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Oracle 8.0 launched in India

With the world moving from being PC-centric to the network-computing model, Oracle is looking at applications for the NC market, said Vice-President, Advanced Technology and Strategy, Jnan Dash.

Besides the backend database, the company also has a Web application server and systems management tools. Oracle also launched the Network Computer Architecture some time back.

The new features in Oracle 8 include rapid installation apart from the openness and integration that Oracle customers have been enjoying till now. Oracle 8.0 is available in 26 languages on Windows NT, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, IBM SP2, Sequent PTX and Digital Alpha AXP.

The database can be used on single, distributed or clustered NT machines. Oracle is ``evangelising'' the network computing concept, said Anil Kaul, chairman and managing director, Oracle, India. The company has had a hand in creating a blueprint for the NC, which manufacturers refer to.

Currently, there are around 12 manufacturers of the NC device in the country, which is priced at $500 per unit. In a year or two, when the concept catches on, the prices are expected to come down.

In India, Kaul said, Oracle is in talks with various people to manufacture NCs. A final decision would be announced by the end of the year, he said.

- Compiled from the Indian media

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