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Key Feature Summary Standard Edition
10g One Edition
Maximum 1 CPU 2 Sockets 4 Sockets No Limit
RAM 1GB OS Max OS Max OS Max
Database Size 4GB No Limit No Limit No Limit
Windows
Linux
Unix
64 Bit Support
High Availability Read More
Total Recall
Provides secure, efficient, easy-to-use and application-
Option
transparent solution for long-term storage of historical data.

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Active Data Guard

Enhances disaster protection investments by offloading
Option
resource intensive operations to a single physical standby

database, enhancing overall quality of service. Read More

Fail Safe
Configure, verify Windows clusters and automatically fail

over fast and accurately through high availability software

integrated with Microsoft Cluster Server. Read More

Flashback Query
Recover older versions of data without complex, time-

consuming operations. Read More

Flashback Table, Database and Transaction

Query
Diagnose and undo errors to reduce recovery time. Read

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Oracle Secure Backup

Secure, high performance tape backup management for the
Oracle Secure Backup is its own product that works with each database
Oracle Database and heterogenous file systems reducing
edition
the cost and complexity of networked data protection. Read

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Server Managed Backup and Recovery

Simplify, automate, and improve backup and recovery

performance with Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN).

Scalability Read More

Real Application Clusters
Run any packaged or custom application unchanged across Option
multiple connected, or "clustered," servers. Read More

Real Application Clusters One Node

Oracle RAC One Node is the one-node version of Oracle
Option
RAC which enables customers to standardize on a single

deployment model for all their database needs. Read More

Integrated Clusterware
Built-in clustering services to protect any Oracle application

or any other kind of application within a cluster.

Automatic Workload Management

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Route service connection requests to appropriate server

with lowest load; on failure, automatically reallocate

surviving servers to services.

Java, PL/SQL Native Compilation

Write stored procedures deployed in the database in both PL/SQL only
Java and PL/SQL.

In-Memory Database Cache

Increases responsiveness and throughput by caching Option
frequently used data in memory. Read More

Security Read More

Oracle Database Vault
Restricts super-user and privileged-user access across Option
applications and data. Read More

Oracle Audit Vault

Automates the collection and analysis of audit data from
Oracle Audit Vault is its own product that works with each database edition
multiple systems, turning audit data into a key security

resource. Read More

Oracle Advanced Security

Option
Address privacy and compliance requirements. Read More

Oracle Label Security

Provides out-of-the-box row-level security. Compare user
Option
security clearances with data classification labels attached

to data rows. Read More

Secure Application Roles

Enable roles only after a user passes any number of

security checks. Read More

Virtual Private Database

Enforce data security and privacy with customizable, policy-

based access control down to the row level. Read More

Fine-Grained Auditing
Allows highly focused auditing with almost no 'background

noise'. Read More

Proxy Authentication
Detects and authenticates users connecting through a

middle-tier application.

Data Encryption Toolkit

Protect vital data by providing an extra layer of protection

for data on storage media. Read More

Application Development Read More

Oracle SQL Developer
Graphical tool that enhances productivity and simplifies

database development tasks. Read More

Application Express
Develop and deploy fast, secure applications with a rapid

web application development tool. Read More

Java Support
Grid-enable databases through Web Services. Read More

Comprehensive XML Support

Store and retrieve XML natively with support for the W3C

XML data model; use standard access methods for

navigating and querying XML. Read More

PL/SQL and Java Server Pages

Utilize a server-side Java and stored procedural language; PL/SQL only
secure, portable and seamless with SQL. Read More

Comprehensive Microsoft .Net Support, OLE

DB, ODBC
Support multiple Windows data access methods. Read

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Manageability Read More

Real Application Testing
Reduces risk and costs of adopting new technologies,
Option
whether it's operating systems, servers, or software. Read

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Enterprise Manager
Manage and monitor all applications and systems based on

the Oracle stack via a single, integrated console. Read

More

Automatic Memory Management

Automate management of shared memory used by an

Oracle Database instance. Read More

Automatic Storage Management

Consistent storage management interface across all server

and storage platforms. Read More

Automatic Undo Management

Monitor configuration of all Oracle systems for parameter

settings, security set-up, storage and file space conditions.

Data Warehousing Read More

Oracle Exadata Storage Server
Oracle Exadata is a family of high performance storage Requires Oracle
software and hardware products that can improve data Database
warehouse query performance by a factor of 10X or more. Enterprise Edition
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Oracle Database Machine

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The Oracle Database Machine is a complete system,

including software, servers, networking and storage Requires Oracle

designed to run multi-terabyte data warehouses at least 10x Database
faster than conventional data warehouse systems. Read Enterprise Edition
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Advanced Compression
Compresses all types of data, including structured and
Option
unstructured data, to help you use resources more

efficiently and lower storage costs. Read More

OLAP
Use built-in analytical workspaces for Online Analytical Option
Processing (OLAP). Read More

Partitioning
Enables large tables and indexes to be split into smaller,
Option
more manageable components, without requiring changes

to underlying applications. Read More

Data Mining
Enables efficient information extraction from the very largest
Option
databases and integration with business intelligence

applications. Read More

Transportable Tablespaces, Including Cross-

Platform
Transport a set of tablespaces from one database to

another, or from one database to itself.

Star Query Optimization

PL/SQL only
Join a fact table and a number of dimension tables.

Information Lifecycle Management

Understand how data evolves, determine how it grows,

monitor how its usage changes and decide how long it

should be kept. Read More

Summary Management - Materialized View

Query Rewrite
Automatically recognizing materialized view usage to satisfy

requests.

Integration Read More

Advanced Queuing
Allow database queues to serve as durable message stores

via queue-based publish-subscribe.

Distributed Queries/Transactions
Query or update data on two or more distinct nodes of a

distributed database.

Content Management Read More

XML DB
High-performance, native XML storage and retrieval

technology. Read More

Multimedia
Develop, deploy, and manage traditional, Web, and

wireless applications that include rich media in the most-

popular formats. Read More

Text
Build text query applications and document classification

applications. Read More

Locator
Manage geospatial data to leverage the business value of

location. Read More

Spatial
Option
Support for sophisticated GIS deployments. Read More

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Internet-like search experience to users searching secure Oracle Secure Enterprise Search is its own product that works with each
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