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To: j g cordes who wrote (8102)	8/28/1998 10:38:00 AM
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SAVE THE DATE: SEPTEMBER 14, 1998, ORACLE CORP. news.com

To: j g cordes who wrote (8102)	8/30/1998 12:21:00 AM
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Oracle To Debut Internet File System -http://www.crn.com/dailies/weekending082898/aug28dig04.asp?NewsID=2136 Oracle Corp. plans to put an "Internet File System" in the next version of its flagship database, Oracle8i, that could dramatically raise the stakes in its battle with Microsoft and its SQL Server database, according to sources familiar with the company's plans. As part of the company's new "Internet Computing Platform" initiative, IFS will transform Windows files and other files into objects in an Oracle database that can be accessed by a browser. IFS is one of the last features of Oracle8i that Oracle has not revealed. Other features include increased ease-of-use, better manageability, and scaleability. Java development environment features and data warehousing features. The goal is to make Oracle the environment for Internet projects, and make it more attractive to small and medium size businesses, therefore trumping Microsoft's SQL Server. "The issue now is the Web versus Windows," said Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison at a press event last week. Ellison said that the company's Network Computing Architecture (NCA) is morphing into the Internet computing platform. "We made the mistake of taking the model of the Internet and putting our own branding on it," said Ellison of NCA. With IFS, users can drag and drop any file, including word processing or other documents into an "O:" drive, according to sources who have seen the feature. It then becomes an object in an Oracle8i's relational database structure, subject to queries, management and the like. Further it is translated into HTML so it can be accessed remotely by a browser. Oracle would not comment on IFS. Other Internet features Oracle has previously touted in Oracle8i are support for Java as a structured query language and support for J-SQL. Last week Oracle rolled out Oracle Application Server 4.0, which integrates with 8i and serves as middleware to build e-commerce and other Internet applications. To further combat SQL Server, Oracle is sprucing up 8i with a number of ease-of-use and manageability features that will bring down the total cost of ownership and help sales into small and medium size business, an area that has been a strong point for SQL Server. VARS said that 8i is turning into a potentially attractive release. "The ease of installation process is far better and there is a tighter integration with Application Server, and that is generating a lot of interest," said Brendan McNamee, president of Cintra Software Services Inc. in New York City. McNamee said many of Cintra's customers were involved in Internet work and find the Internet integration features alluring. A channel plan to attack smaller businesses also is brewing at Oracle. According to sources, Oracle is planning on launching the "Oracle Partners Program" as a tier of resellers below the Oracle Authorized Resellers (OARs). The OPP members would buy from distributors, but unlike current Business Alliance Program resellers, they would be certified and supported more closely by Oracle.