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                                        very pleased to announce the
                                        availability of Release 12c
                                        (12.1.2.1.8) of the Oracle NoSQL
                                        Database. Please forward this
                                        announcement to your
                                        organizations, as appropriate.<br>
                                        <br>
                                        Oracle NoSQL Database 12.1.2.1.8
                                        is a quarterly release
                                        consisting of several new
                                        features, improvements as well
                                        as a number of important bug
                                        fixes. We strongly recommend
                                        that users upgrade to this
                                        release. These new features and
                                        fixes include: </span><u1:p></u1:p></p>
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                                            Center support</span></u><span
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                                          The Administration CLI now
                                          permits the creation of a
                                          single NoSQL database cluster
                                          that can span across multiple
                                          data centers. This change
                                          makes it possible to deploy
                                          database clusters such that
                                          the failure of a single data
                                          center does not result in the
                                          loss of write availability for
                                          any shard. </span><u1:p></u1:p></li>
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                                            Rolling Upgrades</span></u><span
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                                          A utility that calculates a
                                          cluster-wide upgrade sequence
                                          and provides a script that can
                                          automate an incremental patch
                                          upgrade to ensure zero
                                          downtime and full availability
                                          of the database cluster
                                          through the entire upgrade
                                          process.  <o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></li>
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                                            Data CLI</span></u><span
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                                          The ability to put, get,
                                          delete data from a command
                                          line interface with an
                                          integrated history function
                                          for a developer-friendly
                                          experience. This allows the
                                          end user to use Oracle NoSQL
                                          Database interactively. <o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></li>
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                                            enhancements</span></u><span
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                                          Significant enhancements to
                                          the group commit
                                          implementation for
                                          transactions which can result
                                          in the following performance
                                          benefits:<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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                                            workloads (95% reads and 5%
                                            writes) - Up to 60%
                                            improvement in throughput.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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                                            Views</span></u><span
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                                          Dedicated <a
href="http://docs.oracle.com/cd/NOSQL/html/booklets/indexviews/index.html">
                                            documentation</a> that
                                          covers various design patterns
                                          and best practices to create
                                          application-managed secondary
                                          indexes for fast access to
                                          records via minor keys. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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                                          information for this release:<u2:p></u2:p></span><u3:p></u3:p></span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                          Download (<a
href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/products/nosqldb/downloads/index.html">OTN</a>
                                          | <a
                                            href="https://edelivery.oracle.com/">OSDC</a>)
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                                          Documentation (<a
                                            href="http://docs.oracle.com/cd/NOSQL/html/index.html">doc</a>)<u2:p></u2:p><u3:p></u3:p></span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></li>
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href="http://download.oracle.com/otn/nosql-database/kv-ee-2.0.39-changelog.html">changeLog</a>)</span></li>
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href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/nosqldb/overview/nosqldb-faq-518364.html">FAQ</a>)</span></li>
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                                        OTN and participate in the
                                        Oracle NoSQL Database Support <a
href="http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=1388">Forum</a>
                                        discussions. Our engineering and
                                        support staff are highly active
                                        on these forums, if you have
                                        questions please ask them there
                                        first.<u3:p></u3:p></span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                        Thanks. <br>
                                        Oracle NoSQL Database Team  </span><o:p><br>
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