Learn about SQL*Plus 10g's new features The Oracle SQL*Plus product has introduced some new features that have long been missing from this utility program, and some to support the new features.

Oracle's 10g database lays the foundation for grid computing. The price for the standard edition of Microsoft's SQL Server 2000 is about $5,000, according to the company.

The database heavyweight ships the Unix versions of its much-anticipated 10g database, matches Microsoft on pricing and cuts the cost of its clustering features.

The company delivers seven new plug-ins for Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control that will take care of monitoring, service-level management and diagnostics for .Net and Windows Server.