REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    News Facts
    *  Oracle today unveiled Oracle Tuxedo 10g R3, a component of Oracle
       Fusion Middleware
       (http://www.oracle.com/products/middleware/index.html).
    *  Oracle Tuxedo 10g R3 provides mainframe-class scale and performance on
       open, distributed systems for software written in C, C++, and COBOL,
       and is the premier platform for "rehosting" mainframe applications on
       mainstream hardware.
    *  Oracle Tuxedo 10g R3 is the latest in a series of product releases that
       combine technology from Oracle Fusion Middleware and BEA Systems.
       These products illustrate the rapid progress that Oracle is making in
       combining market-leading technologies from the two companies into a
       unified product offering.
    *  Oracle also announced the availability of Oracle Service Architecture
       Leveraging Tuxedo (SALT) 10g R3 and Oracle Tuxedo System and
       Application Monitor (TSAM) 10g R3. The new releases are focused on
       standardization and improving SOA-enablement.
    *  Oracle SALT is the SOA-enablement product option for Oracle Tuxedo.
       Oracle SALT provides a standards-based, easy-to-use, configuration
       driven, bi-directional Web-services gateway and an SCA container to
       simplify new application development using standards based programming
       model while leveraging Oracle Tuxedo infrastructure.
    *  The new features and capabilities of Oracle Tuxedo 10g R3, Oracle SALT
       10g R3 and Oracle TSAM 10g R3 are combined with enhanced integration
       with the following Oracle Fusion Middleware components: Oracle
       Coherence, Oracle SOA Suite, Oracle Identity and Access Management
       Suite.
    *  Oracle Tuxedo 10g R3 is certified with Oracle Clusterware to improve
       the availability of existing and new applications. Because Oracle
       Clusterware is a also certified with Oracle Real Application Clusters,
       integration between Oracle Tuxedo 10g R3 and Oracle Real Application
       Clusters is significantly enhanced.

    Supporting Quote
    *  "The substantial investment in Oracle Tuxedo 10g R3 demonstrates our
       strategic commitment to delivering the best possible transaction
       processing platform for mission-critical applications," said Frank
       Xiong, vice president Oracle Software Development. "Mainframe
       modernization and re-hosting is an enormous market given that
       70 percent of the world's data resides on mainframes. Oracle Tuxedo is
       the key to unlocking this data, and by enhancing its integration with
       Oracle Fusion Middleware and extending its support for industry
       standards, we are providing a platform that drives real business
       value."

    Supporting Resources
    *  Oracle Tuxedo
       (http://www.oracle.com/products/middleware/tuxedo/index.html)
    *  Oracle Service Architecture Leveraging Tuxedo (SALT)
       (http://www.oracle.com/products/middleware/tuxedo/salt.html)
    *  Oracle Tuxedo System and Application Monitor (TSAM)
       (http://www.oracle.com/products/middleware/tuxedo/TSAM.html)
    *  Number 1 in Middleware: Oracle(R) Unveils BEA's Role in Product
       Strategy for Next-generation Middleware
http://www.oracle.com/corporate/press/2008_jul/middlewarestrategywebcast.html

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