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VERITAS Delivers First Cluster File System For Oracle9i

VERITAS Software announced the availability of VERITAS Database Edition / Advanced Cluster for Oracle9i Real Application Clusters, delivering a cluster management solution for Oracle9i Real Application Clusters, as well as the industry's first cluster file system supporting Oracle9i Database on the Solaris operating system. VERITAS Database Edition for Oracle9i Real Application Clusters combines VERITAS Software's core storage management technologies with its industry-leading high availability products, optimized for the Oracle9i Real Application Clusters environment.

By allowing a clustered system running Oracle9i Database to operate as one unified database, sharing data and workload, VERITAS Database Edition / Advanced Cluster not only reduces database and storage administration costs, but also shortens data recovery time and simplifies the implementation of clustered Oracle environments.

"Customers are always looking for an easier and more cost-effective way to meet their most stringent uptime requirements," said Mark Shainman, Senior Research Analyst, META Group. "With the integration of third party clustered file systems, database administrators will benefit from the strengths of Oracle's Real Application Clusters without having to run difficult-to-manage raw devices in their clustered data centers."

Certified to work with Oracle, VERITAS Database Edition/Advanced Cluster for Oracle9i Real Application Clusters integrates VERITAS Software's clustering, file system and volume management technologies. This solution combines with Oracle 9i Real Application Clusters to deliver enhanced manageability and high levels of availability for companies operating clustered database environments.

"Oracle is pleased that VERITAS Software has made a Solaris-based clustering solution available for Oracle9i Real Application Clusters," said Doug Kennedy, vice president, Platform Alliances, Platform Technologies Division, Oracle Corporation. "Oracle has worked with VERITAS Software to certify its clustering bundle so that customers have a proven choice in the underlying clusterware."

"VERITAS Database Edition/Advanced Cluster is the latest offering in the market-leading high availability products VERITAS Software has been shipping since 1993," said Mark Bregman, executive vice president, VERITAS Product Operations. "Working with Oracle, we can now provide our customers with the most manageable clustering solution in the industry, giving them the ability to easily manage the cutting-edge power of Oracle9i Database clusters as a highly scalable and available cluster across mixed storage environments."

Pricing and Availability

VERITAS Database Edition / Advanced Cluster for Oracle9i Real Application Cluster will be available this month. Pricing begins at $11,395 USD and varies depending upon server configuration.

About VERITAS Software

With 5,700 employees in 36 countries and revenue of $1.5 billion in 2001, VERITAS Software ranks among the top 10 software companies in the world. VERITAS Software is one of the world's leading storage software companies, providing data protection, storage management, high availability and disaster recovery software to 86% of the Fortune 500. VERITAS Software's corporate headquarters is located at 350 Ellis Street, Mountain View CA. 94043.

For more info call 650-527-8000 or visit www.veritas.com.