Reliability and scalability are the features to make the Oracle database to one of the most solid database-systems on the market. Consequently, single server, as well as cluster-configurations can be administrated by an efficient database. Moreover, it includes all necessary functions for administration, web and replication to run adequate applications.

Wide developed functions regarding OLTP (Online Transaction Processing) and Business Intelligence include almost all possibilities of data provisioning. The database can be administrated easily and therefore reduces administration costs (Total Cost of Ownership).

Features of Oracles database management systems:

• Efficient business intelligence services like ETL, Data Warehousing, OLAP or Data Mining

• Extensive, open access to web services via SQL, Java, XML and standard web-interfaces

• Unchanging high availability, also concerning system failures, sudden external impacts, operating errors or scheduled maintenance

• 17 independent security certificates

• one of the leading databases with regards to data amount, number of users and performance

A set of optional elements can significantly enrich capacity and functionality of the Oracle 10g database, including Real Application Cluster, partitioning, OLAP, data mining, Spatial, label security and advanced security.

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g

The Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g represents the next generation of system management for Oracle. As an interface for administration and business-modelling it also provides management for the grid-environment.