Compaq and Oracle Join Forces to Drive NonStop eBusiness Solutions

Strategic Insights -

Compaq and Oracle Corporation have over 20 years of history working together to deliver joint successes in the eBusiness space. The two companies showcased their partnership at Oracle OpenWorld '99, highlighting their joint NonStop eBusiness Solutions and focus on driving performance leadership in the Internet economy. The partnership has led to significant customer successes, including Lycos, drugstore.com, Volvo, and Best Western International.

Key Takeaways:

  • Compaq and Oracle have a 20-year history of collaboration in the eBusiness space, resulting in significant joint successes.
  • The partnership has led to customer successes such as Lycos, drugstore.com, Volvo, and Best Western International.
  • Lycos relied on Compaq and Oracle to fuel its growth and keep pace with the demands of the Internet, deploying Compaq AlphaServers with Oracle8i to process large volumes of transactions.
  • drugstore.com implemented a Compaq NonStop eBusiness Solution of multi-tiered Compaq ProLiant Servers, Compaq AlphaServers, and Compaq StorageWorks running Tru64 UNIX, Microsoft Windows NT, and the Oracle8i database.
  • Volvo purchased thousands of Compaq PCs, servers, and storage systems and the Oracle database to support its Truck and Car Dealer Information systems.
  • Best Western International migrated its reservation system from IBM mainframe technology to Compaq and Oracle systems, achieving a quick transition and delivering instant access to room availability information.
  • The Compaq-Oracle solution delivers instant access to room availability information, keeping vacancies to an absolute minimum and boosting room revenue at Best Western properties by an estimated $50 million annually.
  • The goals of Compaq and Oracle are clear – to speed implementation of eBusiness applications across Tru64 UNIX and Windows NT by optimizing and integrating core eBusiness attributes: manageability, scalability, availability, security, and business functionality to provide robust solutions.
  • Compaq and Oracle rely on the comprehensive services offered through Compaq/Oracle Competency worldwide, including dedicated engineering and pre-sales technical support.
  • Compaq/Oracle Competency Centers specialize in optimizing Compaq/Oracle solutions on Compaq ProLiant and Alpha platforms.

Statistics:

  • Lycos has approximately 50 million people visiting the site each day.
  • Lycos has over 7 million visitors using it as their home page.
  • drugstore.com offers more than 16,000 brand name personal health care products.
  • Volvo's data is stored in the Oracle database running on four Compaq AlphaServer systems with a total of 32 processors.
  • Best Western has nearly 3,900 hotel properties worldwide, lodging more than 40 million guests per year.
  • Best Western's reservation system runs on a cluster of Compaq AlphaServer systems with Compaq Tru64 running an Oracle database.

Sources:

  • Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ)
  • Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL)
  • PRNewswire, November 17
  • www.compaq.com
  • www.oracle.com