Oracle 11g XE Delay?
Somebody posted a comment inquiring about the release of Oracle 11g XE. They felt it had been delayed. As far as I know, the last word on that came from Andy Mendelsohn last October, as published in this InfoWorld article.
When Andy Mendelsohn originally announced Oracle 11g XE in an interview with the NY Times, he clearly said it would be based on the terminal release of Oracle 11g. I also suspect it’ll include APEX 4.0, which was recently released. Maybe we’ll see the release at or near Oracle Open World 2010.
I don’t endorse the negative remarks in the InfoWorld article about why Oracle 11g XE isn’t released. While I have no direct knowledge of the forthcoming release, I think there’s an alternative explanation for any delay. Based on my involvement with the Oracle 10g XE release, I believe Oracle wants a rock solid starter version. At least, that was a major concern when they released Oracle 10g XE.
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Nice thing is that newly released APEX 4.0 is certified for existing Oracle XE (10gR2). I have updated the APEX version on my XE installation from 2.01 (default) to 4.0. This gives APEX users a longer life span with current XE – until next version of XE becomes available.
R/ Zaf
Zafer
5 Aug 10 at 5:13 pm