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Naming Conventions Used in This Guide

This guide follows several naming conventions:

• DB2 or DB2 for z/OS refers to IBM DB2 UDB for z/OS.
• Current release means the currently shipping release of the Siebel Business Applications provided by Oracle.
• Siebel CRM Release 7.x refers collectively to Siebel CRM Release 7.8.2 (SIA) from which you can upgrade directly to the latest version of Siebel CRM, Siebel Innovation Pack 2015, Patchset 5 or later.
• Siebel CRM Release 7.x does not refer to versions of Siebel CRM earlier than version 7.5.3. You cannot upgrade directly from pre-7.8.2 versions of Siebel CRM to Siebel Innovation Pack 2015, Patchset 5 or later.
• The term Windows refers to all Microsoft Windows operating systems listed as supported for this release on the Certifications tab on My Oracle Support.
• The term UNIX refers to all forms of the UNIX operating system listed as supported for this release on the Certifications tab on My Oracle Support. UNIX is a Siebel Enterprise Server software platform.

  NOTE:  Linux is treated in this guide as a UNIX operating system. Specific supported Linux operating systems are listed on the Certifications tab on My Oracle Support.

• The term IBM z/OS refers to all the IBM mainframe operating systems, collectively referred to as z/OS, which are supported for this release as described on the Certifications tab on My Oracle Support. The z/OS operating system is a Siebel database software platform.