Oracle is pleased to announce the availability of Field Test 2 for it's continuing Rdb 7.2 Beta Program. The field test of Oracle Rdb 7.2 is available to run on OpenVMS Industry Standard 64 for HP Integrity Servers and for OpenVMS for AlphaServer systems. The kits are available for download on the Rdb 7.2 Beta program web site, http://otnbeta.oracle.com/Rdb/index.htm , for registered Beta customers.

The Oracle Rdb Field Test Release 7.2 requires OpenVMS version 8.2 or higher for Alpha systems or OpenVMS version 8.2-1 for Integrity servers. Customers in the Beta program will be provided with an advance copy of OpenVMS version 8.2-1 for Integrity servers.

The Field Test 2 kit includes the following products:

- Oracle Rdb for Itanium and Alpha
- Oracle CODASYL DBMS for Itanium and Alpha
- Oracle CDD/Repository for Itanium and Alpha
- Oracle SQL/Services & OCI Services for Rdb for Itanium and Alpha
- Oracle Rdb Native JDBC Drivers for Itanium and Alpha
- Oracle Replication Option for Rdb for Itanium and Alpha
- Oracle Trace for Rdb for Itanium

Oracle expects to release Oracle Rdb Release 7.2 for production use in the second half of calendar year 2005. If you have not done so already, you can register for the Rdb 7.2 Beta Program by visiting our Beta Program web site http://otnbeta.oracle.com/Rdb/index.htm .

Ginger Vollmar
Rdb Beta Programs Administrator