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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY /
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Systems/Enterprise:
NETWORK APPLIANCE, FUJITSU SIEMENS
EXPAND GRID PARTNERSHIP
Network Appliance Inc and Fujitsu Siemens Computers, announced that they
will
expand their partnership to offer European customers dedicated consulting
resources coupled with a server and enterprise storage platform optimized for
the Oracle Database environments. Through the partnership, the two companies
will open a new state-of-the-art Center of Excellence (CoE) facility at Oracle
Corp's Munich, Germany, campus. Dedicated experts and resources will be
on-call at the CoE to help customers easily and cost-effectively deploy server
and storage systems.
The new Oracle on NetApp and Fujitsu Siemens Computers CoE will provide
Oracle
database customers with the information and technology needed to size,
configure and maximize their Oracle computing environments. The CoE will let
customers view real-world scenarios and showcase live demonstrations for a
better understanding of Oracle on Fujitsu Siemens Computers servers and NetApp
enterprise storage systems. Additional services include Oracle database
migration and installation, disaster recovery and performance tuning.
"Fujitsu Siemens Computers and NetApp have been working together over the
past
year including joint testing and validation of the combined technology running
Oracle database clustering technology on Solaris and Linux," stated Dr. Helmut
Beck, vice president of storage at Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "The Center of
Excellence and the integrated server and storage solution optimized for the
Oracle Database will deliver huge benefits for customers including lowering
cost and reducing complexity."
"Companies of all sizes can reap the performance, scalability and
manageability benefits of having Fujitsu Siemens Computers servers and NetApp
enterprise storage clusters integrated within the Oracle Database and Oracle
grid computing environments," said Phil Williams, vice president of Global
Alliances at Network Appliance. "By tightly integrating NetApp and Fujitsu
Siemens Computers' superior solutions and services, customers now have
one-stop access to the tools needed to increase storage management
efficiency."
"The alliance between Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Network Appliance
provides
Oracle database customers with a trusted source that makes it easy to buy,
deploy and deliver cost-effective enterprise solutions," said Stein Surlien,
vice president of Alliances and Channels for Oracle EMEA . "Oracle database
technology plays important part of that enterprise solution."
Earlier this year, both companies announced their joint technology would be
used at Oracle's Enterprise Technology Centers (ETC) around the world. The
ETCs are used to test and showcase a wide variety of Oracle products offerings
including Oracle Collaboration Suite, Oracle Database clustering technology,
and Oracle E-Business Suite, all running on Fujitsu Siemens Computers' servers
and NetApp storage.
The two companies have also been selected as the premiere IT platform for
OracleWorld Paris and Oracle AppsWorld London earlier this year. The companies
will showcase real-time enterprise examples of Oracle technology running on
Fujitsu Siemens Computers servers (either Intel-based PRIMERGY- or
Solaris/SPARC-based PRIMEPOWER-Server) controlled by the company's
PRIMECLUSTER product suite and NetApp storage environment, including Oracle
Database clustering technology, Oracle E-Business Suite, and Oracle
Collaboration Suite.
For additional details on the alliance, please visit
www.netapp.com .
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