Oracle Contributes XQilla XQuery Engine Under Open Source Apache License

    REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    -- Oracle today contributed the XQilla XQuery engine code, an embeddable
       XQuery engine for developers building XML-based applications, under the
       open source Apache 2.0 license.
    -- By making XQilla XQuery engine available to developers under the Apache
       license, Oracle is furthering the adoption of XQuery and XML for
       application areas including Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and
       Enterprise Content Management.
    -- The XQilla XQuery engine, an implementation of the XQuery 1.0 standard
       published by the W3C, enables developers to query XML data, similar to
       SQL for relational data.
    -- Developers can use the XQilla XQuery engine in commercial and open
       source applications at no cost, modify and improve it, as well as
       distribute it in binary and source code form.
    -- The XQilla project is hosted on SourceForge, where an active community
       collaborates to further the technology.
    -- For applications requiring XQuery and an XML document repository,
       Oracle has also integrated XQilla XQuery engine within Oracle Berkeley
       DB XML, an embeddable, open source XML database.
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    Supporting Quotes

    -- "Oracle has a long-standing commitment to the open source community and
       continues to actively contribute to, enhance, and support open source
       software," said Monica Kumar, senior director Linux and Open Source
       Product Marketing, Oracle.  "Through collaboration with other
       organizations to enhance code like XQilla, Oracle is embracing and
       offering open source solutions as a viable choice for development and
       deployment across the platforms and applications that support our
       customers' businesses."
    -- "XQuery will play an increasingly important role in the future of
       information processing," said Dana Florescu, Oracle Architect, and co-
       author of the XQuery specification.  "A commercial-grade XQuery
       processor broadly available for use by developers is an important
       enabler in the next generation of XML applications."
    -- "Oracle is a supporter of the W3C in general and XQuery in particular,"
       said Jim Melton, consulting member of technical staff, Oracle and co-
       chair of W3C XML Query Working Group.  "XQilla has a reputation as a
       very high quality XQuery engine.  Its developers respond quickly to
       changes in the specifications, providing essential implementation
       feedback into the process of developing the Recommendations.  Through
       their efforts, the quality of XQuery and related specifications has
       been greatly improved."
    -- "Through joint collaboration with Oracle we were able to build a robust
       XQuery engine that benefits the community of XML application
       developers," said Philip Allen, Chairman, DecisionSoft.  "Projects like
       this demonstrate the power of collective thinking and the value open
       source projects can bring to the larger developer and open source
       community."

    Supporting Resources
    -- W3C XML Query:    http://www.w3.org/XML/Query/
       -- SourceForge:   http://xqilla.sourceforge.net
       -- Oracle Berkeley DB:
          http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/berkeley-db/xml/index.html
       -- Oracle & Open Source:
          http://www.oracle.com/technologies/open-source/index.html

    Oracle's Additional Open Source Contributions
    -- Oracle continues to invest significant resources in open source
       projects and technologies.  Key Oracle contributions include:
       -- Linux -- http://www.oracle.com/technologies/linux/index.html
       -- Oracle Validated Configurations --
          http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/linux/validated-
          configurations/index.html.
       -- Eclipse -- http://oss.oracle.com/oracle-eclipse-projects.html
       -- PHP Development -- http://www.oracle.com/technologies/php/index.html
       -- Open Source Tooling --
          http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/developer-tools/index.html
       -- Open Source Database --
          http://www.oracle.com/database/berkeley-db.html

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