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| | Sybase Adaptive Server 1.5 | IBM DB2 | Oracle 9i | Microsoft SQL Server 2000 | Interbase 6.0 |
| Base Cost | $3,995 | $40,000 | $80,000 | $20,000 | $200 |
| Cost For 1 User* | $795 | $200 | $600 | | $0 |
| | | | | | |
| Total Cost | $4,790 | $40,200 | $80,600 | $20,000 | $200 |
| | | | | | |
| Market Share in year 2000 | 3.2% | 30% | 34% | 15% | ? |
| ODBC Driver | X | X | X | X | X |
| JDBC Driver | | X | X | | X |
| Runs on all popular OS’s | X | X | X | | X |
| Multi-dimensional Arrays | | | | | X |
| 2-phase Commits | Optional | | | Requires coding | Automatic |
| Users | WorldCom | Almost Everyone who doesn’t use MS | Everyone | Almost Everyone | US Army (M1 Abrams Tank), Motorola, Nokia, MCI, Northern Telecom, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Bear Stearns, First National Bank of Chicago, the Money Store, NASA, Boeing. |
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