RE: desupport - end of an era

From: Goulet, Richard <Richard.Goulet_at_parexel.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:31:40 -0400
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Well, In Oracle's defense:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/185196/red_hat_to_drop_itanium_support_in_enterprise_linux_6.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/18/redhat_rhel6_itanium_dead/
http://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/224201371/microsoft-follows-red-hat-in-ending-itanium-development.htm;jsessionid=o-DbnYkJ5gxFNd4gxiAtHw**.ecappj01
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174798/Microsoft_ending_support_for_Itanium 


Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA/NA Team Leader

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From: D'Hooge Freek [mailto:Freek.DHooge_at_uptime.be] Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 1:59 PM
To: Nadeem M. Khan
Cc: barb.baker_at_gmail.com; oracle-l_at_freelists.org Subject: RE: desupport - end of an era

Yep, Oracle has stopped developing for Itanium. X-archive-position: 35689
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http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/346696

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From: nadiem_at_gmail.com [mailto:nadiem_at_gmail.com] On Behalf Of Nadeem M. Khan Sent: donderdag 14 april 2011 19:41
To: D'Hooge Freek
Cc: barb.baker_at_gmail.com; oracle-l_at_freelists.org Subject: Re: desupport - end of an era

Does this also mean Oracle won't have any releases for HP-UX ? On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 8:22 PM, D'Hooge Freek <Freek.DHooge_at_uptime.be> wrote: "The terminal releases for OpenVMS on Itanium will be Oracle Database 10.2.0.5" 10.2.0.5, no 11.1 or 11.2

OpenVMS was already long abandoned by Oracle They just made if official now

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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Barbara Baker Sent: donderdag 14 april 2011 18:14
To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: desupport - end of an era

This made me sad.

Dear Oracle Rdb and Oracle Database on OpenVMS Customers,

     On Tuesday, March 22nd , Oracle announced that we are discontinuing all new software
     development on the Intel Itanium   microprocessor.
     The terminal releases for OpenVMS on Itanium will be Oracle Database 10.2.0.5 and Oracle Rdb product family 7.3.

Obviously I knew it was coming, but seeing it in print still made me sad. sigh.

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http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l Received on Thu Apr 14 2011 - 13:31:40 CDT

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