Welcome to Oracle's Software Investment Guide.
Buying software, like any other business expenditure, is an important aspect to effectively managing IT costs.
To that end, a thorough understanding of a company's pricing and licensing practices
can help you make informed decisions regarding software purchases.
We are committed to keeping our customers informed.
We have introduced this Software Investment Guide to facilitate your comparison of licensing alternatives.
expenditure n. 支出，花费；经费，消费额
To that end 为了那个目的
thorough adj. 彻底的；十分的；周密的
informed decisions 精明的决策（informed decision的复数）
committed v. 承诺；委托；干坏事；付诸（commit的过去分词）
Our objective is to provide you information in a variety of ways
and for you to select which method best suits your needs.
Specialty Topics provide modular overviews of our licensing practices,
relative to certain areas, such as Partitioning.
They provide additional information beyond the Software Investment Guide and are designed to help you further your knowledge of licensing in select areas.
Sales Tax [美国英语]营业税，零售税
Tax Certificate 完税证 纳税证明
MySQL Perpetual License
Perpetual adj. 永久的；不断的；四季开花的；无期限的
MySQL Standard Edition
MySQL Enterprise Edition
MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade Edition
ISVs, OEMs and VARs can learn more about MySQL as an Embedded Database