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   From: rhann@globalnet.co.uk   
      
   "michael newport"  wrote in message   
   news:63b202d.0407260216.34497df7@posting.google.com...   
   > Dear friends of database(s),   
   >   
   > After 13 years of Ingres, I am now using Oracle.   
   >   
   > But is Oracle technically better than Ingres.   
   >   
   > I would be much obliged if anyone could shed some light on the above   
   > question.   
   >   
   > It would also be helpful if you could 'please' keep your comments on a   
   > technical level.   
      
   Anything that implements SQL sucks.  Your question therefore is about the   
   degree of suckiness exhibited by each product.  That's a tough one.   
      
   I like Ingres' ease of management.  I like the fact that Ingres DDL is   
   "transactional".  I like the ease with which I can create (and destroy) a   
   new Ingres database.  I like the ease with which I can restore and recover   
   an Ingres database.  I also like the look of a lot of what is coming in r3.   
      
   On the other hand I like the way Oracle implements the READ COMMITTED   
   isolation level.   
      
   As I implied, I'd rather not have to use either of them.  But Ingres is the   
   least bad IMO.   
      
   Roy Hann (rhann at rationalcommerce dot com)   
   Rational Commerce Ltd.   
   www.rationalcommerce.com   
   "Ingres development, tuning, and training experts"   
      
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