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3Com and Oracle Collaborate on Multimedia Technology

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Leading technology companies 3Com Corp. and Oracle Corp. have announced a collaboration to integrate multimedia capabilities into existing enterprise environments. This joint effort aims to leverage 3Com's networking expertise and Oracle's experience with the Media Server to facilitate the management and delivery of multimedia information. The partnership will enable corporate customers to extend the capabilities of their existing networking infrastructures, enhancing multimedia applications and interactive information management.

Key Takeaways:

  • The collaboration between 3Com and Oracle aims to bring multimedia capabilities into existing enterprise environments, allowing corporate customers to leverage their current equipment investment.
  • 3Com will provide advanced networking technologies to enhance the capabilities of products such as Oracle Documents, which enables users to access relational data, text, images, audio, and video simultaneously.
  • The Oracle Media Server will be utilized to manage and deliver various types of information, including real-time audio and video.
  • The partnership will accelerate the adoption of multimedia into the corporate enterprise and hasten standards for the multimedia enterprise.
  • 3Com and Oracle will release further technology announcements regarding this joint collaboration before the end of this year.
  • Oracle Corp. is a $2 billion company with headquarters in Redwood Shores, Calif., and is the world's leading supplier of information management software.
  • The collaboration will enable corporations to deliver media-rich information like real-time video to the desktop, enhancing their ability to manage and deliver multimedia information.

Statistics:

  • $2 billion: The valuation of Oracle Corp. as of the announcement.
  • Redwood Shores, Calif.: The location of Oracle Corp.'s headquarters.
  • 3Com Corp.: A leading technology company that specializes in data networking and collaboration.
  • Oracle7 family of software products: A suite of database management software developed and marketed by Oracle Corp.
  • Cooperative Development Environment (CDE): A set of CASE and application development tools for enterprise-wide, client/server computing developed by Oracle Corp.
  • Oracle Cooperative Applications: Packaged client/server solutions for accounting, manufacturing, distribution, human resources, and project control developed by Oracle Corp.

Sources:

  • 3Com Corp. and Oracle Corp.
  • "3Com Corp. and Oracle Corp. Announce Agreement to Develop Technology for Multimedia in Enterprise Environments," [no date]

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