Here are more information about Oracle commitment to Sun business, and the Solaris operating system in particular:
- There is the Oracle Metalink #742060.1 on the new position of the Solaris 10 x86 platform which is raised up at a higher level than before.
- The licensing mode for the UltraSPARC T2+ is more favorable than for other processor chips, such as IBM POWER5+ and POWER6 notably.
- The Database Smart Flash Cache technology from the Exadata V2 Database Machine can only be used with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 on Solaris or Oracle Enterprise Linux operating systems only.
Lastly, Oracle and Sun Overview and FAQ for customers and partners is a must read for all persons interested in the future and Oracle's investment in all the current technologies from Sun Microsystems.