“At Oracle(R) OpenWorld ’99 today, Oracle Corp., the number one
choice for e-business, announced the pending availability of
Oracle8i(TM) Release 2, the follow-on to Oracle8i, the most rapidly
adopted database product ever released by the company. To date,
more than 5000 “Dot Coms” and other enterprises are powering their
e-businesses with Oracle8i, the database designed for the Internet.
Additionally, over 800 Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) have
developed applications and tools optimized for Oracle8i data
warehousing and online transaction processing features since the
product’s release in March 1999.”
“Oracle8i Release 2 is a key milestone for Oracle and its
partners,” said Chuck Rozwat, senior vice president of Server
Technologies at Oracle Corporation. “It strengthens and expands
Oracle’s commitment to Internet computing by improving product
performance, quality, and native support for technologies like Java
and XML. Over the last two years, Oracle has presented our
customers with the simple proposition that the Internet changes
everything. The result has been the fantastic uptake of Oracle8i
and a clear endorsement of Oracle’s strong focus and leadership in
e-business.“
“Since its release in March, more than 5,000 companies have
purchased the leading Internet database, Oracle8i. In addition,
developers have downloaded more than 256,000 copies of Oracle8i,
almost 100,000 copies of Oracle8i on Linux and nearly 100,000
copies of Oracle8i for NT….”