Dell Computer, the world's leading direct computer systems company, announced that it will begin shipping Oracle Corporation's Oracle8 and Oracle8 Enterprise Edition database software, factory-installed on Dell PowerEdge enterprise servers.
Dell, the no. 2 supplier of servers in the U.S. and no. supplier in South Africa, is the first major systems company to provide Oracle's industry-leading database software factory-installed on its servers, offering customers a single-source for current and upcoming versions of Oracle's enterprise-class database solutions. By installing Oracle's latest Windows NT-based software on Dell PowerEdge servers at the factory, Dell will help customers enhance the efficiency and reliability of their information technology (IT) deployments, saving time and money by providing systems that are pre-configured, tested and ready for implementation.
"Companies of all sizes around the world tell us they need industry leading technology, ease of use, low cost, and superior services," says Brendan McAravey, Enterprise Sales Manager for Dell Computer SA. "That's exactly what Dell will deliver when you order Oracle, pre-configured on Dell PowerEdge servers. This joint initiative is evidence of Oracle's commitment to make our enterprise proven technology available and affordable."
Dell's factory install Oracle8 solution effort to factory install Oracle8 is designed to provide an additional level of service with a single, accountable point of contact especially for customers who deploy Dell PowerEdge servers to multiple geographic locations, easing implementation while providing a cost effective solution.
Dell is also the first vendor to provide leading-edge tools to help ease implementation, such as the Oracle System Sizer for Dell. Available at no charge from www.dell.com, the Oracle System Sizer for Dell helps in the deployment of database servers by recommending what system and size disk a customer should buy based on their business needs.
"Dell's work with Oracle is a strong example of our commitment to raise the bar on the level of solutions we provide our customers," says McAravey.Director, Server Line of Business "Through this and other factory-install programmes, Dell is helping its customers improve the efficiency of their IT deployments, while also helping them reduce the total costs of owning and managing their systems."
The announcement continues to broaden the scope of the strategic alliance between Oracle and Dell, and the advantages that have come from the implementation of dedicated business units within both companies focused on engineering, testing, performance tuning, service and support and joint field marketing and sales programmes. Customers who want to run Oracle applications on Dell's PowerEdge servers can feel assured that these solutions are ready for most computing environments, as Dell's servers are the base development platform for many NT-based Oracle products including Oracle8.
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