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To: MeDroogies who wrote (9622)	2/18/1999 10:05:00 AM
From: Bipin Prasad	Respond to of 19080

Dell and Oracle Team to Deliver Integrated Oracle(R) Applications on Dell PowerEdge Servers for Mid-Sized Companies PR Newswire - February 18, 1999 08:16 Allows Accelerated Implementation of Oracle Financials(R) ROUND ROCK, Texas, and REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding on their ongoing strategic relationship, Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq: DELL), the world's leading direct computer systems company and Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL) today announced that Dell, through its DellPlus Custom Factory install service, is able to custom-install Oracle Financials(R) applications on Dell PowerEdge servers. The custom-install option is available to companies that want the Oracle FastForward(SM) Financials(RPM) offering factory installed on Dell PowerEdge servers. With this factory installation, mid-sized companies are able to rapidly implement Oracle Financials and begin realizing the benefits of their applications, while gaining the traditional price advantages that come with buying direct from Dell. "We worked with Oracle to develop this custom factory integration service to help ease the installation of this business-critical software and enhance the overall customer experience," said Mike Lambert, senior vice president of Dell's Enterprise Systems Group. "Running Oracle Financials on Dell PowerEdge servers will bring customers the reliability needed to run these mission-critical applications." "Mid-size companies are looking to rapidly implement their applications so they can begin realizing their return on investment," said Mike Rocha, senior vice president of Oracle's Platform Technologies Division. "With Oracle Financials Applications custom-installed on Dell PowerEdge servers, customers reap the benefits of accelerated implementation cycles." Oracle FastForward Financials(RPM), comprised of Oracle Financials software, consulting, education and support from Oracle, is designed to enable mid-size companies to implement Oracle Financials in 60 days or less. To ease the installation process, Oracle Financials can come fully installed and optimized on two enterprise-class Dell PowerEdge 6300 servers and two workgroup-level Dell PowerEdge 2300 servers. By leveraging DellPlus custom installation capabilities, the customer benefits from the quality of having their software installed and tested as part of the manufacturing process, saving time and money. About Oracle FastForward Financials(RPM) Oracle FastForward Financials(RPM) includes Oracle General Ledger, Oracle Payables, Oracle Receivables, Oracle Assets and Oracle Purchasing, and is specifically designed to scale as mid-market companies grow. A tailored education package also comes with the offering and includes five days of onsite end-user training from Oracle. In addition, Oracle provides one year of OracleSILVER(SM) support, which includes 24x7 global telephone support and regular account management reporting. Pricing and Availability Pricing for the Dell PowerEdge servers and OptiPlex node is $80,000. Pricing for Oracle FastForward Financials(RPM) begins at $300,000 for 25 users. This offering is available in the United States. About Dell Ranked No. 125 among the Fortune 500 companies and No. 363 in the Fortune Global 500, Dell Computer Corporation is the world's leading direct computer systems company, based on revenues of $16.8 billion for the past four quarters. Dell designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained through its toll-free number 800-388-8542 or by accessing the Dell World Wide Web site at www.dell.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 $8.0 billion, the company offers its database, application server, tools and application products, along with related consulting, education and support services, in more than 145 countries around the world. For more information about Oracle, please call 650-506-7000. Oracle's World Wide Web address is oracle.com. NOTE: Oracle is a registered trademark and Oracle Financials, FastForward and Oracle SILVER are trademarks or registered trademarks of Oracle Corp. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.