To: Stewart Walton who wrote (77126 ) 11/9/1998 12:14:00 PM From: Mohan Marette Respond to
At Dell what customers want customers get,no 'ifs' and no 'buts' either.DELL TO PROVIDE CUSTOMERS PRE-INSTALLED ORACLE 8 AND ORACLE 8 ENTERPRISE EDITION SOFTWARE OF PowerEdge Servers. Broadened Dell/Oracle Relationship Delivers Value to Customers by Dell, the No. 2 supplier of servers in the United States and No. 4 supplier worldwide(1), 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(R)-based software on Dell(R) 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," said Michael Rocha, senior vice president of Oracle Platform Technologies. "That's exactly what Dell will deliver when you point your browser to www.dell.com and 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 to all." Dell's effort to factory install Oracle8 is designed to provide an additional level of service with a single point of contact, especially for customers who deploy Dell PowerEdge servers to multiple geographic locations or businesses with constrained technical staffs or budget resources. 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," said Michael Lambert, senior vice president of Dell's Enterprise Systems Group. "Through this and other factory-install programs, 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."
