Data General announces support for Oracle Universal Server; AViiON servers and CLARiiON storage arrays provide advanced hardware platforms for Oracle database technology.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1996--Data General (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DGN DGN Design (file) DGN Dirección General de Normas (Standards Organization in Mexico) DGN MicroStation Design File (file format/extension) ) today announced that DG/UX and its AViiON family of servers supports Oracle's Oracle7 Release 7.3 and Oracle Universal Server Oracle's object-relational version of the Oracle7 DBMS. Object-relational databases store multimedia data as well as the traditional row and column tables of relational data. , announced here at the Oracle Developer Conference. Data General is a strategic partner of Oracle's and works closely with the software information management company to provide optimized, integrated technology solutions. Oracle7 Release 7.3 is the relational server component of Oracle Universal Server, a complete information management solution for companies seeking to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the advantages of accessing any data - relational, text or multimedia, from any application, over any network. "We are excited by the new capabilities of Oracle7 Release 7.3 that allow for more precise, dynamic control of system resources (1) In a computer system, system resources are the components that provide its inherent capabilities and contribute to its overall performance. System memory, cache memory, hard disk space, IRQs and DMA channels are examples. that enhance performance, enabling our mutual customers to make the most of our powerful AViiON server platforms," said Sue Sweeney, Data General's vice president of strategic alliances. "Drawing on our history of cooperative customer support, product development, and marketing, we feel we have some unique advantages to offer customers seeking platforms for Oracle's advanced database technology." Data General's history of expertise with commercial database computing, its recently announced Business Warehouse Program data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse solutions initiative that includes Oracle as a major partner, and its critically acclaimed, commercially robust DG/UX operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. with industry-leading B2 security are a natural fit with Oracle Universal Server. "Data General's DG/UX, high availability AViiON servers, and high quality CLARiiON storage arrays provide excellent platforms for Oracle's industry-leading database technology," said Thomas Hildebrand, Vice President of oracle's UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). Products Division. "We look forward to continuing our close relationship with Data General as we expand our capabilities with our latest release." Enterprise Servers and Storage Data General's latest AViiON server systems, based on the industry-standard Intel architecture, continue to leverage the company's historical strengths in symmetric multiprocessing, clustering, and high availability. Data General's CLARiiON storage arrays are also a natural fit with "storage-centric" database applications, providing the level of RAID support desired by the customer. Data General Data General, based in Westboro, Massachusetts, specializes in servers, storage systems, and related software and services for customers worldwide. The company reported revenues of $1.2 billion for fiscal 1995. Additional information on the company, its products, and services is available on the Internet at http://www.dg.com. Data General is also a member of Oracle's Business Alliance Program and Oracle's Enterprise Solutions Program. -0- AViiON, CLARiiON and DG/ux are registered trademarks of Data General. All other brand and product names appearing in this press release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Jim Dunlap Data General Corporation 508/898-6546 or John Satterfield Edelman Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most (415) 968-4033 |
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