- Enhancements to regular expression built-in SQL functions
- SIMPLE_INTEGER, SIMPLE_FLOAT, and SIMPLE_DOUBLE datatypes
- CONTINUE statement
- Sequences in PL/SQL expressions
- Dynamic SQL enhancements
- More control over triggers
- Compound triggers
- Database resident connection pool
- Automatic subprogram inlining
- PL/Scope
- PL/SQL hierarchical profiler
- PL/SQL native compiler generates native code directly