Wednesday, July 11, 2007


NASHUA, N.H., Jul. 11, 2007 (Business Wire) -- EqualLogic(R), a leading provider of enterprise-class iSCSI storage area network (SAN) solutions, today announced support for Oracle(R) Database 11g.

For IT administrators seeking cost-effective, yet high-performance scale-out storage for Oracle Database 11g, the EqualLogic PS Series modular iSCSI storage arrays deliver fully-redundant, reliable, fast and self-managing storage grids. Out of the box, the PS Series SAN automatically balances workloads across all available system resources to optimally serve transactional Oracle databases. In addition, EqualLogic's PS3000 Series of Serial-Attached-SCSI (SAS) disk arrays can be deployed as a dedicated performance-optimized tier for intense Oracle application workloads within a multi-tier SAN that also includes Serial ATA (SATA) disk drives. The integration of SAS and SATA in a single SAN allows administrators to optimize storage tiers to meet the performance and capacity needs of production and archive data.

Oracle databases drive critical applications used by EqualLogic's customers of all sizes. Oracle Database 11g's new support for Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) for Windows helps provide more options for data protection and backup for the database. New storage-centric partitioning and compression capabilities in Oracle Database 11g also provide new ways for IT administrators to help reduce the amount of money and time they spend managing storage. EqualLogic's all-inclusive storage management software features and ease of use can improve Oracle environments by simplifying deployment, growth and protection of database applications.

'As a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork, EqualLogic shares Oracle's goal of providing customers choice and control in how to store, manage and protect mission-critical database application data,' said Eric Schott, senior director of product management at EqualLogic. 'The PS Series' ease of management helps place IT focus where it belongs - on developing and running high-value business applications based on databases like Oracle Database 11g - not on managing storage infrastructure.'

About Oracle Database 11g

Oracle Database is the only database designed for grid computing. With the release of Oracle Database 11g, Oracle is making the management of enterprise information easier than ever; enabling customers to know more about their business and innovate more quickly. Oracle Database 11g delivers superior performance, scalability, availability, security and ease of management on a low-cost grid of industry standard storage and servers. Oracle Database 11g is designed to be effectively deployed on everything from small blade servers to the biggest SMP servers and clusters of all sizes. It features automated management capabilities for easy, cost-effective operation. Oracle Database 11g's unique ability to manage all data from traditional business information to XML and 3D spatial information makes it the ideal choice to power transaction processing, data warehousing, and content management applications.

About Oracle PartnerNetwork

Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 19,500 companies who deliver innovative software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork program provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's global economy. Oracle partners are able to offer their customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise software company.  http://oraclepartnernetwork.oracle.com

About EqualLogic

EqualLogic(R) makes data storage systems that simplify the way enterprises of all sizes store and protect information. EqualLogic's award-winning PS Series storage area network (SAN) solutions provide sophisticated management capabilities that reduce the time and money IT staff spend on data storage. Since shipping its first product in June 2003, EqualLogic has added more than 2,500 customers in more than 30 countries. Based in Nashua, New Hampshire, EqualLogic has sales offices throughout Europe and Asia-Pacific. For more information, please visit  http://www.equallogic.com.

EqualLogic is a registered trademark of EqualLogic, Inc. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other marks belong to their respective owners.

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