Oracle and Microsoft have announced a partnership that will see Oracle's database, application server, Java programming language and other products find a home inside Microsoft's Azure cloud service.

Oracle and Microsoft rolled out a partnership where Oracle's software, notably Java and database, will run on Windows Server Hyper-V as well as Azure.

In a surprise move, Oracle Corp. and Microsoft Corp. have announced that Oracle products, including Java, the Oracle Database, and Oracle WebLogic, are certified for Windows Server Hyper-V and ...

Oracle will certify and support its applications, middleware, database, Java and Linux software for Microsoft's Hyper-V and Windows Azure. "Support is effective immediately," Hurd said.

Microsoft unbundles Hyper-V; Oracle goes virtual In a move that seems aimed at fending off antitrust headaches, Microsoft is … ...

If Oracle does announce support for vSphere, then they can go ahead without violating their service agreements. If not, they may want to consider using Hyper-V for their Oracle applications.

It strengthens Hyper-V against VMware vSphere, while giving Azure near equal position against Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the fully licensed support covers all Oracle software.

Oracle has moved to certify and support its products, including Oracle WebLogic, the Oracle database, and Oracle Linux, for Azure and Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor.

Oracle and Microsoft have announced a partnership that will see Oracle's database, application server, Java programming language and other products find a home inside Microsoft's Azure cloud service.

Rival software publishers Microsoft and Oracle have formed an alliance to enable Oracle software to run on Microsoft Hyper-V and Windows Azure infrastructure.