Some pages on Software
Databases & Linux
Operating Systems Security Databases Database software Some Oracle utils Nice software
Some Old pages
SQL guide PL/SQL guide Jersey and Open Source Linux File server Linux Firewalls Thin clients |
Lots of database software |
Column Explanations:
Sql Std = Sql standard compliance, 89, 92...Sub=Subset/Limited
Tr = Transaction support,
SP = Stored Procedures and Triggers
RI = Referential integrity rules in database,
OB = On-line-backup functionality
BL = Blob, Binary Large Objects, to store images and other binary objects in.
Active = Software is Maintined and Actively developed or the year of last known update. |
Multi platform, Different operating systems |
Java based, Operating system independent |
Windows version only |
Linux version only |
Specific Other Os like VMS, MacOs |
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The listing is divided into: "Big" Commercial databases Free databases The Rest Commercial Tools Free Tools |
"Big" Commercial databases |
Name |
Producer |
Sql Std |
R
I |
S
P |
T
R |
B
L |
O
B |
Active |
Description |
DB2 |
IBM |
99 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
yes |
Multi Feature, multi option Relational database (no windows version). The DB2 Universal Database is IBM's flagship database. Long history and a large number of installations. Free download of trial beta User support via a news forum. Includes the Web Control Center, database administration tool and web programming API's. |
Oracle |
Oracle Corp |
99 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
yes |
Multi Feature, multi option Relational database for many operations systems. Many options, highly configurable. Has all features and speed that you are looking for. Is the first commercially released relational database. Largest installation base on most platforms. Supports Two-phase commit transactions, Triggers and stored procedures user defined functions using PL/SQL. Text search system, privilege management on table columns, stored procedures. Suitable for large OLTP solutions. |
SQL Server |
Microsoft |
92 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
yes |
Multi Feature Relational database for Microsoft Windows os. Originally developed by sybase. SQL Server 2000 has support for XML, tools for system management and tuning. Role-based security, Partitioned and indexed views, procedures in Transact-SQL (T-SQL) language. |
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