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To: chirodoc who wrote (30302)	10/1/1999 1:26:00 AM
From: Mitch Blevins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

No need to shout. :) If money is no object, your best performance and reliability will be an Oracle database on Sun hardware. Using Oracle will also let you start small and scale up to different hardware and operating systems. For example, you could start on a WinNT machine, then scale up to Linux or Solaris if you find you need more performance. Here is an article about Oracle on Sun hardware: sun.com You can probably get by cheaper with an WinNT machine with IIS, but this depends alot on how you plan on using the database. You should contact each vendor and explain what type of database you are wanting to set up and specifically how it will be used. I doubt you will be having 5,000 - 10,000 users all connecting simulaneously. But (even with IIS), it will be the per-client licenses that will come back to bite you. You can get different licensing deals dependant upon whether all the users are from within the same company or not, or whether or not the users will be accessing the data through a web interface. The rules are always changing, so check with the vendors. -Mitch

To: chirodoc who wrote (30302)	10/1/1999 8:56:00 PM
From: ericneu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

I AM TRYING TO HELP FRIENDS IN A NEW COMPANY CHOOSE BETWEEN DBASE SOFTWARE FROM: IFMX, MSFT/NT, AND ORCL. THEY WILL NETWORK 5,000-10,000 COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE THAT WILL BE IMAGE INTENSIVE (MEDICAL IMAGING). WHO DO YOU RECOMMEND AND WHY? --- There's a lot more to a decision like this than trying to decide who has the "best" database. Some important factors to consider: - What is their current platform (NT, Unix, etc.)? - Will they be developing the solution in-house or hiring it out? - Will they need to replicate the data world-wide, or will all systems connect to a central db? - What's the client (i.e., end-user) platform? Honestly, either SQL Server or Oracle can serve this type of need. Which one is right for your friend is a tougher question. Feel free to pm me for more if you'd like. - Eric