Oracle Ships ‘Low Cost’ CMS

Oracle yesterday launched software that the company says is designed to provide “low-cost” management of Office documents, PDF and image files, and other unstructured data.

The new Content and Records databases target companies dealing with content in mostly unmanaged environments, the vendor said. The two products include interfaces for use within a service-oriented architecture to content-enable business processes and applications.

The new databases perform different functions in managing unstructured data. The Oracle Content Database consolidates content into a secure repository, while the Oracle Records Database manages the retention and disposition portion of the content lifecycle, after the information has been created and published.

The two new products, which were first unveiled in June, are both priced at $50,000 per processor, and are options for the Oracle Database Enterprise Edition.

Oracle first-quarter profit,shares soar

Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison showed his notorious competitive streak yesterday, when the business software maker reported first-quarter profit jumped 29 percent and revenue soared 30 percent.

In a conference call with investors, Ellison crowed that Oracle had “leapfrogged” German software powerhouse SAP AG in numerous market segments. Oracle’s rivals also include BEA Systems Inc. and IBM Corp.