Michael Dell to Discuss the Evolving Enterprise at OracleWorld; Dell Expands Product Offering and Support for Oracle9i.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers OracleWorld SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2002 Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Michael Dell Michael Saul Dell (born February 23, 1965, in Houston, Texas) is the founder and CEO of Dell, Inc. Biography Early life and education The son of an orthodontist, Dell was born in to an upper-class Jewish family and attended Herod Elementary School in Houston, will deliver a keynote here today on the continuing customer transition from proprietary to standards-based technology in the data center. Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) will outline the evolution of enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. to modular, distributed computing (1) The use of multiple computers networked throughout a wide geographical area, or the world via the Internet, in order to solve a single problem. See grid computing. (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. architectures, dramatically reducing costs for customers and enabling businesses of any size to benefit from powerful systems. "Systems based on proprietary UNIX architectures are at risk as standards-based systems continue to move up the enterprise computing food chain," Dell said. "It is clear that standards-based hardware and software, combined with the modular approach to computing, is the future of the enterprise data center." The keynote will detail how over 22,000 customers in the past year have deployed Oracle databases on Dell standards-based server and storage systems. These customers, ranging from small-to-medium sized business to Fortune 500 companies, chose Dell and Oracle platforms to achieve up to 69 percent better performance and realize up to 84 percent less cost than proprietary platforms. New Products, Expanded Support for Oracle Products Dell today also expanded its offerings on Dell PowerEdge This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. (tm) servers and Oracle9i Database with Real Application Clusters in Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. Advanced Server environments to support the latest Dell EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. storage systems and to provide additional software support. The company will offer low-cost configurations of two clustered PowerEdge 2650 servers with a Dell EMC CX400 storage array and high-end configuration of clustered 8-way PowerEdge 8450 servers with the Dell EMC CX600 storage array. To further enhance solutions for Oracle9i database with Real Application Clusters on Red Hat Linux Advanced Server, Dell configurations will support Oracle's Cluster File System (OCFS OCFS Office of Children and Family Services OCFS Oracle Cluster File System ) and EMC's PowerPath high-availability software. OCFS enables increased management and scaling between cluster nodes. PowerPath provides data multi-pathing functionality and load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them from servers to storage, improving performance, enabling redundancy and eliminating single points of failure within the cluster. New support for Dell EMC storage solutions will be available in December. Certified software support for OCFS and EMC PowerPath for Linux will be available in the first quarter of 2003. A two-node Dell cluster for Oracle9i Database with Real Application Clusters with Red Hat Linux Advanced Server starts at $16,000. Dell solutions for Oracle9i with Real Application Clusters are also available with Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000. About Dell Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. (Nasdaq:DELL) is a premier provider of products and services required for customers worldwide to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures. The company's revenue for the past four quarters totaled $32.1 billion. Dell, through its direct business model, designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements, and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained at www.dell.com. Dell and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. Pricing, specifications, availability and terms of offers may change without notice. Taxes and shipping charges are extra, and vary. U.S. new purchases only. 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