Standard Edition is an affordable, full-featured database for servers with up to four sockets. It includes Oracle Real Application Clusters for higher availability, provides enterprise-class performance and security, is simple to manage, and can easily scale as demand increases. It is also upwardly compatible with Enterprise edition and can easily grow with you, protecting your initial investment.

**Oracle Standard Edition may only be licensed on servers that have a maximum capacity of 4 processor sockets. If licensing by Named User Plus, the minimum is 5 Named User Plus licenses.

By purchasing this product you will have access to and be entitled to use Oracle 8i, 9i, 10g, and 11g.