This is a significant promotional offering for both companies, and makes Sun one of the most price competitive places to acquire an Oracle database. Sun is hoping that demand for Oracle products will be a driver for hardware revenue growth, meanwhile Oracle hopes that customers will extend their support contracts and drive revenue growth for Oracle support.  -   David Mitchell     Quotes
This is a significant promotional offering for both companies, and makes Sun one of the most price competitive places to acquire an Oracle database. Sun is hoping that demand for Oracle products will be a driver for hardware revenue growth, meanwhile Oracle hopes that customers will extend their support contracts and drive revenue growth for Oracle support. David Mitchell