Oracle Corporation.