Oracle Unveils Oracle VM

SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle today announced Oracle VM, server virtualization software which supports both Oracle and non-Oracle applications. Oracle VM offers scalable, low-cost server virtualization that is up to three times more efficient than existing products from other vendors. Key Oracle products including Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Applications are certified with Oracle VM. Backed by Oracle's world-class support organization, customers have a single point of support for their entire virtualization environments, including Linux operating system and Oracle products.

Consisting of open source server software and an integrated Web browser-based management console, Oracle VM provides an easy-to-use, rich, graphical interface for creating and managing virtual server pools, running on x86 and x86-64-based systems, across an enterprise. Oracle VM offers:

* Simplified Installation -- with single install, patching and upgrading for both Oracle VM and Oracle Enterprise Linux;

* Faster Deployment -- through pre-configured Virtual Machine images of Oracle Database and Oracle Enterprise Linux;

* Greater Efficiencies -- three times more efficient than other server virtualization products;

* Linux and Windows Support -- support for Linux and Windows guest operating systems including: Oracle Enterprise Linux 4 and 5; RHEL3, RHEL4 and RHEL5; Windows 2003, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP (on HV capable hardware);

* Single Source of Support -- backed by Oracle’s world-class support organization, customers have a single point of contact for their entire virtual environments, including the Linux operating system, and Oracle Database, Fusion Middleware and Application software.

* Low Total Cost of Ownership -- enables customers to deploy server virtualization for a fraction of the cost when compared to other vendor products.

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