Oracle Releases Clusterware for Oracle(R) Unbreakable Linux Support Customers

    REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    -- Oracle today announced that Oracle Unbreakable Linux support customers
       at the Basic and Premier support levels can download and deploy
       Oracle(R) Clusterware at no additional license fee or support cost.
    -- Oracle Clusterware is portable cluster software that groups together
       individual servers so they can cooperate as a single system. A
       fundamental component of Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle
       Clusterware can operate independently and helps ensure the protection
       of an application, Oracle or third-party.
    -- Oracle Clusterware enables high availability, an essential component of
       business continuity, for applications and databases managed in the
       cluster environment -- including Oracle Single Instance Databases,
       Oracle Application Servers, Oracle Enterprise Manager components, third
       party databases, and other applications.
    -- Based on Oracle Clusterware as well as the Oracle Cluster File System
       Version 2, which Oracle contributed to the mainline Linux kernel in
       2006, Oracle's cluster solutions for Linux can be utilized together or
       separately as required.
    -- Since its inception just over a year ago, Oracle Unbreakable Linux has
       delivered end-to-end enterprise quality Linux support to more than
       2,000 customers. By providing a single point of contact for the entire
       software infrastructure stack, along with Oracle's top-to-bottom
       software compatibility, Oracle Unbreakable Linux support helps Oracle
       deliver improved responsiveness, reduced system downtime and increased
       system reliability for customers.


    Supporting Quotes

    -- "Based on Oracle's two decades of experience in cluster software,
       Oracle Clusterware for Oracle Unbreakable Linux is one of the first
       fully supported clustering solutions available for Linux," said Angelo
       Pruscino, vice president, Oracle Server Technologies, Oracle. "This
       announcement is yet another proof point highlighting Oracle's
       commitment to advancing Linux through technology enhancements and
       enterprise-quality Linux support -- all of which make Linux more
       scalable, available, cost-effective and overall a better enterprise
       platform for our customers."


    Supporting Resources

    -- Oracle Unbreakable Linux Support:
       http://www.oracle.com/technologies/linux/index.html
    -- More information on Oracle Clusterware:  http://tinyurl.com/33jwas
    -- Download Oracle Clusterware at:  http://tinyurl.com/yuy8f8
    -- Oracle Free and Open Source Software:  http://oss.oracle.com/


    Related Links

    Information Sources
    Oracle Clusterware Whitepaper: http://tinyurl.com/33nkmo

    Oracle Unbreakable Linux FAQ:
http://www.oracle.com/technologies/linux/ubl-faq.pdf

Leading Organizations Entrust Their Linux Support to Oracle: http://www.oracle.com/corporate/press/2007_nov/ubl-1st-yr-ow.html

    Oracle Management Pack for Linux:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oem/omp_linux.html

    Oracle Validated Configurations:
http://www.oracle.com/features/hp/linux-validated-0606.html

    Linux Customer Success:
http://www.oracle.com/customers/technologies/linux.html

    Oracle Unbreakable Linux Customers:
http://www.oracle.com/technologies/linux/customers.html

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