Oracle 10g Express Edition
Free to develop, deploy, and distribute
Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (Oracle Database XE) is an
entry-level, small-footprint database based on the Oracle Database
10g Release 2 code base that's free to develop, deploy, and
distribute; fast to download; and simple to administer. Oracle
Database XE is a great starter database for:
- Developers working on PHP, Java, .NET, XML, and Open Source
applications
- DBAs who need a free, starter database for training and
deployment
- Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and hardware vendors who
want a starter database to distribute free of charge
- Educational institutions and students who need a free database
for their curriculum
With Oracle Database XE, you can now develop and deploy
applications with a powerful, proven, industry-leading
infrastructure, and then upgrade when necessary without costly and
complex migrations.
Oracle Database XE can be installed on any size host machine
with any number of CPUs (one database per machine), but XE will
store up to 4GB of user data, use up to 1GB of memory, and use one
CPU on the host machine.