Oracle has just released a new service into the virtualization market and already they are stirring the waters and shaking things up. Apparently Oracle stated that their server performs and works better than those of “the existing leader server virtualization product.” While Oracle did not specify who the leader was many have assumed that they were speaking of VMWare.
Larry Ellison - CEO at Oracle - stated earlier in the week that they would be able to back this statement up by showing off their growing numbers on Friday. When Friday rolled around everyone was waiting – but Oracle could not deliver as promised. They haven’t given us an exact date on when they would be available.
VMware’s vice president of global partners and solutions -Brian Byun – stated that Oracle was using the statement as a ploy to attract the crowd – which would explain why there is no evidence to back them up. He went on to say , “When VMWare launches a product and makes claims, we publish the full data.”
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Microsoft is preparing to release the new 2008 Windows Server system – which will be available to consumers Feb 27th of next year. Usually Microsoft leaves us in the dark about what they have prepared for us – but this time they have decided that the best of course of action is to lay it all out on the line.
