Good things come to those who wait ... finally ... Oracle Database 12c (Oracle 12.1.0.1) is available for download from the Oracle Software Cloud (formerly know as eDelivery) and OTN (Oracle Tech Network) for Linux 64bit (Solaris will follow within the next few hours):

• eDelivery:
  Oracle Database 12c (12.1.0.1) for Linux 64bit
  Oracle Database 12c (12.1.0.1) for Solaris SPARC64
  Oracle Database 12c (12.1.0.1) for Solaris x86
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• OTN:
  Oracle Database 12c (12.1.0.1) for Linux 64bit
  Oracle Database 12c (12.1.0.1) for Solaris SPARC64
  Oracle Database 12c (12.1.0.1) for Solaris x86
  

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And yes, it will be supported on Oracle Exadata and SuperCluster as well

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And with the release of Oracle Database 12c we are offering you also our

NEW
Upgrade, Migrate and Consolidate to Oracle Database 12c
slide deck

with (sorry, we've did it again!) over 500 slides covering:

• The brand new Parallel Upgrade including new Pre/Post-Upgrade-Fix-Ups
• The new Full Transportable Export/Import Feature
• Obviously Oracle Multitenant, which got talked about a lot as Pluggable Databases or Container Databases before
• Plenty of new parameters, cool and very helpful features and much more ...
• Download the slides Upgrade, Migrate and Consolidate to Oracle Database 12c
  

And of course, the slide deck will see some updates in the near future

-Mike

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