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Oracle to Patch on Monthly Schedule
Friday, 20 August 2004 19:04 EST

Oracle Corp. has explained its failure to release patches for multiple security flaws, confirming that the release delay is caused by the fact that the company is heading to a monthly patch rollup model.

"Oracle is moving to a monthly patch rollup model because we believe a single patch encompassing multiple fixes, on a predictable schedule, better meets the needs of our customers," a spokeswoman for the Redwood Shores, Calif., database giant said in an e-mail exchange.

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