Oracle today announced Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (Oracle Database XE), a free, starter edition of the world’s leading database software. A beta version of Oracle Database XE is available for ...

commentary Oracle has finally jumped on the "free" database bandwagon, joining the likes of IBM, Microsoft and Sybase as enterprise software vendors move to gain more mindshare by offering their wares ...

The company on Friday posted a "freebie" version of its 10g product to the Oracle Technical Network (OTN). Oracle Database 10g Express Edition, or XE, targets hobbyists, new database developers and ...

Oracle intends to release a free version of its database, a reaction to the growing competitive pressure from low-end open-source databases. The database heavyweight on Tuesday is expected to announce ...

Users say Oracle's rollout plan shows the company doesn't really have an interest in driving adoption of the free database It may be “a year or two” before Oracle releases a no-cost Express Edition ...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Oracle today announced Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (Oracle Database XE), a free, starter edition of the world's leading database software. A beta version of ...

This new edition of Oracle Database 10g offers application developers, database administrators (DBAs) and students a free starter database to develop and deploy their applications. It is also freely ...