Oracle News from OraWorld, 31 Dec. 1997

ORACLE NEWS FROM ORAWORLD
Week of December 31, 1997

Following are excerpts from the news this week. To read the full stories, visit http://www.oraworld.com/news.htm.

ORACLE RELEASES TWO TOOLS IN ITS APPLICATION DESKTOP INTEGRATOR SUITE Oracle released Analysis Wizard, an online report analysis tool that combines dynamic drill down with multidimensional capabilities. Oracle also announced the availability of the reQuest Center, a centralized report management tool for the desktop.

BOTH DATAQUEST AND IDC REPORT ORACLE NOW LEADING IN NT MARKET SHARE Although their figures may indicate different percentages, both the research firms of Dataquest and IDC show that Oracle Universal Data Server is now leading in NT market share over Microsoft.

IBM GETS MASSIVE
In the first quarter of next year, IBM plans to release a massively parallel processing (MPP) version of DB2, called DB2 Universal Database Enterprise-Extended Edition. This is the first time that IBM will offer MPP database capabilities on platforms other than its own.

ARBOR BUYS VERTICAL OLAP VENDOR
Arbor Software said yesterday it will acquire AppSource Corp., a privately held company founded in 1995 that develops online analytical processing (OLAP) software for sales and marketing applications.

SUN TO UNVEIL LOW-END UNIX WORKSTATIONS
On January 13, Sun Microsystems will unveil a line of low-priced Unix workstations that it hopes will combat the migration of users to Windows NT workstations.

SECURITIES CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST ORACLE CORPORATION On December 18, 1997, a securities class action was commenced on behalf of purchasers of the publicly traded securities of Oracle Corp. Plaintiffs charge Oracle and its Chief Financial Officer (Jeff Henley) and Chief Operating Officer (Ray Lane) with violations of the securities laws.

EVENTS: Jan. 14 - 16
Oracle OpenWorld
Shanghai, China
1.800.304.4664
http://www.oracle.com

Jan. 19 - 20
Oracle OpenWorld
Manila, Philippines
1.800.304.4664
http://www.oracle.com

Jan. 21 - 22
INET '98
Raleigh Convention & Conference Center, Raleigh, N.C. 1.919.881.3177
http://www.inet-expo.com

Jan. 27 - 29
Server I/O '98
Sunnyvale Hilton Inn, Sunnyvale, Calif.
1.805.569.5610
http://www.sresearch.com

Jan. 27 - 30
Internet Showcase 98
Sheraton San Diego
1.650.577.2533
http://www.internetshowcase.com

Feb. 3 - 4
Testing Systems For the Year 2000
Atlanta, Georgia
1.770.955.3900
http://www.iqpc.com/ait/yr2000.htm

Feb. 3 - 6, 1998
Internet World Canada '98
Toronto, Canada
http://www.events.iworld.com

Feb. 9 - 13
Software Development West
Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, Calif. 1.415-.905.8110
http://www.sd98.com

Feb. 11 - 12, 1998
DCI's Internet Expo
San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, Calif. 1.508.470.3880
http://www.dci.com

Feb. 15 - 17, 1998
Middleware Choices I
Walt Disney World Swan, Orlando, Fla.
1.800.874.9980
http://www.gigaweb.com/events

Feb. 23 - 25, 1998
Internet World Abu Dhabi '98
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
http://www.tfcfairs.com/oldind.html

Feb. 23 - 25, 1998
JavAus 98
Regent Hotel, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia +61-7-3365-4310
http://www.dstc.edu.au/events/javaus98 Received on Wed Dec 31 1997 - 00:00:00 CET