Welcome
Welcome to the Oracle on Windows Zone (O-Zone).
O-Zone provides informative resources for Oracle on Windows professionals and newcomers alike who are evaluating, developing and deploying Oracle on Windows.
The resources include articles, white papers, tutorials and case studies as well as up to the minute news and details of events. The menu to the left will help you to discover more about Oracle on Windows and get started.
Please register to record your support as this maintains the profile of O-Zone and the general level of interest that developers have in Oracle on Windows. Registration also enables you to receive the monthly newsletter and some restricted content that is available from time to time. Additional assistance is available through the free O-Zone Managed Evaluation program that is available for qualifying registered members.
Why Oracle on Windows?
Oracle is a best of breed database with unique features and strengths. Equally, .NET is now well established and Microsoft Visual Studio is the programming environment of choice for many developers. The combination of Oracle and Microsoft Visual Studio is the best of both worlds. Oracle is a Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) and provides free tools that enable .NET developers to work seamlessly with Oracle Database from within Visual Studio.
Cross-platform issues are no longer a major obstacle in today’s service orientated environments. Data silos held on Oracle can be repurposed and made accessible to the rest of the IT infrastructure which, in many case, will be based on the Microsoft platform. At the same time, .NET programmers need not be excluded from the power of the Oracle data layer.
Oracle on Windows - a world record for price / performance
Microsoft Windows is strategically important to Oracle. Version 7 of Oracle was the first database to ship on Windows back in 1994. More recently, Oracle Database 10g provided support for the .NET CLR before Microsoft SQL Server. The latest Database 11g Windows edition is not a straight port of the Unix and Linux code; it has been specifically re-engineered to take advantage of the Windows platform. Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition One running on a Windows-based Dell PowerEdge 2900 server with one Intel Quad-Core Xeon 2.66 GHz processor, delivered the best price-per-transaction-per-minute ever achieved with the TPC-C benchmark. Oracle on Windows is a record breaking technology combination. Read more...
What is O-Zone?
The Oracle on Windows Zone centralises access to information resources for IT professionals who are evaluating, developing and deploying Oracle on Windows. For newcomers in need of introductory and evaluation material, O-Zone is a one-stop shop that minimises the need to navigate the more complex Oracle and Microsoft sites.
We provide access to articles, whitepapers, tutorials, case studies, news and details of events that will interest Oracle on Windows developers. In addition, O-Zone provides links to help you obtain your free copies of Oracle Database XE and tools such as the Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio.NET and the Oracle Data Provider for .NET. A Managed Evaluation program also exists to help those involved in serious projects.
What is Grey Matter's involvement?
Oracle has commissioned Grey Matter to run the portal on account of their strength in the developer tools market place and their understanding of the needs of the .NET and database communities. Grey Matter also runs the ISV Resource Centre which provides assistance to independant software vendors working with Oracle technology. If you are an ISV, please visit www.oracleisv.com
How can O-Zone help?
We aim to help Windows developers locate information about Oracle technology for the purpopses of evaluating, developing and deploying Oracle on Windows solutions. O-Zone provides centralised access to free tools for this together with whitepapers, tutorials, case studies, news and details of events. Registered members may also opt to receive an informative monthly newsletter that provides the latest news about Oracle on Windows.
We also offer free Managed Evaluations for those that require a more disciplined approach for moving forward. Members that qualify for this service will be allocated additional resources, including a technical account manager if required. If you would like to be considered for a managed evaluation, please contact us.
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Why do we ask you to register?
A healthy membership will help us secure further assistance from Oracle and other third parties that have given their support for this project. Registration only takes a moment and provides us with the details we need if you wish to receive newsletters, event alerts or other assistance such as Managed Evaluations.
How do I get started?
We have divided the resources into two categories; Database and Development.
Database deals with Oracle on Windows infrastructure technology, including database features, migration and deployment.
Development provides resources for developing Oracle on Windows applications. These cover .NET development, SQL Developer and rapid browser-based development using Application Express.
Please use the top menu bar or select below to enter either the Database or Development areas of the site.
First, please register as a member of the portal.
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Development