--- Jeffrey Beckstrom <JBECKSTROM@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am trying to justify > the move to 64-bit and need something to cancel out > the higher hardware > costs. The only good reason I am seeing is that your database needs very large data cache, that 32 bit cannot cover, so speeding up the applications by having much more data cached. In global 64-bit applications are slower then 32-bit. I know this is not the rule, but if no crazy mathematics is involved or no need for huge cache or bigger HW that is only 64-bit no reasons to go from 32-bit Oracle. As I said the other reason may be the application side and not Oracle at all. Regards, Zoran __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l