Just when I have got my head around SQL server.... This is potentially the biggest news for MapInfo for a long time as what it offers is a corporate database that can be used for smallish applications (viz. for clients who don't want to pay for Oracle as well as the GIS).. and to my knowledge Arc's products require an SDE licence to use the Oracle DB.
For me it means that I can offer a product based on Oracle rather than Access for those who don't really want to buy a spatial DB at this time. For the organisations who want to stay with SQL Server (and that is quite a few), I can offer a similar architectured product based on Spatialware.
Bit of a learning curve, but will be worth it.
r
On 01/03/06, David Jerrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Robert,
I think you'll find that Locator did get included in XE. I've just been having
a dig around this morning and discovered:
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=1218544�
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Oracle Database 10g R2 (10.2.0.1 ) Express Edition (Locator) Available!!
Posted: Feb 28, 2006 5:59 AM
and locator is included.
I want to thank all the partners, developers and users who supported our efforts
to include Locator in XE.
thanks
Steve
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Also:
http://www.oracle.com/pls/xe102/portal.all_books
Note the link to the "2 Day Plus Locator Developer Guide"
All looks good to me! I'm looking forward to having a play...
Cheers,
David
Quoting Robert Crossley < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Neil,
>
> I was excited by the release last october, but when I enquired, the spatial
> bits were not part of the release. I would love to move to Oracle XE for
> my
> MapInfo applications and get rid of Access for the clients who won't go to
> SQL Server and Spatialware, but was told that I couldn't do it. I don't
> need the spatial cartridge, just the ability to store the data in the
> database (Locator).
>
> Any further updates regarding this new release?
>
> r
>
> On 01/03/06, Neil Havermale <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> >
> > Any knee-jerk reactions to Oracle's FREE 10g XE ? Will this Oracle
> entry
> > DB have any effect on MapInfo use? Is this an easy, too hard, or who
> cares
> > type of solution?
> >
> > FYI
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> >
> >
>
http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/02/28/75938_HNoraclexelate_1.html?source=NLC-TB2006-02-28
> >
> > "Oracle made its low-end, free-of-charge *Oracle* Database 10g Express
> > Edition database, also known as XE, generally available Tuesday. When the
> > company initially released the beta version of the software in October of
> > last year, Oracle expected to debut the first full release of XE by
> > year-end.
> >
> > "XE is built on the same code as the company's enterprise-level Oracle
> > Database 10g Release 2. Oracle expects that users who adopt the free
> edition
> > of XE will later want to upgrade to paid versions of the 10g database.
> The
> > vendor is also hoping that the XE database will appeal to both developers
> > and the academic community.
> >
> > "There's a plethora of low-end free databases in today's market, with
> > Oracle's XE and *Microsoft's* SQL Server 2005 Express being joined last
> > month by DB2 Universal Database Express-C. All three vendors are also
> facing
> > challenges from the open-source community led by database company MySQL.
> >
> > "The XE database can be downloaded from Oracle Technology Network at
> > http://www.oracle.com/technology/xe.
> >
> >
> >
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