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Oracle and Novell share a common vision of providing an interoperable platform for mission critical computing from the desktop to the data center. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server provides Oracle customers a scalable platform for demanding workloads and applications such as Oracle Database 11g® and Oracle Fusion.

Oracle RAC

Oracle and Novell have teamed up to enable Linux in your enterprise with Oracle Database 11g. Together these two companies, who know the enterprise, have created a world-class solution that provides Real-Grid benefits for your IT Datacenter today.

Oracle Database XE

Oracle Database XE, an entry-level, small-footprint database is free to develop, deploy and distribute. Try it today on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

ISV Catalog

As a member of the SUSE Linux Enterprise ISV Partner Program, Oracle has certified many of its applications on the Linux platform engineered for mission-critical workloads. To find out more about which specific applications are on the SUSE Linux Enteprise Server Platform please view:

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Joint Solutions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server empowers businesses to leverage Linux and open source by delivering a scalable, high-performance foundation for secure enterprise computing. Oracle solutions routinely deliver world-record performance and scalability. Together they can move your data center onto the fast track.

Oracle Product Information

Success Stories

Office Depot
As a large global retailer, Office Depot knows the challenges of managing a complex enterprise that requires 24/7 uptime. Simplifying its IT environment with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server has helped Office Depot reduce IT costs, while maintaining superior stability and performance. +

City of Bergen - "Our move to Linux was not a decision against UNIX or Microsoft, but a decision for freedom. We wanted more competition because we know that results in lower prices and better services. And we also wanted more scalability, stability and security." Janicke Runshaug Ross, CIO, City of Bergen +

University of Purto Engineering School - "Oracle is the most innovative solution in the market. Together with Novell, Oracle provides us with a reliable, highly available, high performance cluster while using low cost hardware, a key to achieve success within highly constrained budgets." Manuel Machado, Information Systems Manager, University of Purto Engineering School, Porto, Portugual +

MGame - "We required a more powerful and reliable system to strengthen our ability to compete in a fickle, fast-changing market. Oracle Database 10g running on SUSE Linux was the answer. We lowered total cost of ownership, increased speed-to-market, and enhanced customer service as a result of improving operational efficiency." Byung-Chan Kwak, Chief Technology Officer, MGame +

The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP)
The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto has built a major academic information system using Oracle* 10g running on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on Intel* Xeon-powered Dell PowerEdge* servers. This groundbreaking solution offers high availability and performance for critical administrative systems, with a low cost of ownership. +

Mutual of Enumclaw Uses Oracle Database 10g on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server to Help Improve Customer Service and Decrease Costs
By migrating to Oracle Database 10g on Linux, we maintained the high levels of security that are critical to our business and delivered rich, timely reporting and analysis capabilities to key business areas, as well as realized a tenfold improvement in performance," said Santhosh Kumar, Senior Data Architect, Mutual of Enumclaw. "Not only were we able to improve performance and drive down costs, but the move to Oracle on Linux also enabled us to take advantage of Oracle's business intelligence features and enhanced storage management. +

Manhattan Construction - "Maintaining a proprietary infrastructure is costly, not only in hardware, but also support. We're able to provide availability, stability and reliability with SUSE Linux at a much lower price point than with our previous proprietary solution. With the combination of Novell, IBM and Oracle as our partners, we feel we have the best of all possible worlds." - Dwayn Anderson, Vice President, Information Services and Technology, Manhattan Construction +

Burlington Coat Factory - "SUSE came in like a knight on a white horse. They were extremely responsive and addressed our 10 biggest issues right off the bat. SUSE Linux was the only solution that allowed us to move forward with our chosen architecture - Oracle, Linux, IBM and PolyServe." Michael Prince, CIO of Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation +

Globus - "We anticipated all sorts of problems in migrating our applications to Linux, but have been pleasantly surprised. We've had no problems at all. And with Novell now behind SUSE Linux, we know we have chosen a platform that will be around for the future." Franz Herter, Coordinator, IT Organization, Globus +

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