Confused :-Q about different products - CD Packs

[asiavoices]

Hello all and a Happy New Year.

I have decided to learn Oracle and was looking into purchasing the software and came across the CD Packs.

I found their website difficult to navigate so here it goes....

My questions are:

1. Do the CD-Packs contain all the applications they have listed or are they just trial versions? Why do they cost so reasonably? 35.00 or so? What is (are) the catch(s)?

2. What are the differences between Oracle9i Database, Oracle9i Application Server, Internet Application Servers? I'm confused :-Q. I'm looking to do more web development in Java if that helps.

3. What is the difference between Internet Developer Suite and Oracle JDeveloper? I believe that Oracle JDeveloper is part of the Internet Developer Suite correct?

4. Can I just get the JDeveloper alone? If so, how? and approx. how much is it?

Thank you,

Christopher

 

[Abhivyakti]

hi Christopher,

I dont have nay idea about the diff. between CD packs and all but all application servers are the middle tier techniques to deploy ur application on the web.

In Oracle 8i what Forms Server used to do only with Developer 6i is what Oracle 9i Application Server will be able to do with not only iDev products, but with all other applications as well...that is nothing but to deploy them on the web.

A database server that is Oracle 9i Database servre is purely to do with ur data storage and maintanince and alll that, but the 9i app. server will help work as the middle tier which will be the link between ur actual data storage (oracle 9i database) adn the application on the internet, like created using EJB , or any other application, which ppl access on intranet or internet.

About Internet Developer Suit, when u say suit it includes iDev too, i mean its basically all the products together, and when u talk of only JDeveloper u only talk of one product. Till 8i it was JDeveloper 3.1 and 3.2

I have no idea what it will be with 9i.

I hope this gives u the answer to ur one question at least.

regards

Abhivyakti

 

[JamesGordon]

1. This is because they are the full versions of the software but the license agreement is for developer purposes only, you cannot deploy anything you write.

2. Oracle 9i database is the latest database. Oracle 9i Application Server is their web server, it includes Apache server with extension for PL/SQL, Forms and Reports Servers, Oracle iCache etc... Internet Application Server was the old name for the above I believe or one of its components.

3. Internet Developer Suite is the suite of tools including Designer, Developer, JDeveloper to name a few.

4. Yes I believe you can as a download from technet.oracle.com or bundled as part of the above suite. You could probably buy it seperatly but it would cost a fortune + maintenance.