SUN與Oracle 達成新合作協議

最近，SUN和Oracle達成協議，為使用高端SUN服務器的用戶支付License費用，這個消息對于SUN的高端用戶來說，無疑是一個福音。

Oracle's Enterprise Edition database software will be an option when customers buy the four-processor Sun Fire V490 or higher-end servers using the UltraSparc IV or IV+ processors. Sun will pay the Oracle license fee, but customers will be responsible for paying Oracle's annual support and maintenance fees, said Larry Singer, Sun's strategic insight officer.

如果用戶購買4處理器的SUN Fire V490或者使用高端UltraSparc IV 或者 IV+ 處理器的SUN服務器，Oracle企業版數據庫軟件將成為一個選件。SUN將為用戶支付License費用，但是用戶需要承擔一年的支持及維護費用。

The database bundling deal should be available on Sun's Web site in coming days, Singer said. The partnership, which also involves joint marketing and advertising, doesn't currently extend to Sun's UltraSparc T1 "Niagara" systems or its "Galaxy" line of x86 servers.

合作包含市場以及廣告方面的合作，但是(遺憾的是)暫時不會擴展到SUN的新一代處理器UltraSparc T1 "Niagara"系列和"Galaxy"系列X86服務器。

Because Oracle license fees correspond to the number of processors a server has, Sun's subsidy can be significant on machines such as the E25K, which has as many as 72 dual-core processors. Singer said the Oracle license fee for such as system is $850,000.

因為Oracle的License策略和服務器的處理器數量綁定，SUN的這一舉措將使得高端服務器的數據庫應用費用大為降低，從而促進SUN的高端服務器的銷售。此前，對于SUN的配置72個雙內核處理器的E25K來說，Oracle的License費用可能高達85萬美金。

Having McNealy and Ellison share the stage was emblematic of the two companies' work in recent months to patch up their relationship.

McNealy 和 Ellison 同臺演講被看作是兩家公司最近數月為改善雙方關系所作出的又一努力。

The two CEOs joked genially on the stage. McNealy opened the event by asking whether Oracle planned to acquire Sun.

會議開場時兩個CEO親切的開玩笑，McNealy問Ellison，Oracle是否有計劃收購SUN?

"You'll see it in the newspapers," Ellison responded. "Oracle's strong preference is to do everything hostilely."

而Ellison則回答道:你將在報紙上看到這些，Oracle的強項就在于和別人做對。

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