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Oracle and Silicon Graphics Partner to Deliver High-Performance Web Server Solutions

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Oracle and Silicon Graphics today announced a partnership to bundle Oracle WebServer software with Silicon Graphics' powerful CHALLENGE servers, creating Internet services that reach new levels of availability, scalability, and reliability. This partnership will enable customers to reap the benefits of an industrial-strength Oracle7 database for managing Web-based information and a leading high-performance server as their hardware platform.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Oracle WebServer will be bundled with Silicon Graphics' CHALLENGE symmetric multi-processing servers, offering customers high-performance Web server solutions.
  • The partnership aims to deliver Internet services with unprecedented availability, scalability, and reliability.
  • Oracle WebServer allows for customization of Web pages based on customer profiles or user access history, enhancing the user experience.
  • The system includes a full-featured HTTP server that supports hundreds of concurrent users and incorporates leading-edge HTTP server capabilities.
  • An Oracle Web Agent provides the ability to dynamically pull information from databases and post transactions into corporate databases.
  • Silicon Graphics' CHALLENGE servers provide the scalability and expandability needed for smooth growth of Web applications.
  • The partnership has the potential to revolutionize data management on the Internet by offering a robust and reliable platform for complex data gathering and presentation.

Statistics:

  • Oracle is the world's largest supplier of software for information management, with a valuation of $3 billion.
  • The partnership aims to deliver Internet services with unprecedented availability, scalability, and reliability.
  • Oracle WebServer supports hundreds of concurrent users and incorporates leading-edge HTTP server capabilities.
  • Silicon Graphics' CHALLENGE servers provide a powerful platform for conducting high-traffic commerce and information exchange.
  • The partnership enables customers to customize Web pages based on customer profiles or user access history.

Sources:

  • Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL)
  • Silicon Graphics Inc. (NYSE: SGI)
  • David Downing of Oracle Corp
  • Tim Marklein of Applied Communications
  • Official Oracle press release.

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