SNI and Oracle to offer scalable database solutions

A new agreement between Siemens Nixdorf (San Jose) and

Oracle (Redwood Shores, CA) will result in new network-centric offerings for combining the two companies' hardware and software products. SNI and Oracle will form strategic business units to provide a single point of contact for their customers' database, hardware and solution providers. The initial fruits of this agreement will be an SNI/Siemens Pyramid server bundled with an Oracle database, and vertical market-focused networked computing systems, all of which will be available in Q2 '98. The business units, consisting of 50 engineering, marketing and management personnel from both companies, will focus on developing information systems that are scalable from desktop to data center. "In the past, our companies have achieved considerable success in joint development efforts that fully utilize our products' inherent strengths," said Ed Blechschmidt, president and CEO of Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems. "With this new business unit, we further dedicate ourselves to providing best-of-breed, targeted applications that are built from the ground up."