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Oracle hopes to take advantage of Australian IT professional's interest in Linux, with the release of a new version of its 9I database, which can be run across multiple Linux servers in a configuration known as clustering.
The growing influence of the Linux operating system and the open-source software movement will be on display as several large companies announce products and plans at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo.
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