The Oracle Database XE 11.2 Beta is now available for download . Thie beta version introduces the support for the latest Microsoft Windows OS and is based on the Oracle Database 11g Release 2 technology .
The Oracle Database XE is a godo starter edition database not only the .NET Developers but also for developers working on other technologies like PHP , Java etc .
The Oracle Database XE 11.2 Beta includes support for .NET Framework 4.0 and allows upto 11GB of user space and also includes the ODAC 11.2 Release 3 components .
You can download the Oracle Database XE 11.2 Beta here