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BOSTON, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/18/12 -- Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), today announced the publication of new research reports from its Sales and Marketing Effectiveness, IT Infrastructure/Storage and Virtualization, and Supply Chain Management research practices.

"The Case for Virtualizing your Oracle Database Deployment," authored by Aberdeen's Dick Csaplar, Senior Research Analyst for the IT Infrastructure/Storage and Virtualization research practice, found that companies that have deployed their Oracle on virtualized servers gained advantages in application availability and reduce their overall IT expenses. From a May 2012 survey of global companies, it was found that on average, only 28% of Oracle database deployments are on virtualized servers. The benefits of running Oracle on virtualized servers include quicker application upgrades, easier disaster recovery, and lower power and cooling expense. To obtain a complimentary copy of this report visit: http://aberdeen.com/Aberdeen-Library/8002/AI-virtualizing-oracle-database.aspx.

"The Case for Virtualizing your Microsoft Exchange Deployment," also authored by Csaplar, shows that companies that have deployed their Microsoft Exchange application on virtualized servers gained advantages in application availability and reduce their overall IT expenses. Research results indicate that on average, only 44% of Microsoft Exchange deployments are on virtualized servers. The benefits of running Microsoft Exchange on virtualized servers include fast application upgrades, simplified disaster recovery, and reduced power and cooling costs. To obtain a complimentary copy of this report visit: http://aberdeen.com/Aberdeen-Library/8003/AI-virtualizing-microsoft-exchange.aspx.

This month's final offering from Dick Csaplar, "The UK: Early Adopter of Cloud Computing," indicates that the UK is adopting Public Cloud computing to a larger degree and across more dimensions than companies in the US or the rest of the world. Using data gathered from UK respondents to the Aberdeen Business Review survey, it was found that an investment in Public Cloud computing is a higher priority for companies from Great Britain. In addition, data indicate that UK companies store a higher percentage of their corporate data in the Public Cloud, run a higher percentage of their corporate applications as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and have a higher percentage of their computing platforms outsourced to the Public Cloud than US companies or others across the globe. To obtain a complimentary copy of this report visit: http://aberdeen.com/Aberdeen-Library/8048/AI-cloud-computing-storage.aspx.