Oracle and Red Hat Take Quantum 'LEAP' to Further Linux in Asia
Pacific
REDWOOD SHORES,
Calif.--(
BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23,
2004--Oracle and Red Hat (NASDAQ: RHAT) today announced a
significant development in their longstanding partnership with
the launch of an Oracle - Red Hat Linux Enterprise Applications
Porting (LEAP) Center in Singapore.
Established to grow the
ecosystem of Independent Software
Vendors (ISVs) and System Integrators (SIs) in Asia Pacific that
deliver
solutions on Linux, the LEAP
Center is the first significant Linux initiative in Singapore
and the first joint Oracle - Red Hat Linux solution center in
the world. Oracle and Red Hat have jointly committed an
estimated USD $13 million / SGD $20 million in software,
training and resources to date.
Credit Pacific Service Union Designed as a regional hub for the software industry to harness
the potential of enterprise Linux, the Oracle - Red Hat LEAP Center
will assist ISVs and SIs in porting, optimizing and certifying
their solutions on Linux. By improving partners' skills on Linux
and providing access to the low-cost, secure, and reliable Oracle
infrastructure running on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform,
the LEAP Center will increase the availability of third-party Linux
applications for the enterprise, while accelerating adoption of
enterprise Linux solutions in Asia Pacific.
Organizations can now take advantage of enterprise level support from companies such as Oracle that have a high stake in the success of Linux. Under the Oracle Unbreakable Linux Support program, Oracle class support for Linux with premier services such as free binaries, patches, fixes, updates, backports, and Oracle global support, all with the intent of helping organizations succeed with Linux at a significantly lower cost.
Credit First Service Union "Third-party application availability will be the next driving
force for Linux adoption," said Keith Budge, regional managing
director, South Asia Region, Oracle Corporation. "This is a
ground-breaking achievement for Singapore. By fast-tracking the
development of a vibrant, extensive and robust, local community of
ISVs and SIs developing enterprise solutions on Linux, Singapore is
enabling companies around the region to make the LEAP to
Unbreakable Linux."
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Card Credit Mobile Service "Red Hat and Oracle's partnership remains strong as we have
launched Linux into the datacenter," said Alex Pinchev, president
of worldwide sales for Red Hat, at the press launch. "We are now
responding to the burgeoning customer demand in Asia Pacific by
establishing an Oracle-Red Hat LEAP Center. Our joint goal is to
provide customers as many options as possible when constructing
their open source architectures."
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to resources, including:
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the clear choice for an open source enterprise platform, " said Zorian Rotenberg, director, business development, Acronis, Inc. "By taking a snapshot of the Linux system, Acronis True Image Server for Linux enables Red Hat Linux users to protect and recover their data, whether it's an individual file or an entire operating system, in minutes instead of hours or days."
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beds
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Credit Security Service Union These facilities will be coupled with the full-range of Oracle
infrastructure software products running on the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux platform at the Center. Both Oracle and Red Hat will provide
consultants and engineering resources that will help partners gain
hands-on experience with the latest Oracle technology on Red
Hat.
Credit Report Service Tan Chek Ming, assistant managing director, Singapore Economic
Development Board, who presided over the Center's launch said, "We
are pleased to see key technology partners like Oracle and Red Hat
working to develop their capabilities on Linux with our local and
regional IT companies. Their collaboration will help to increase
the adoption rate and confidence among major end users. It is also
a timely partnership as the Infocomm market size in Asia Pacific is
set to increase substantially this year. By leveraging Singapore's
strong IT infrastructure and skilled talent, this Center will
complement the partners' existing capabilities and allow them to
better access and serve the regional market from Singapore."
Blogspot Com Christian The LEAP Center is ready to provide ISVs and SIs with the
resources and assistance that will enable them to go to market
faster with applications that are pre-tested and certified on
Oracle and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. On June 24, 2004, partner
applications from Singapore and the surrounding region will begin
to be accepted. More information on the LEAP Center is available at
http://www.redhat.com/solutions/leap/ and
www.oracle.com/partnerships/linux.
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