Oracle Delivers New "Switch And Save" Program For Bea Weblogic Customers
Free Migration Program to Oracle9i Application Server Helps Customer Save Up To 50 Percent on Software Infrastructure
Costs
Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) has announced the worldwide availability of its "Switch and Save" migration program designed
to help BEA WebLogic customers move to the new Oracle9i Application Server Java Edition. Oracle9i Application Server
Java Edition is the only enterprise Java software offering that includes an application server, an integrated
development environment (IDE) and advanced J2EE persistence software in one unified package. The new migration program
enables BEA customers to directly exchange enterprise licenses of BEA WebLogic for an equal number of enterprise
licenses for Oracle9i Application Server Java Edition, free of charge. In addition to gaining more functionality for no
upfront cost, customers who migrate to Oracle will save up to 50 percent on ongoing maintenance and support costs.
The new migration program meets the growing market demand for a more complete and integrated alternative to BEA
WebLogic. As of February, Oracle registered 15,000 Oracle9i Application Server customers, surpassing BEA's customer base
by nearly 10 percent. Included in the 15,000 are a significant number of Oracle Database customers who initially chose
BEA WebLogic and have found Oracle9i Application Server to be a more logical choice due to its optimisation with the
Oracle database. Customers using both Oracle's Database and application server find that the tight link between the two
products can bring faster development, increased cost savings, enhanced performance and simpler application and business
integration.
"As business needs evolve, companies want to standardise on one application server that allows them to streamline
business processes and meet scalability, security and integration requirements," said Charles Rozwat, executive vice
president, Oracle9i Server Technologies. "Providing a truly integrated application server platform, Oracle9i Application
Server provides the most logical choice to meet these needs. By offering the BEA Switch and Save program, Oracle enables
BEA WebLogic customers to benefit from increased functionality, lower costs and simplified management - all with no
risk."
BEA Customers Switch and Save Oracle's "Switch and Save" migration program features the following components:
* Free Migration - Oracle will offer one free Oracle9i Application Server Java Edition processor license for every
switched BEA WebLogic processor. In addition, Oracle experts will migrate functional BEA WebLogic J2EE applications to
Oracle9i Application Server free of charge.
* Up to 50 Percent Cost Savings - By migrating to Oracle9i Application Server Java Edition, existing BEA WebLogic
customers can gain functionality and save up to 50 percent on the cost of ongoing maintenance and support of their
application server infrastructure.
* Enterprise Class Java - As companies develop and deploy new applications and Web services, they will benefit from the
lower cost of Oracle9i Application Server compared to BEA WebLogic. Additional Oracle9i Application Server Java Edition
licenses are available for $5,000 per processor for a full-featured, enterprise-class J2EE development and deployment
platform - at a price that is up to five times less cost than a comparable solution from BEA and software tools vendors
and up to seven times less than IBM and software tools vendors.