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Dell Combines Oracle Database with PowerEdge Servers

Oracle and Dell have introduced a new joint initiative designed to make the Oracle Database more accessible and affordable to the lower end of the market. In an exclusive go-to-market agreement, Dell has become the first Oracle partner to sell a shrink-wrap packaged offering of Oracle Standard Edition One, the single-and dual-processor version of the Oracle Database.

Oracle Standard Edition One will be made available with Dell PowerEdge servers worldwide. The Dell/Oracle configurations consist of Dell PowerEdge 2600 or 2650 servers and CDs containing the Oracle Standard Edition One database, which will include a shrink-wrap licensing agreement that allows the customer to enter into a contract to license the Oracle Database by simply breaking the seal. This demonstrates the ongoing commitment of both companies to lower the cost of enterprise computing by making business-critical technologies, such as Oracle's industry-leading database, easily available to all sizes of company.

Oracle Standard Edition One enables users to build and deploy business-critical applications with proven performance, availability, security and reliability. Since Oracle Standard Edition One can be deployed on single servers with a capacity of up to two processors, such as the Dell PowerEdge 2650 and PowerEdge 2600, it is especially attractive to organizations, line-of-business departments and distributed branch environments.

Dell's extensive experience in the volume server market has enabled it to deliver an Oracle Database platform that is easy to purchase, implement and manage. Dell will provide tested and supported configurations of Dell PowerEdge servers with Oracle Standard Edition One and serve as the single point of contact for those customers. Customers that want to purchase only the software can continue buying directly from Oracle.

"This initiative pairs Dell - the number one SMB technology provider and the number one reseller of Oracle licenses - with the leading provider of enterprise databases to deliver the most affordable enterprise class performance and capabilities available to customers in the volume small business and branch office markets," said Tim Payne, senior director of technology marketing, Oracle Europe, Middle East and Africa.

The combined Dell server and Oracle software platforms are available for order today for use with Red Hat Enterprise Linux starting at $US 4,108. As part of this agreement, Dell will also factory install Oracle Standard Edition One with Red Hat Linux and Microsoft Windows on Dell PowerEdge 2600 and 2650 servers later in the year.

Dell and Oracle plan to continue to co-develop enhancements to manageability and software integration of future products.

For more information about the Dell-Oracle relationship please visit www.dell.com/oracle.