This gives us more of a seat at the table with these other open source projects.
[Those are] very high-margin, very profitable business [opportunities]. They're successfully used by a number of companies. For us that's a great opportunity. Oracle has the world's largest enterprise support organization. We can take open-source projects and turn them into a massive global opportunity.
This gives us a chance to further embrace open source and learn the business model. By having this technology we gain a lot more access and insight into projects worldwide.
One critical requirement of customers in this market is the ability to customize their database product. Every device you embed has unusual constraints or needs. So open-source databases are a perfect fit. That's why Berkeley DB has been so wildly successful there.
Compliance regulations mandate that organizations maintain tight controls regarding who can access specific information. Thus, it is increasingly important to provide search technology that delivers results customized to the user's role within the organization. Oracle Secure Enterprise Search 10g addresses this need.
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