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REDWOOD SHORES, California (Oct 31, 1995 - 00:12 EST) -- Oracle Corp.
and AT&T Corp. said they will offer a turn-key solution that will link
businesses to the Internet.
Businesses will be able to use Oracle's database software and AT&T's
WorldNet Managed Internet Service, which provides Internet connection,
to exchange information with other companies and customers. The
service will be available early next year.
The partnership is aimed at attracting companies by offering them a
one-stop resource for creating links to the Internet. Through the
alliance, AT&T is adding new features to its two-month-old WorldNet
and beefing up the Internet access service.
"The companies that use the service will have an end-to-end solution
that will help them reach their customers more easily," said Tom
Evslin, an AT&T vice president.
AT&T, the nation's No. 1 long-distance company, is competing to
connect companies to the Internet against rival MCI Communications
Corp., International Business Machines Corp., and smaller companies,
such as Performance Systems International Inc. and Uunet Technologies
Inc.
Although AT&T came a bit late to the Internet market, launching the
service in September, it wants to make a mark by adding services.
"No other company offers a similar service," said Karen White,
Oracle's senior vice president for strategy. "The ease of use and
getting connected to the Internet is something that customers are
looking for."
Using the Oracle server, which sells for $4995, customers will be able
to plumb data that is made accessible to them by the customers.
Businesses will also be able to follow orders that are made by
customers over the Internet. A hotel chain, for instance will be able
to tell a customers via the Internet whether rooms are available.