'As the leading enterprise software vendor driving adoption of the Linux platform, Oracle continues to test and deploy software on the latest architectures to give our customers all of the cost and performance advantages it delivers,' said Juergen Rottler (pictured), executive vice president, Oracle On Demand and Support Services, as Oracle today announced that its Oracle On Demand services and Oracle Data Center are now powered by the x86 64-bit architecture.

Oracle E-Business Suite On Demand and Oracle Technology On Demand customers, such as Thermos, Cabot Microelectronics, Tropicana and UNOCAL Corporation, benefit from the high-performance, reliability and security provided by Oracle software on a low-cost, Linux platform, Rottler said.

"By building our own IT systems on Linux, we help our customers realize first-hand the business benefits as well as the lower IT costs associated with using Linux in an x86 64-bit operating environment," he added.

At LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Oracle is showcasing the various ways it provides support for the Linux operating system, makes technical contributions to the Linux kernel, and has forged strategic partnerships with hardware vendors and Linux distributors.

At Oracle's world-class Data Center, Oracle On Demand customers have mission-critical, transactional applications deployed and managed on AMD-64-based Sun back-end systems running Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES). Oracle On Demand, the comany says, "simplifies enterprise computing by eliminating the headache of handling software upgrades, patches, and day-to-day maintenance."

Oracle On Demand customers have access to the latest capabilities and pay what Oracle describes as "a predictable, monthly fee."