Dell, HP to Resell Three Oracle Operating Systems

To demonstrate its commitment to openness, Oracle said that hardware rivals Dell (News - Alert) and Hewlett-Packard will certify and resell its three operating systems on their respective x86 servers and computers, namely Solaris, Enterprise Linux and Oracle (News - Alert) VM.

In a released statement, Oracle president Charles Phillips, stated, “Oracle Solaris is the industry's number one UNIX operating system, and is in demand across multiple x86 platforms.” “Additionally, more and more customers are building virtual environments using Oracle Enterprise Linux and Oracle VM on x86 platforms,” added Phillips. “Today's announcement demonstrates Oracle’s commitment to openness and will provide Dell and HP customers with new levels of support, and immediate access to deep product expertise, limiting risk in their IT environment,” he continued.

“Dell provides customers with choice and flexibility by offering Solaris, Oracle Enterprise Linux and Oracle VM as well as other operating systems on its x86 servers,” noted Joyce Mullen, vice president of Global Alliances for Dell. “Our joint customers will be able to leverage our servers and the software assets from Oracle to build out robust, dependable and optimized IT platforms, helping them be more competitive while maximizing ROI on technology investments,” he asserted.

Similarly, HP’s Paul Miller, vice president, Solutions and Strategic Alliances, Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking, commented that "Customers need to instantly adjust to dynamic business demands, but many have hardwired stacks of applications and infrastructure that can’t rapidly change.” “The combination of Oracle infrastructure software and HP ProLiant servers deliver outstanding performance, scalability and virtualization capabilities on x86 servers. Our joint customers can have complete confidence to grow their businesses while also controlling their costs,” alleged Miller.

Oracle said the customers will have full access to Oracle’s Premier Support for Oracle Solaris, Oracle Enterprise Linux and Oracle VM running on Dell and HP servers. This will enable fast and accurate issue resolution and reduced risk in a company’s operating environment.