Windows
From Oracle FAQ
Windows is a family of GUI operating systems produced by Microsoft (MS) Corporation.
Almost all of Oracle's products are available on MS Windows. Microsoft also has a database product called SQL Server that competes with the Oracle database.
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[edit] Windows versions
Oracle products are supported on the following Windows versions:
- Windows Vista
- Windows 2003
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP
Microsoft launched its Windows Server 2008 operating system on 27 February 2008. Oracle released a statement of direction (SOD) [1] indicating that they plan on supporting the Oracle database (planned date 2008 Q2) on the following Windows 2008 editions:
- Windows Web Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V
- Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V
According to the SOD, Oracle will evaluate support for Hyper-V after Microsoft released it.
[edit] A bit of fun
Some jokingly describes Windows as:
- 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a
- 16 bit patch to an
- 8 bit operating system originally coded for a
- 4 bit microprocessor, written by a
- 2 bit company that can't stand
- 1 bit of competition.
[edit] Also see
- Windows FAQ, frequenly asked questions.
- Creating an Oracle service on Windows
[edit] External links
- Microsoft's Home Page
- WinFiles, free downloads.
