Unisys to Bundle Oracle Software, Deliver Scalable Internet Application Platform with ClearPath Enterprise Servers

Business Wire, Dec 2, 1998

BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1998--

Unisys ClearPath customers can take advantage of popular

Oracle database, application server, and a library

of Oracle-based Internet solutions

Unisys Corporation and Oracle Corporation today announced that Unisys intends to package Oracle8, Oracle Application Server, Oracle Developer, Oracle Developer Server, and Oracle J Developer on Unisys ClearPath enterprise servers using Microsoft Windows NT.

The ClearPath family enables customers to run applications and databases for Windows NT or UnixWare along with those for Unisys mainframe environments.

Pre-installing the Oracle software makes it easier for ClearPath customers to deploy packaged applications -- including thousands of third-party solutions already designed for use with the Oracle platform, many of which are Internet-enabled -- and integrate these solutions into their enterprise environment.

As of January 15, 1999, Unisys ClearPath servers ordered with Windows NT will ship with all five Oracle software products pre-installed with 8-user trial licenses.

The integrated system will allow Unisys customers to buy packaged Internet and enterprise applications from third-party providers, and Internet-enable applications for universal access with Oracle8 and Oracle Application Server using Oracle Developer tools.

Third-party solutions for Oracle include a variety of electronic commerce, customer care, enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply-chain management, knowledge management, legacy integration, help desk, and focused vertical-market solutions for specific industries.

"With Oracle software pre-installed," said Brian Hadfield, vice president and general manager of the ClearPath business initiative, Unisys Computer Systems, "our ClearPath customers will be able to take advantage of a wealth of third-party software and extend their legacy ClearPath environments through integration with Oracle-based solutions."

"This package will make it easier for customers to deploy Web-based applications on robust Unisys servers, giving them unprecedented reliability, scalability and economies of scale," said John Hall, senior vice president of Oracle Worldwide Alliances. "Because Oracle software is based on open industry standards, Unisys customers can be secure in knowing that they'll have access to a wide range of best-of-breed, third-party solutions."

Customer endorses ClearPath software packaging

"We are using Unisys ClearPath and Oracle database software in our IT infrastructure," said Charley Jenkins, vice president and CIO, The Midland Company. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, The Midland Company is engaged in specialty insurance and transportation operations.

"Having Oracle software pre-packaged on the Windows NT portion of our ClearPath server will make it easier to integrate our existing ClearPath applications and data into our overall Windows NT client/server infrastructure."

About Oracle's Products

Oracle8 is Oracle's flagship database platform, enabling companies to build and deploy powerful applications at any scale, while managing all types of data through integrated Web, messaging, object and multimedia data support.

Oracle Developer and JDeveloper are award-winning development environments for creating enterprise-class database applications in SQL or Java. Oracle Application Server and Developer Server offer customers a low-cost deployment platform for quickly making applications accessible from any Internet browser, rather than deploying to hundreds or thousands of desktop PCs.

About Unisys ClearPath enterprise servers

Unisys ClearPath enterprise servers feature the industry-leading Unisys Heterogeneous Multiprocessing (HMP) architecture, which enables customers to run legacy mainframe applications and databases and those based on UnixWare and Windows NT side-by-side in the same server. The Unisys ClearPath family of servers is one of the most successful products Unisys has ever released.

About the Companies

Oracle Corporation is the world's leading supplier of software for information management, and the world's second largest software company.

With annual revenues of more than $7.5 billion, the company offers its database, tools, and application products, along with related consulting, education and support services in more than 140 countries around the world. For more information about Oracle, please call 650/506-7000. Oracle's World Wide Web address is (URL) http://www.oracle.com/.> Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) is more than 33,000 employees helping customers in 100 countries apply information technology to solve their business problems.

Unisys solutions are based on a broad portfolio of global information services including systems integration, outsourcing, "repeatable" application solutions, consulting, network integration, remote network management, and multivendor maintenance and support, coupled with enterprise-class servers and associated middleware, software and storage.

Repeatable solutions are focused on key vertical markets including financial services, transportation, telecommunications, government, publishing and other commercial markets.