Oracle Database 10g and Intec Telecom Systems

From ORACLE Magazine:

[M]any of the new or improved features of Oracle Database 10g Release 2 help lower infrastructure costs.

Oracle Database 10g Release 2 is "a useful extension of the technology with some solid new features that are going to improve time on task, opening up the possibility for cost savings," says David Scott, database practice manager at Atlanta, Georgia-based Intec Telecom Systems. Intec develops world-class operations and business-support systems used by more than 60 percent of the world's largest telecommunications carriers in more than 70 countries. The majority of Intec's nearly 700 implementations run on Oracle. Scott's role at Intec involves more than just keeping abreast of trends; he also evangelizes proper use and application of various technologies, including Oracle, for the product group to meet Intec customers' needs.

Scott is one of many beta testers who worked with Oracle Database 10g Release 2 during a beta-test week at Oracle headquarters last May (see "DBAs Discuss Oracle Database 10g Release 2," page 44). "I think Oracle Database 10g Release 2 will add additional benefits to Intec's offering, both from a technology and a business standpoint," offers Scott. There's a lot to like in the new release, he adds, noting the vastly improved installation experience for Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) with the Cluster Verification Utility and Oracle Clusterware—an improvement Scott says could have some significant impact in reducing costs for Intec....