“The impressive new release of Oracle’s flagship database —
Oracle8i — is a “must have” for current customers and a “must
consider” for those seeking a world-class database.”
“With this release, Oracle leaps ahead of rivals…,
introducing… the integrated file system (known as iFS). Customers
using iFS can treat the database as a shared network drive that
stores and retrieves files…”
“Equally compelling is… the JServer option — a Java Virtual
Machine (JVM) that runs within the Oracle database. It provides a
run-time environment for Java objects…”
“… in Web content tasks… WebDB… enables administrators to
manage the content-creation process while also distributing
creation tasks to reduce resource bottlenecks…”