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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 2016 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 2016 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.