Speaking on a conference call this morning, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said that uptake of grid computing was one of the main drivers behind the companys strong performance. People are moving from mainframes to Oracle grids, he said.
Oracle execs on the call explained that users are now looking to run Oracle database technology across a number of smaller, low-cost servers, rather than relying on expensive, high-end mainframes to handle complex computing tasks.
Despite IBM Corp.s (NYSE: IBM) continued attempts to keep the mainframe in the spotlight, the technology is viewed as outdated in many parts of the IT industry (see IBM Unveils Mid-Sized Mainframe and Mainframe Skills Shortage Looms).
On the product roadmap, Ellison said the company is just a few months away from the second release of its 10G database product. Ellison also promised that Oracles range of Fusion applications will be able to run on any application server.
Project Fusion is Oracles long-term strategy to combine its own technology with that of its recent acquisition, PeopleSoft Inc. (Nasdaq: PSFT). (See Oracle Takes Control of PeopleSoft.)
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