Sun and Oracle Demonstrate Outstanding Scalability Running Oracle(R) Collaboration Suite on Solaris OS-based Sun Systems

Sun and Oracle Demonstrate Outstanding Scalability Running Oracle(R) Collaboration Suite on Solaris OS-based Sun Systems

Results Showcase Ability to Support More Than 50,000 Concurrent Users on a Single Instance; Processes 619,894 Collaboration Operations per Hour

SANTA CLARA, and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Helping customers find a highly scalable, low-cost collaboration platform for enterprise-wide use, Sun Microsystems, Inc., (NASDAQ:SUNW) and Oracle today announced exceptional performance achieved during a series of scalability tests. Together, the Oracle(R) and Sun solution demonstrates how well Oracle Collaboration Suite running on the Solaris(TM) Operating System performs to meet the collaboration needs of large organizations with tens of thousands of users.

The tests running Oracle Collaboration Suite on two Sun Fire(TM) systems, the Solaris OS, and Sun StorEdge(TM) storage arrays scaled to support more than 50,000 users performing typical daily collaboration operations for a duration of eight hours. Marking the first time an integrated collaboration suite with email, calendaring, web conferencing and content management capabilities scaled to this level -- 619,894 collaboration operations per hour -- on a single instance. Today's results highlight Sun and Oracle's ability to scale and clearly position the joint offering as a powerful solution for large organizations. For additional information please go to http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/cs/index.html

These performance tests give customers the opportunity to see how the solution would perform under real-world conditions in order to plan configuration requirements and system sizing. As a result of the testing, customers can now more accurately size their collaboration solutions, while obtaining the functionality needed for their critical collaboration needs. The Oracle Collaboration Suite Benchmark (OCSB) test measures the scalability and performance of the suite consisting of Oracle's Email, Files Online, Calendar and Web Conferencing products. The focus of the test is on server performance for enterprise deployments.

Oracle Collaboration Suite on Sun Fire systems provide organizations with a highly scalable, reliable and secure collaboration solution. Built on the Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server, Oracle Collaboration Suite has the ability to scale and manage large amounts of data for large scale enterprise-wide deployment. When Sun and Oracle Collaboration Suite are combined, the scalability and performance is outstanding.

The benchmark was generated in the Sun Oracle Applications Technology Center located in Menlo Park, Calif., to emulate typical server performance for enterprise collaborations.

About Oracle Collaboration Suite

Oracle Collaboration Suite is the first enterprise-class collaboration product that leverages a relational database to offer a secure, reliable and scalable way to simplify business communication and consolidate information -- enabling customers to reduce hardware, software and administration costs. Built on the Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server infrastructure, Oracle Collaboration Suite provides users with access to integrated e-mail, voicemail, calendaring, file sharing, search and Web conferencing capabilities from popular desktop clients, Web browsers and a wide range of wireless devices, including PDAs and cell phones.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer(TM)" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com/.

About Oracle

Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com/.

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Sun Fire, Solaris, Sun StorEdge, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.


Source: Oracle

CONTACT: Terri Molini of Sun Microsystems, +1-408-404-4976, or
terri.molini@sun.com; or Nicole Maloney of Zeno Group for Oracle
+1-415-369-8103, or nicole.maloney@zenogroup.com

Web site: http://www.oracle.com/
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