Marketing editions

Over and above the different versions of the Oracle database management software developed over time, Oracle Corporation subdivides its product into varying "editions" - apparently for marketing and license-tracking reasons. (Do not confuse the marketing "editions" with the internal virtual versioning "editions" introduced with Oracle 11.2).[61] In approximate order of decreasing scale:

• Enterprise Edition[62] (EE) includes more features than the "Standard Edition", especially in the areas of performance and security. Oracle Corporation licenses this product on the basis of users or of processors, typically for servers running 4 or more CPUs. EE has no memory limits, and can utilize clustering using Oracle RAC software.

• Standard Edition[63] (SE) contains base database functionality. Oracle Corporation licenses this product on the basis of users or of processors, typically for servers running from one to four CPUs. If the number of CPUs exceeds 4 CPUs, the user must convert to an Enterprise license. SE has no memory limits, and can utilize clustering with Oracle RAC at no additional charge.

• Standard Edition One,[64] (SE1[65] or SEO) introduced with Oracle 10g, has some additional feature-restrictions. Oracle Corporation markets it for use on systems with one or two CPUs. It has no memory limitations.

• Express Edition[66] ("Oracle Database XE")

o The first Express Edition, introduced in 2005, offered Oracle 10g free to distribute on Windows and Linux platforms. It had a footprint of only 150 MB, had a limitation to a maximum of 4 GB of user data[67] and could use only a single CPU. Although it could install on a server with any amount of memory, it used a maximum of 1 GB.[68] Support for this version came exclusively through on-line forums and not through Oracle support.

o Oracle 11g Express Edition, released by Oracle Corporation on 24 September 2011,[69] can support 11 GB of user data.[70] Oracle XE does not support loading Java code into the database.[71]

• Oracle Database Lite,[72] intended for running on mobile devices. The embedded[73] mobile database located on the mobile device can synchronize with a server-based installation. Includes support for Win32, Windows CE, Palm OS, and EPOC database clients, integration with Oracle's Advanced Queuing (AQ) mechanism, and data and application synchronization software (to enterprise Oracle databases). Supports 100% Java development (through JDBC drivers and the database's native support for embedded SQLJ and Java stored procedures). Enterprise Edition[62] (EE) includes more features than the "Standard Edition", especially in the areas of performance and security. Oracle Corporation licenses this product on the basis of users or of processors, typically for servers running 4 or more CPUs. EE has no memory limits, and can utilize clustering using Oracle RAC software.

• Standard Edition[63] (SE) contains base database functionality. Oracle Corporation licenses this product on the basis of users or of processors, typically for servers running from one to four CPUs. If the

number of CPUs exceeds 4 CPUs, the user must convert to an Enterprise license. SE has no memory limits, and can utilize clustering with Oracle RAC at no additional charge.

• Standard Edition One,[64] (SE1[65] or SEO) introduced with Oracle 10g, has some additional feature-restrictions. Oracle Corporation markets it for use on systems with one or two CPUs. It has no memory limitations.

• Express Edition[66] ("Oracle Database XE")

o The first Express Edition, introduced in 2005, offered Oracle 10g free to distribute on Windows and Linux platforms. It had a footprint of only 150 MB, had a limitation to a maximum of 4 GB of user data[67] and could use only a single CPU. Although it could install on a server with any amount of memory, it used a maximum of 1 GB.[68] Support for this version came exclusively through on-line forums and not through Oracle support.

o Oracle 11g Express Edition, released by Oracle Corporation on 24 September 2011,[69] can support 11 GB of user data.[70] Oracle XE does not support loading Java code into the database.[71]

• Oracle Database Lite,[72] intended for running on mobile devices. The embedded[73] mobile database located on the mobile device can synchronize with a server-based installation. Includes support for Win32, Windows CE, Palm OS, and EPOC database clients, integration with Oracle's Advanced Queuing (AQ) mechanism, and data and application synchronization software (to enterprise Oracle databases). Supports 100% Java development (through JDBC drivers and the database's native support for embedded SQLJ and Java stored procedures).

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• Enterprise Edition[62] (EE) includes more features than the "Standard Edition", especially in the areas of performance and security. Oracle Corporation licenses this product on the basis of users or of processors, typically for servers running 4 or more CPUs. EE has no memory limits, and can utilize clustering using Oracle RAC software.

• Standard Edition[63] (SE) contains base database functionality. Oracle Corporation licenses this product on the basis of users or of processors, typically for servers running from one to four CPUs. If the number of CPUs exceeds 4 CPUs, the user must convert to an Enterprise license. SE has no memory limits, and can utilize clustering with Oracle RAC at no additional charge.

• Standard Edition One,[64] (SE1[65] or SEO) introduced with Oracle 10g, has some additional feature-restrictions. Oracle Corporation markets it for use on systems with one or two CPUs. It has no memory limitations.

• Express Edition[66] ("Oracle Database XE")

o The first Express Edition, introduced in 2005, offered Oracle 10g free to distribute on Windows and Linux platforms. It had a footprint of only 150 MB, had a limitation to a maximum of 4 GB of user

data[67] and could use only a single CPU. Although it could install on a server with any amount of memory, it used a maximum of 1 GB.[68] Support for this version came exclusively through on-line forums and not through Oracle support.

o Oracle 11g Express Edition, released by Oracle Corporation on 24 September 2011,[69] can support 11 GB of user data.[70] Oracle XE does not support loading Java code into the database.[71]

• Oracle Database Lite,[72] intended for running on mobile devices. The embedded[73] mobile database located on the mobile device can synchronize with a server-based installation. Includes support for Win32, Windows CE, Palm OS, and EPOC database clients, integration with Oracle's Advanced Queuing (AQ) mechanism, and data and application synchronization software (to enterprise Oracle databases). Supports 100% Java development (through JDBC drivers and the database's native support for embedded SQLJ and Java stored procedures).

• Enterprise Edition[62] (EE) includes more features than the "Standard Edition", especially in the areas of performance and security. Oracle Corporation licenses this product on the basis of users or of processors, typically for servers running 4 or more CPUs. EE has no memory limits, and can utilize clustering using Oracle RAC software.

• Standard Edition[63] (SE) contains base database functionality. Oracle Corporation licenses this product on the basis of users or of processors, typically for servers running from one to four CPUs. If the number of CPUs exceeds 4 CPUs, the user must convert to an Enterprise license. SE has no memory limits, and can utilize clustering with Oracle RAC at no additional charge.

• Standard Edition One,[64] (SE1[65] or SEO) introduced with Oracle 10g, has some additional feature-restrictions. Oracle Corporation markets it for use on systems with one or two CPUs. It has no memory limitations.

• Express Edition[66] ("Oracle Database XE")

o The first Express Edition, introduced in 2005, offered Oracle 10g free to distribute on Windows and Linux platforms. It had a footprint of only 150 MB, had a limitation to a maximum of 4 GB of user data[67] and could use only a single CPU. Although it could install on a server with any amount of memory, it used a maximum of 1 GB.[68] Support for this version came exclusively through on-line forums and not through Oracle support.

o Oracle 11g Express Edition, released by Oracle Corporation on 24 September 2011,[69] can support 11 GB of user data.[70] Oracle XE does not support loading Java code into the database.[71]

• Oracle Database Lite,[72] intended for running on mobile devices. The embedded[73] mobile database located on the mobile device can synchronize with a server-based installation. Includes support for Win32, Windows CE, Palm OS, and EPOC database clients, integration with Oracle's Advanced Queuing (AQ) mechanism, and data and application synchronization software (to enterprise Oracle databases). Supports 100% Java development (through JDBC drivers and the database's native support for embedded SQLJ and Java stored procedures).