MILAN, July 25 (Reuters) - Oracle has signed an

accord with Rai Way to install its systems for

artificial intelligence applications at the Italian

infrastructure firm's data centres, the two companies said on

Thursday.

Oracle's corporate clients will be able to access Oracle's

database solutions, cloud options and disaster recovery

technologies at Rai Way's data centres, some of which are

remotely located.

The companies said such data centres, located in more remote

areas than the main cloud infrastructure hubs in the country,

were particularly useful for cybersecurity services because that

added "a further layer of protection against any attempts by

cyber-criminals to locate data geographically."

Rai Way's main asset is the broadcasting infrastructure of

Italian state television RAI.

However, the company is also striving to diversify by

building a carrier-neutral network of data centres in Italy,

connected through a proprietary fibre optic network running for

more than 6,000 km.