There are several modules available including the Reports modules that will allow you to access "other" databases.  As long as you can define a valid connection string, the modules will be able to access the remote database.  If you want to install DotNetNuke into the Oracle database, there was a company providing the appropriate provider, but there is a charge.  I would look at SQL Express and use it as a black box that contains the required information to run the site and access the Oracle data via the various modules that can access third party databases.

As for running DotNetNuke, it may be doable, but it will be problematic from the start as you will never be sure where an issue lies -- is it in DNN or in the underlying environment that "supports" ASP.NET

Microsoft is about to release a "IIS Express" that may allow you to co-exist with your Apache enviroment -- Socttgu just announced this product today and the beta's will ship shorting.  see http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archiv...

So if you really want to use DotNetNuke, this may prove to be the solution.

Frankly, if you believe DNN is the solution, then I would provision it accordingly and run it in it's native environment if possible.

Paul.

Michael - new versions of AcuitiDP have now been released - see release notice here

Thanks
Sanjay Mehrotra

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