(COMTEX) B: ORACLE TARGETS E-BUSINESS SECURITY WITH NEW DATABASE UPDATE COMMERCIALLY
VIABLE SECURITY NOW OFFERED WITH ORACLE8I(TM) RELEASE 2
RSA CONFERENCE 2000, SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan 17, 2000 /PRNewswire via
COMTEX/ -- (http://www.oracle.com/tellmemore/?134549) Oracle
Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL), the number one choice for e-business, today
announced that Oracle8i(TM) Release 2 is now shipping, and includes new
security technologies designed for large and complex e-business
applications. With this release, now even the largest e-businesses may
offer the superior levels of security in a scalable and manageable way.
"The growth of e-business necessitates the exchange of sensitive
information between partners, suppliers and customers," said Jeremy
Burton, vice president, Internet Platform Marketing, Oracle Corp.
"Using Oracle8i Release 2, companies can expand and integrate their
applications while providing users with the utmost confidence that
their data is secure, even from Database Administrators who manage the
data. Additionally, the data encryption and Virtual Private Database
features in Oracle8i are a hacker's nightmare because they isolate and
protect individuals and their transactions."
Now Oracle offers security to support very large user communities, data
integration across multiple tiers and applications, and protection of
data in- storage and in-transit through the network. Oracle8i Release 2
allows multiple partners, customers and users to share a common
database while still protecting information as if each had a private
view. For example, a company managing multiple suppliers could allow
each to access an inventory database, but participating suppliers would
only see information for the products they supply. The company, on the
other hand, would have access to all of the combined data. Ultimately,
this new security functionality lowers cost of ownership through
simplified administration and improves integration of applications.
New Security Technologies for Oracle8i(R) Enterprise Edition Oracle8i
Release 2 offers improved access control for data stored in the server
by providing selective encryption of sensitive data stored such as
credit card and social security numbers. As a result, such sensitive
information is protected from internal view.
Oracle8i Release 2 has also enhanced the Virtual Private Database
feature, which provides fine-grained row-level access control. Access
can now be limited based on a variety of session attributes, such as
the location from which a user is connected, thereby allowing users to
gain greater access to data when connected from inside versus outside
the corporate firewall. Oracle is the only database vendor that
provides Virtual Private Database functionality.
New Security Technologies for Oracle Advanced Security Oracle Advanced
Security for Oracle8i Release 2 offers customers superior network
security with support for the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol
standard and encryption of Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) for both
thick and thin Java clients. It extends support to SSL-based single
sign-on in addition to Kerberos, SESAME and DCE.
To improve ease of administration and reduce costs, Oracle Advanced
Security also offers centralized management of users and privileges
across multiple applications and databases using Oracle Internet
Directory, a directory service which complies with the standard
V3-compliant Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
Finally, Oracle8i Release 2 also adopts Internet standard security
technologies and supports leading security technology partners.
About Oracle8i Release 2 Oracle8i Release 2 includes expanded
analytical data warehousing functions, native support for Java2, remote
debugging of Java programs and a 100 percent-Java XML parser to
Oracle8i's integrated Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Oracle JServer. It
also includes Oracle Enterprise Manager 2.1, new high-availability
database configurations of Oracle Parallel Server and performance
improvements to Oracle Server, Oracle Parallel Server and applications.
Oracle8i Release 2 can be purchased online through the Oracle store at
oraclestore.oracle.com
About Oracle Oracle Corporation is the world's leading supplier of
software for information management, and the world's second largest
software company. With annual revenues of more than $9.3 billion, the
company offers its database and application products, along with
related consulting, education and support services, in more than 145
countries around the world.
Trademarks Oracle is registered trademark and Oracle8i is a trademark
or registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. Other names may be
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