012 Golden Lines Chooses Etagon to Ease Upgrade to Oracle9i RAC.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Oracle World 2003 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2003 Etagon, a developer of data center solutions, has been selected by 012 Golden Lines, a leading Israeli carrier of international calling, hosting and Internet services, to streamline the migration of its database environment to an Oracle9i Real Application Clusters database. Etagon will provide 012 Golden Lines with its ManageOn application module for Oracle9i RAC See remote access concentrator. . Etagon's ManageOn application module offers all the features needed to quickly install and easily manage the Oracle9i RAC database on a blade server A server architecture that houses multiple server modules ("blades") in a single chassis. It is widely used in datacenters to save space and improve system management. Either self-standing or rack mounted, the chassis provides the power supply, and each blade has its own CPU, memory and . The application module provides customers with full life cycle management for the Oracle9i RAC database and facilitates specific Oracle9i RAC services such as deployment of new clusters, provisioning of additional database computing resources, storage preparation, patch management, IP virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. for Oracle clients, monitoring, and fault management. 012 Golden Lines decided to purchase the ManageOn application module after realizing it needed to offer its hosting customers faster deployment capabilities and stricter service level agreements. In addition, the company was faced with having to scale out the existing IT infrastructure that runs its database-centric billing reference application. 012 Golden Lines decided to upgrade to Oracle9i RAC for better performance and high availability of both its hosting services and the billing application, and chose Etagon's solution for the implementation and management of this clustered database. 012 Golden Lines' choice was based on low total cost of ownership, possibility of dynamic resource allocation resource allocation Managed care The constellation of activities and decisions which form the basis for prioritizing health care needs , and ability to reduce implementation complexity and operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. . "We had limited resources for this complex IT project and were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a solution that would save both on IT resources and money," said Joel Gilead, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. , 012 Golden Lines. "Rather than investing in a costly Unix solution or retain the services of a consulting firm, we decided to go with Etagon's solution. The deployment of 9i RAC took less than one hour and we now have the flexibility of easily adding and installing node blades, making for a cost-effective, pay-as-we-grow solution that makes deploying and managing our database-centric applications easy and more intuitive." "Signing on one of the most prominent carriers in Israel as a customer validates the immediate benefits that our solution delivers," said Rony Zarom, chief executive officer and chairman, Etagon. "By offering a blade server-based application module we are taking a fundamentally different approach to running the 9i RAC database, in very little time and at significantly lower TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. . With this approach we are able to deliver on our promise to make the installment and management of such a complex system a breeze." About 012 Golden Lines 012 Golden Lines is one of Israel's leading providers of international voice and Internet services. Since its inception in 1997, it has gained a market share exceeding 30%. 012 Golden Lines offers advanced data communications and Intelligent Network (IN) services including ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. , frame relay, video-conferencing, Internet, private network and other value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services. 012 Golden Lines utilizes direct communications channels to many countries, and is actively involved in expanding the scope of these direct channels to other parts of the world. About Etagon Etagon simplifies the deployment and management of data-centric services and applications. Its Centergon software enables the operation of cluster-based applications on blade centers. Centergon uses virtualization technologies to mask the complexity of the underlying infrastructure, thereby eliminating the difficult and costly task of configuring and deploying cumbersome hardware and cluster software. Etagon's ManageOn application module, which plugs into the Centergon framework, dramatically speeds the deployment and simplifies the management of Oracle9i Real Application Clusters databases on blade platforms. Headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Etagon is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. funded by Decima Ventures and Evergreen Partners. More information is available at www.etagon.com. 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