Conference eps::oracle

1568.0. "Oracle // server on NT" by AEOENG::16.40.240.154::annecy::lehy () Mon May 26 1997 09:37

I am very confused with Oracle products. Can somebody fill up the table
below to help me understand which product is running on which OS.


If I understand the announcement below (Maynard May 12, 1997), we do not
have Oracle parallel server running on NT today. Please confirm. 

Where can I get more info on this announcement.


Thanks

Christophe.







				D. unix			NT 4.0 Intel		NT 4.0 Alpha
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Oracle 7.3.???	

OPS option

Parallel Query Ooption


Oracle Failsafe






                Digital Announces Scalable Support for Oracle Cluster
                Solutions 

                Digital and Oracle Leverage Long-standing Alliance to Deliver
                Windows NT Clustering Technology 

                MAYNARD, Mass., May 12, 1997 - Expanding its leadership
                position in providing customers with enterprise-scale Windows NT
                solutions, Digital Equipment Corporation today announced support
                for Oracle cluster solutions on its Windows NT-based Prioris servers
                and AlphaServer systems. 

                Digital, the acknowledged leader in clustering technology, is working
                closely with Oracle Corporation to support Oracle Parallel Server for
                Windows NT. Oracle Parallel Server provides users with
                standards-based, open technology to support highly scalable, reliable,
                available and manageable enterprise-class clustered solutions. Oracle
                Parallel Server, combined with Digital's highly scalable Intel-based
                Prioris servers and AlphaServer systems, delivers cost-effective,
                high-performance computing solutions. Additionally, Digital will
                provide significant enhancements to Oracle cluster solutions, including
                such functionality as enhanced management capabilities, high-speed
                interconnects, failover capabilities and increased operational
                performance. 

                "We are very interested in Oracle and Digital delivering
                mission-critical solutions for Windows NT," said Frank Caserta,
                business unit executive, Acxiom Corporation, a supplier of
                information technology and management services headquartered in
                Conway, Ark. "We currently use Oracle on a number of
                UNIX-based Digital AlphaServer 4100 and AlphaServer 8400
                systems for mid-sized through very large database systems. As
                Oracle continues to add availability and scalability solutions such
                as clustering to its Windows NT line, we will begin using
                Windows NT for larger database implementations. 

                "Our experience with Digital has shown that its AlphaServer
                systems and Prioris servers are ideal Windows NT platforms for
                price and performance. The ability to run Oracle solutions across
                NT and UNIX using the same servers is an added benefit,"
                Caserta said. 

                "Digital invented clustering technology more than 14 years ago,"
                said Wes Melling, Digital vice president, Windows NT and
                OpenVMS Systems Group. "Our expertise and understanding of
                clustering in Windows NT, OpenVMS and UNIX enables us to
                quickly bring high-quality performance, scalability and
                manageability of clusters to the Windows NT platform. Through
                our close and long-standing alliance with Oracle, we believe that
                Oracle Parallel Server for Windows NT running on Digital
                servers will provide customers with excellent functionality to
                deploy mission-critical clustered solutions with enterprise-class
                support." 

                "Oracle and Digital have an outstanding track record of
                delivering scalable cluster solutions to our customers," said
                Richard French, vice president of Oracle's Enterprise Platforms
                Division. "For more than ten years, Oracle and Digital have
                worked together to deliver leading cluster technology to the
                OpenVMS and UNIX markets. The Oracle Parallel Server on
                Digital Clusters l ong-standing world record TPC-C is evidence
                of our success. With the availability of Oracle Parallel Server on
                Digital's Intel and Alpha NT systems, Oracle provides leading
                scalable database cluster solutions for all Digital platforms." 

                Product Availability
                Digital will begin shipping its Intel-based Prioris servers with the
                capability to support Oracle Parallel Server for Windows NT within
                30-60 days of Oracle's first customer shipment. Digital is aggressively
                developing support for Oracle Parallel Server for its Windows NT
                AlphaServer systems, and will deliver product in calendar year 1997.
                Today, Digital is the market leader in delivering clustering for
                Windows NT, OpenVMS and its TruCluster Solutions for UNIX. 

                Digital Equipment Corporation is a world leader in open client/server
                solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide
                information systems. Digital's scalable Alpha and Intel platforms,
                storage, networking, software and services, together with
                industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations
                compete and win in today's global marketplace.