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Oracle9i Application Server Enables Leading Systems Integrators to Rapidly Deliver Complete and Cost Effective Internet Solutions

Answerthink; Cap, Gemini, Ernst & Young; and Deloitte Consulting Leverage Oracle's Complete and Integrated J2EE Application Server

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Sept. 5 / -- ( http://www.oracle.com/tellmemore/?884813 ) Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL - news), the largest provider of software for e-business, announced today that industry-leading consulting companies are turning to Oracle9i Application Server (Oracle9iAS) to deliver complete and cost effective Internet solutions for their customers. Partners announcing their support for Oracle9iAS include Answerthink, ArsDigita, Broadreach Consulting, CGE&Y, Data Systems Worldwide, Deloitte Consulting, Diversified Computer Consultants, The Revere Group, Syntel, and TUSC. Oracle9iAS, the industry's most complete application server, is a compelling choice for system integrators seeking to provide their customers with a scalable and reliable deployment platform for mission critical Internet applications.

``The complete and integrated capabilities of Oracle9i Application Server are ideal for our clients on the forefront of data and application management,'' said Diana Billingham, head of the Global Technology Consulting Practice of Cap, Gemini, Ernst & Young. ``Oracle's strategic e-business vision will help us continue to deliver ultimate business value to our customers.''

Oracle Partners Praise Performance and Scalability of Oracle9iAS

The Web and database caching technologies in Oracle9iAS dramatically reduce hardware requirements for high-volume Internet business applications, bringing significant cost savings to systems integrators and their customers. In addition, the high-speed development and deployment capabilities in Oracle9iAS have been demonstrated in multiple benchmark tests, showing the lightweight J2EE engine in Oracle9i Application Server to be consistently two to four times faster that other leading application servers. Offering greater performance and scalability capabilities with fewer resource requirements, a more productive development environment and full support for J2EE, XML and emerging Web services standards, Oracle9iAS makes it faster and more cost-effective to install, develop, and deploy Internet applications.

``Our clients are looking for an integrated application server that delivers greater control over critical business information,'' said Reeves Smith, global director of Oracle Services for Deloitte Consulting. ``We anticipate that Oracle9i Application Server will help our clients to address scalability barriers and run Web sites, portals or Internet applications with greater speed.''

``Oracle9i Application Server enables clients to experience real business value from a variety of technologies, including application portals, mobile applications, business intelligence and integration solutions,'' said Allan Frank, president of Answerthink. ``Oracle's Application Server will be a key offering in our strategic delivery of enterprise business applications.''

``We are pleased to see Oracle9i Application Server widely embraced by system integrators delivering leading-edge Internet applications,'' says Jeremy Burton, senior vice president of marketing at Oracle. ``This announcement underscores the tremendous momentum we are seeing in adoption for Oracle9i Application Server. System integrators in particular appreciate Oracle's laser focus on high-performance J2EE technology and proven security and availability.''

About Oracle9i Application Server

Oracle solves the information technology (IT) challenge of integrating fragmented middleware products to run an e-business by providing one product that can replace more than 10 separate point products from other vendors. Oracle9i Application Server features full J2EE support, built-in enterprise portal software, high-speed caching, business intelligence, rapid application development, application and business integration, Web services and more, all in one package. With Oracle's new lightweight J2EE engine and extended caching capabilities, companies can save on infrastructure costs by scaling with software instead of hardware.

About Oracle

Oracle Corporation provides the software that powers the Internet. For more information about Oracle, please call 650-506-7000.

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