MICROSOFT: Microsoft SQL Server offers 3.7 times lower TCO than Oracle for real-world customer soln.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-10 March 1999-MICROSOFT: Microsoft SQL Server offers 3.7 times lower TCO than Oracle for a real-world customer solution (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:080399 * Aberdeen Group study finds SQL Server the TCO leader for ADP REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that Microsoft SQL Server offers a solution whose total cost of ownership (TCO) is 3.7 times lower than that of Oracle, according to independent research done by the Boston-based Aberdeen Group Inc.

Aberdeen conducted an analysis of the computer services giant Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Inc.'s decision-making criteria regarding the use of SQL Server vs. Oracle for an enterprisewide customer-service solution. In addition to its superior TCO savings, SQL Server...