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  Oracle: 11g Xpress Edition 'a year or two' away

  It may be "a year or two" before Oracle releases a no-cost Express Edition (XE) of its 11g database, according to Andrew Mendelsohn, the company's senior vice president of database server technologies.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 13 October, 2009 09:34

  Tags: Andrew Mendelsohn, mysql, oracle 11g, Pythian Group

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  Oracle 11g R2 makes its debut

  Oracle on Tuesday is launching version 11g Release 2 of its database, about two years after the initial version hit the market.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 01 September, 2009 22:07

  Tags: databases, oracle, oracle 11g

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  Oracle 11g R2 database release coming in September

  Oracle is planning to release a long-awaited update to its flagship database in September, according to a source with knowledge of its plans.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 20 August, 2009 06:30

  Tags: clustering, databases, oracle, oracle 11g

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  Oracle middleware users go easy on 11g upgrade

  Oracle's Fusion Middleware 11g release has succeeded in bringing an integrated BEA WebLogic application server under the Oracle umbrella, but some customers will be staging their upgrades over the new 12 months instead of an immediate migration.

  By Rodney Gedda | 08 July, 2009 14:47

  Tags: application serving, oracle, oracle 11g, Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g, WebLogic

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  Oracle launches Fusion Middleware 11g

  Oracle unveiled a major chunk of Fusion Middleware 11g, the foundation for its next-generation Fusion Applications, during an event in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 02 July, 2009 04:07

  Tags: middleware, oracle, oracle 11g

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  Linux out, Windows in at Electoral Commission

  The NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC) will leave Linux for Windows Server when it develops its new vote counting and reporting application, which is slated to cost $1.4 million over the next two years.

  By Rodney Gedda | 29 April, 2009 12:06

  Tags: e-voting, Java, Linux, .net, NSW Electoral Commission, oracle, oracle 11g, PowerBuilder, windows server

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  Oracle tries to step up on high-end databases

  Since 2005, Oracle has spent at least US$32 billion on acquisitions -- turning itself into the vendor of a top-to-bottom enterprise software stack that is arguably broader in scope than any rival suite.

  By Eric Lai | 07 October, 2008 09:23

  Tags: databases, oracle 11g

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  Oracle mum on 11g Release 2, 11g Express Edition

  Oracle has filled the schedule of its OpenWorld conference with sessions hyping the various features in its 11g database, which was launched in July 2007. But the company doesn't plan to deliver new details of the anticipated 11g Release 2 (R2), or a ship date for 11g Express Edition (XE), the free version popular among developers.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 24 September, 2008 08:40

  Tags: oracle, oracle 11g