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Oracle Announces the Certification of the Oracle Database on Oracle Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6


Published on 2012-03-22 12:31:34 - Market Wire
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March 22, 2012 15:24 ET

Oracle Announces the Certification of the Oracle Database on Oracle Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

REDWOOD SHORES, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 22, 2012) - Oracle (NASDAQ: [ ORCL ])

News Facts

  • [ Oracle Database 11g ] Release 2 (R2) and [ Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g ] Release 1 (R1) are immediately available on [ Oracle Linux ] 6 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel.
  • Oracle Database 11g R2 and Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g R1 will be available on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6) and Oracle Linux 6 with the Red Hat Compatible Kernel in 90 days.
  • Oracle offers direct Linux support to customers running RHEL6, Oracle Linux 6, or a combination of both.
  • Oracle Linux will continue to maintain compatibility with Red Hat Linux.
  • Effective immediately, Oracle will provide its Red Hat compatible Linux binaries, updates and errata for free [ http://public-yum.oracle.com ]. Terms, conditions and restrictions apply.

The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel

  • The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel is Oracle's fast, modern, reliable Linux kernel that is optimized for Oracle software and hardware.
  • Oracle Linux 6 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel is optimized for running Oracle products.

Supporting Quote

  • "The Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware product availability we are announcing today is the result of stringent certification testing on Oracle Linux 6 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel," said Wim Coekaerts, senior vice president of Linux and Virtualization Engineering, Oracle. "We look forward to completing certification testing with Oracle Linux 6 with the Red Hat Compatible Kernel."

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