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hallkbrdz writes "Simon Greener's latest weblog post discuses the ways that users without the Oracle Enterprise Edition and Spatial option can still perform most common spatial functions using alternate methods or FOSS database packages: "This reflection has come about because of the many times I have gone to sites running Oracle Standard Edition (SE or SE1) that are, accidentally, using some of the “geoprocessing” functions in the SDO_GEOM package that are licensed only for use with Enterprise Edition (EE). Oracle XE adds to this confusion as it is shipped with the complete SDO_GEOM package. And, finally, the recent release of Oracle 11g continues the restricted use of certain SDO_GEOM package “geoprocessing” functions and their use in the related ST_* functions of the SQL3/MM (or OGC) type library."" APB also informs us of Oracle being targeted by SAP with their acquisition of Business Objects.
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