Unisys Partners with Oracle to Offer Web Development Capabilities for Oracle7

Unisys, a leading reseller of Oracle products, has announced a partnership with Oracle to offer Oracle7 with new World Wide Web applications development capabilities to its U6000 SMP server customers. This move leverages the growing demand for Web database development products and is well-timed to meet the needs of Unisys' clients in commercial banking, manufacturing, healthcare, and other industries. With Oracle's new products for the World Wide Web, Unisys clients can now easily create database applications for use in Web servers, enabling them to leverage Oracle7 databases and applications to exploit new commercial opportunities presented by the Internet marketplace.

Key Takeaways:

  • Unisys will offer Oracle7 with new World Wide Web applications development capabilities to its U6000 SMP server customers, providing significantly greater flexibility in creating database applications for use in Web servers.
  • The growth in the Web server market and the availability of Web database development products are well-timed to meet growing customer demand, according to G.W. Smith, vice president of industry relations, Unisys server systems division.
  • Unisys clients are seeking better and more efficient ways to use the Web, and Oracle's new Web application development capability can help make their databases easily Web Accessible.
  • Traditional flat file solutions to database distribution cannot handle the quantity and quality of demand being made through the Internet, particularly for RDBMS clients using Oracle.
  • Smith concluded that Oracle's new Web solution makes sense for RDBMS clients, addressing pent-up demand for Web-based RDBMS applications.

Statistics:

  • Tens of millions of business users and desktop Internet "surfers" represent a vast market for products and services.
  • Oracle7 has new Web development environment capabilities.
  • Unisys has a history as an early leader in the RDBMS server market.

Sources:

  • SYS, October 30, 1995
  • Unisys Press Release, October 30, 1995