Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 14: Oracle Extended Datatypes
This chapter describes capabilities beyond Oracle's standard set of datatypes. New fea‐
tures enhancing Oracle's support of extended datatypes include:
DICOM enhancements
Protocol for exchange of DICOM images is supported.
XML DB integration
XML DB installation is mandatory and the Database is XML aware.
XQuery enhancements
XQuery updates, XQuery Full Text, and XQuery API for Java are supported.
Oracle Spatial and Graph enhancements
Support for NURBS was added.
Chapter 15: Oracle and the Cloud
This chapter covers a variety of cloud deployment models where Oracle might be de‐
ployed leveraging capabilities described earlier in the topic. This is the first edition of
this topic covering cloud computing.
