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Oracle Unbreakable Linux Support Demonstrates Exceptional Momentum

Oracle announced an exceptional first year for the Oracle® Unbreakable Linux support program, with 1,500 customers adopting the program after the three-month free trial period. Additionally, the…

Oracle plays defense against open source

Oracle's grab for BEA has everything to do with BEA's sterling J2EE customer list. It also has everything to do with Oracle's push to become a true middleware company, and with keeping the threat…

Oracle support betrays a preference for Linux and x86

Now that Oracle 11g has hit shelves, the question many IT shops ask themselves is which hardware and operating system does Oracle run best on?

That's a question with no easy answers; Oracle…

A First Look at Oracle 11g database on Debian GNU/Linux

"Oracle 11g database has been released just a few days ago, exclusively for Linux at this time. Here's a short review of it's installation, together with screenshots, on an unsupported Debian GNU/…

Oracle CEO Ellison: Open source software is no threat

Oracle founder and CEO Larry Ellison, on his first visit Israel last weekend, told TheMarker that collaborative open source software is nothing to be feared, and mocked the "Google-envy" he said…

Oracle and Symantec Certify Veritas Data Center Solutions on Oracle Enterprise Linux

In response to growing customer demand for the Oracle Unbreakable Linux support program, Oracle and Symantec today announced certification of Veritas data center software with Oracle Enterprise…

Why software companies hesitate on Unbreakable Linux

Oracle's Unbreakable Linux is not "simply" a copy of RHEL; it is compiled from the sources used by Red Hat to compile RHEL. The binaries you get from Red Hat are not identical to the binaries you…

Oracle Linux customer undergoes trial by fire

One of the first converts to Oracle's support for Linux said it has endured a public backlash since its decision to drop Red Hat.

Oracle Linux customer undergoes trial by fire.

Oracle names 26 Unbreakable Linux customers

Oracle has demonstrated there is demand for its Unbreakable Linux program by announcing no fewer than 26 customers that have signed up to its cut-price Linux support offering.

Oracle names…

Oracle's Linux Claims Are a Head Scratcher

You can't always take everything you hear in the technology industry at face value.

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said on his company's Q3 2007 conference call today that Oracle has displaced…