IDC has named Oracle as the leading Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) vendor in Singapore and Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ), based on its first half 2007 Asia Pacific software revenues.
In IDC’s “Asia/Pacific Semi-Annual Software Tracker, September 2007” report, Oracle is the Asia Pacific market leader with 53 percent market share, growing 19 percent year-over-year to reach USD373 million in software revenue in first half 2007. It has strengthened its market share lead by nearly four percent over its second half 2006 figure of 50 percent. In Singapore, Oracle leads the RDBMS market with 50 percent share.
“Oracle has, through a sustained flow of innovation, continued to develop and strengthen its undisputed relational database market share leadership in Asia Pacific,” said Roger Scott, vice president, Technology Sales Consulting, Oracle Asia Pacific.
“With Oracle Database 11g, we expect to continue revolutionizing the database world. Customers will benefit from unique features such as active standbys, real application testing and compression of all data types which will have a dramatic impact on the performance, reliability and economics of their IT systems.”
In Q1FY08, Oracle launched Oracle Database 11g - with new features such as Oracle Active Data Guard, Oracle Real Application Testing and Oracle Advanced Compression. With more than 400 new features, 36,000 person-months of development, and 15 million test hours, Oracle Database 11g is making the management of enterprise information easier than ever, enabling customers to know more about their business and innovate more quickly. |
