Oracle Buys ClearApp

Adds Leading Composite Application Management Solution to Oracle Enterprise
Manager
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

News Facts

-- Oracle has agreed to acquire ClearApp, a leading supplier of
application management solutions for composite applications.
-- ClearApp addresses the increasingly difficult task of managing
composite applications built on SOA platforms by providing visibility of
business services across all related application components.
-- ClearApp products and Oracle Enterprise Manager are expected to provide
customers with a comprehensive application management solution providing
enhanced service levels, reduced system down-time and improved return on SOA
investments.
-- The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is
expected to close in the second half of 2008. Until the deal closes, each
Company will continue to operate independently. -- Financial details of the
transaction were not disclosed.

Supporting Quote

-- "As customers deploy more SOA-based applications, the task of
effectively managing them becomes paramount," said Leng Leng Tan, Oracle Vice
President, Applications and Systems Management. "Oracle is focused on
delivering the best solutions for managing such complex application
environments by delivering solutions for end-user experience management,
business services and application performance management, as well as
application testing and quality management. With the addition of ClearApp's
technology to the Oracle Enterprise Manager product family, our customers are
expected to get continuous and uninterrupted top-down views of their business
services and applications, helping them maximize service availability while
reducing IT operations costs."

Supporting Resources

-- ClearApp information page -- http://www.clearapp.com/
-- Customer letter -- http://www.oracle.com/clearapp/customer-letter.html
-- Partner letter -- http://www.oracle.com/clearapp/partner-letter.html
-- General presentation --
http://www.oracle.com/clearapp/clearapp-general-presentation.pdf
-- FAQ -- http://www.oracle.com/clearapp/clearapp-faq.pdf
-- About Oracle and ClearApp -- http://www.oracle.com/clearapp/index.html

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