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Following Microsoft’s recent initiative in releasing SQL Server 2005 Express, a free version of their SQL Server 2005 Server Family, Oracle also releases their first free version which they call Oracle 10g XE short for Express Edition. Just like Micorosoft SQL Server Express, Oracle’s 10g XE is free to develop, free to deploy and free to distribute.

Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (Oracle Database XE) is an entry-level, small-footprint database based on the Oracle Database 10g Release 2 code base. It is a great fit for developers working on PHP, Java, .NET, database, html, and open-source applications.

With Oracle Database XE, you can:

• Gain practical, resume-building experience working with the world’s number one database
• Get easy access to the Oracle Database on your machine for course work
• Share your work with your colleagues, instructors, and classmates

Once you have installed Oracle Database XE, learn the latest tips, tricks, and techniques by registering for the free Oracle Database XE Discussion Forum, hosted by Oracle Database master Tom Kyte.

Grab a copy of Oracle 10g XE

This entry was posted on Friday, March 17th, 2006 at 11:15:34 AM and is filed under Dev Stuff, Free Stuff, General, SQL. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.