Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. yesterday announced a partnership that will enable customers to run Oracle software on Windows Server Hyper-V and in Windows Azure. Customers will be able to deploy Oracle software — including Java, Oracle Database and Oracle WebLogic Server — on Windows Server Hyper-V or in Windows Azure and receive full support from Oracle. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

For additional information:

– Microsoft Press Release at  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2013/Jun13/06-24WSNewsPR.aspx

– Microsoft blog at  http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2013/06/24/partners-in-the-enterprise-cloud.aspx

– Oracle blog at https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud/entry/oracle_and_microsoft_join_forces