Toolset streamlines Oracle database development, administration
and performance tuning

Maidenhead, United Kingdom, 23 February 2011 – Embarcadero is arming Oracle developers and DBAs with a toolset designed to streamline many of the most common and complex tasks associated with developing, administering and optimising Oracle databases. The new toolset, dubbed DB PowerStudio for Oracle, combines several of Embarcadero’s most popular database tools into an aggressively priced suite that makes it easier for Oracle professionals to shorten database development and administration times, and to improve the performance and availability of their databases.

DB PowerStudio for Oracle is available in a Developer Edition and a DBA Edition. The Developer Edition provides the following tools and capabilities:

•         Rapid SQL – An integrated development environment that simplifies SQL scripting, query building, object management and version control in live databases or offline source code repositories.
•         DB Change Manager - A powerful tool that simplifies tasks such as tracking and reporting on database changes, rolling out new releases and pinpointing the cause of performance problems stemming from changes in data, schema and database   configuration. It also allows test data to be masked to comply with privacy mandates.
•         DB Optimizer – A graphical SQL performance optimisation tool that allows users to quickly discover, diagnose and optimise poor-performing SQL with an interactive Visual SQL Tuner.

The DBA Edition also includes DB Change Manager and DB Optimizer, but replaces Rapid SQL with DBArtisan:

•         DBArtisan – A database administration tool that enables DBAs to work with multiple Oracle databases, including various versions, from a single interface. DBArtisan provides graphical editors and wizards to streamline routine tasks and reduce errors so users can manage large, complex databases more efficiently. It also helps identify performance, capacity and storage management issues before they become problems.

DB PowerStudio for Oracle complements the basic capabilities within Oracle Enterprise Manager and offers tools that are more graphical than Oracle’s own tools. All of the tools within the suite support multiple versions of Oracle from a single interface.

“Though Oracle has its own toolset, users have come to rely on third-party database tools like Embarcadero’s because they provide better coverage of new and older databases, and are known to boost IT staff productivity by at least 20 percent,” said Scott Walz, senior director of product management for Embarcadero. “With DB PowerStudio for Oracle, database professionals get an enterprise-grade toolset that streamlines their day-to-day tasks, and provides database change management and SQL optimisation and tuning capabilities.”

In addition, DB PowerStudio comes with Embarcadero’s unique ToolCloud technology. ToolCloud technology enables users to access the latest version of DB PowerStudio from any Windows desktop instantly, without having to do a conventional install. It also allows larger organisations to track and manage licence usage to minimise licencing costs and maximise team productivity.

Availability and Pricing
DB PowerStudio for Oracle is available now. The Developer Edition is priced at GBP 1.068 and the DBA Edition is priced at GBP 2.854. With the optional Analyst Pack, the DBA Edition is priced at GBP 3.421.These prices represent a cost savings of more than 70 percent when compared to purchasing each tool separately. DB PowerStudio for Oracle can also be expanded to support other major DBMS platforms. For more information and pricing, please visit: http://embarcadero.com/products/db-powerstudio-for-oracle.

About Embarcadero Technologies
Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of software tools that empower application developers and data management professionals to design, build, and run applications and databases more efficiently in heterogeneous IT environments. Over 90 of the Fortune 100 and an active community of more than three million users worldwide rely on Embarcadero’s award-winning products to optimise costs, streamline compliance, and accelerate development and innovation. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco with offices located around the world. Embarcadero is online at www.embarcadero.com.

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