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Leading Analyst Firm Gives Oracle Highest Possible Rating for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry
Leading Analyst Firm Gives Oracle Highest Possible Rating for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry
Redwood Shores, Calif. ? February 1, 2010 News Facts Gartner, Inc. has given Oracle a rating of ?Strong Positive,? the highest possible ranking, in its report ? MarketScope for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry.?* In the research, Gartner identifies five categories for enabling the key field sales processes in consumer goods including: category management, trade promotion management, volume planning, retail execution and settlement. According to Gartner, ?Sales force automation (SFA) solutions are critical because of the amount of time and resources associated with executing with retailers.? Oracle?s comprehensive sales force automation suite of applications enables a faster return on investment and a lower total cost of ownership by delivering world-class decision support and includes Oracle's Siebel CRM, Oracle?s Demantra Predictive Trade Planning and Oracle® Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition Plus. Supporting Quote ?Consumer goods firms are seeking a better return from their investments in trade spending,? said Matthew Johnson, Oracle Senior Director, Consumer Goods Industry Strategy. ?Oracle has integrated the market-leading Siebel CRM suite for managing accounts, promotions and funds with the world-class predictive analytics and optimization technology of Demantra Predictive Trade Planning to plan and execute more effective promotions. In support of this work, Oracle is pleased to be recognized by Gartner with a strong positive rating in its MarketScope for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry.? Supporting Resources Oracle?s Solutions for Consumer Goods Oracle?s Demantra Predictive Trade Planning
Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition Plus Oracle Comprehensive Trade Management
MarketScope for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry
Vendor Focus for Oracle: Consumer Goods Sales and Marketing
About the MarketScopeThe MarketScope is copyrighted 2009 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The MarketScope is an evaluation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the MarketScope, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest rating. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. * Gartner, Inc. ?MarketScope for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry? by Dale Hagemeyer, December 28, 2009 About OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest business software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.TrademarksOracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Info
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Oracle Completes Acquisition of Sun
Oracle Completes Acquisition of Sun
Redwood Shores, CA ? January 27, 2010 Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) announced today that it had completed its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Combination of the local entities worldwide will proceed in accordance with local laws.
Oracle will host an all-day live event, which also will be webcast, for customers, partners, press and analysts today at 9:00 AM Pacific time, at its headquarters in Redwood Shores, California. Details are available here. About OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest business software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.TrademarksOracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Info
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Nuklearna Elektrarna Krsko (NEK) Invests in Oracle Enterprise Asset Management To Unify Asset Information Across the Enterprise
Nuklearna Elektrarna Krsko (NEK) Invests in Oracle Enterprise Asset Management To Unify Asset Information Across the Enterprise Nuclear Power Plant Extends 23 Year Engagement with Oracle by Collaborating to Define Industry Requirements and by Relying on the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1
Redwood Shores, Calif. ? January 26, 2010 News Facts Nuklearna Elektrarna Krsko (NEK), Slovenia?s and Croatia?s only nuclear power plant, has extended its strategic relationship with Oracle. As part of this, Oracle will be providing NEK with a long term IT solution and the parties will cooperate to develop industry requirements for the next generation technology applications in the nuclear utilities market. Specifically, NEK will become a member of the Oracle Enterprise Asset Management (eAM) Customer Advisory Board. In addition NEK will lead the newly formed Nuclear Power Generation Special Interest Group within Oracle Application User Group. Oracle eAM will replace NEK?s legacy maintenance management system and was chosen because of it being a single, integrated system with unrivalled functionalities for asset management and supply chain planning. Oracle eAM will help unify NEK?s information environment and deliver asset lifecycle management, as well as leaner operations and improved return on capital investments. The Oracle E-Business Suite will deliver integrated work and supply chain management for NEK, incorporating visual navigation planning, work order processing and nuclear systems maintenance. The project will be rolled out in three phases, with the first ?pilot? phase beginning in December 2009, followed by the second ?build phase? in April 2010 and the final ?transition? phase in November 2010. Supporting Quote ?Being responsible for supplying a significant part of Slovenia?s and Croatia?s electricity means it is critical that we have a state of the art maintenance management system able to automate our business processes and deliver information in one place. We chose to work with Oracle because we could develop a strategic partnership which not only supports our requirements, but will be a benefit for the global nuclear power industry and will bring us next-generation industry solutions,? said Zeljko Reljic, CIO of Nuklearna Elektrarna Krsko. ?NEK is one of Europe?s leading nuclear utilities and we?re pleased to be continuing our 23 year relationship with the company. We see the nuclear utilities sector as one of the most strategic and complex industries, and being able to deliver enterprise applications that support business processes is what Oracle does best,? said Jon Chorley, Oracle Vice President, Product Strategy. ?We look forward to working closely with NEK to implement the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 which includes an effective maintenance management system and to support a next generation vision of technology applications in nuclear utilities.? Supporting Resources
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1
Oracle Enterprise Asset Management About OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest business software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.TrademarksOracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Info
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GMG
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Amway Corp. Deploys Oracle(R) Applications, Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Application Integration Architecture Foundation Pack to Support Growth Strategy
Amway Corp. Deploys Oracle® Applications, Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Application Integration Architecture Foundation Pack to Support Growth StrategyGlobal Corporation with More Than 3 Million Independent Business Owners Reduces Risk, Cost with Reusable Foundation for Future Integration Needs
Redwood Shores, CA ? January 26, 2010 News Facts Amway Corp., a part of the Alticor group of companies, has selected and deployed OracleÒ Applications, Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Application Integration Architecture Foundation Pack for a global technology initiative to promote and support 100 percent growth of its business by 2012. By initially implementing Oracle Applications, Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Application Integration Architecture Foundation Pack in three flagship countries ? Australia, South Africa and New Zealand ? Amway is building the foundation for its Project ATLAS initiative in order to standardize the company?s top ten business processes globally, grow business and reduce costs. Planned as a phased roll-out globally across 60 countries, Amway?s Project ATLAS is also streamlining and standardizing back-office transaction processes worldwide, while improving reporting and analytics to support better decision-making with Oracle. Using Oracle Application Integration Architecture Foundation Pack and Oracle SOA Suite, Amway is standardizing integrations across a front-end ?Global Web? e-commerce system with the support and flexibility for seamless integration into third-party legacy systems and ERP applications for better insight into business data. Loosely coupled and Standards based integrations and processes built using Oracle Application Integration Architecture Foundation Pack and Oracle SOA Suite empower Amway to roll out technology changes quickly and efficiently around the world. By replacing multiple legacy and custom-built systems with Oracle, Amway can take full advantage of packaged, integrated applications, while reducing costs and creating a re-usable foundation for future integration needs and changes. Supporting Quotes ?As a global leader in direct selling with 3 million independent business owners, Amway, Corp. reached a critical point where our technology infrastructure could not keep pace with our ambitious goal to increase total business by 100 percent within the next two years,? said Tina Abdoo, Manager - Enterprise Development, Amway, Corp. ?Our choice of standardizing on Oracle has been a huge win for all of our constituents, and we are already reaping the benefits. Working with Oracle has been an amazing kick-start for our SOA journey to save time and cost and accelerate our growth with a strong, flexible technology foundation to meet future needs.? ?The combination of Oracle Applications, Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Application Integration Architecture Foundation Pack provides Amway, Corp. with unrivalled power and a technology infrastructure and foundation that provides value out-of-the-box on day one,? said Hasan Rizvi, Senior Vice President of Product Development at Oracle. ?We are excited to continue our work with Amway, Corp. and deliver the innovations that will help them achieve their business goals.? Supporting Resources
? Oracle Applications
? Oracle SOA Suite
Oracle Application Integration Architecture Foundation Pack About OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest business software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.TrademarksOracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Info
Susie Penner
Oracle
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Blanc & Otus
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Oklahoma Office of State Finance Streamlines American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Data Submissions and Reporting with Oracle
Oklahoma Office of State Finance Streamlines American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Data Submissions and Reporting with OracleOffice Generates Valuable Reports and Eases Regulatory Compliance
Redwood Shores, CA ? January 26, 2010 News Facts
? Oklahoma Office of State Finance implemented Oracle® Database , Oracle Warehouse Builder and Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition Plus (Oracle BI Suite EE Plus), with the help of Oracle Consulting, to more effectively manage and improve visibility into American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding data.
? The Oracle software enables the Office of State Finance to effectively and efficiently manage and collect data related to awards, sub-awards and vendor payments from more than 25 state agencies and higher education institutions that have received Federal funding under ARRA and then automatically submit the data in reports mandated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to the FederalReporting.gov Web site. The Oracle solution enables the department to better cleanse, combine and report the data, improving data accuracy.
? Prior to the Oracle implementation, the Office of State Finance was limited in its ability to drill down into the data to the individual award level. The Oracle solution enables the department to easily and quickly generate accurate, up-to-date ARRA reports, called Transparency reports, based on the data received from the state agencies. These reports, for example, outline the number of jobs created by different functions of government and within specific geographic locations, as well as highlight sub-award amounts categorized by award and payments made to vendors.
? In an effort to ensure full transparency and accountability for the state?s citizens, Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has also ordered the creation of a Web site to track how each individual agency is using ARRA funds. In the near future, Oklahoma Office of State Finance plans to leverage its existing Oracle solution to support this Web site, which will enable citizens to access clear and concise information about the Federal stimulus initiative including graphs illustrating how much money the state has spent in a certain quarter, a breakdown of the spending by category, and the ability to drill down into spending figures, job creation statistics, and other data. Supporting Quote
? ?The ARRA project was most difficult, as underlying assumptions changed almost hourly and we had to face major challenges at every turn. The Oracle team responded beautifully, providing the proper levels of leadership and teamwork to make the project a success,? said Michael Clingman, director, Oklahoma Office of State Finance.
? "ARRA has made it clear that every taxpayer dollar spent on economic recovery must be subject to unprecedented levels of transparency and accountability. The State of Oklahoma is focused on providing this transparency to its citizens. With Oracle Consulting, the state is able to meet these new challenges with regard to collecting, monitoring and communicating key information about its use of public funds using dashboards developed with Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition Plus, and leveraging data currently existing in its financial, planning and tracking systems,? said Steve Holdridge, group vice president, Government and Education Consulting, Oracle. Supporting Resources Oracle Solutions Support the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act About Oracle
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More Than 60 Communications Companies Worldwide Select or Extend Use of Oracle® Communications Software in First Half of Fiscal Year
More Than 60 Communications Companies Worldwide Select or Extend Use of Oracle® Communications Software in First Half of Fiscal Year
Redwood Shores, Calif. ? January 26, 2010 News Facts More than 60 communications service providers worldwide selected or extended their use of Oracle® Communications applications in the first half of Oracle?s fiscal year ? June 2009 through November 2009. These companies rely on Oracle to help drive new service creation and streamline business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS), while reducing operational costs. Telstra, Australia?s leading fixed and mobile operator, selected Oracle Communications Services Gatekeeper to support its Service Delivery Framework (SDF). The SDF will help Telstra to securely open its network to third-party developer partners to create innovative communications-enabled applications. The platform also will help Telstra implement new business models that generate revenue from partner relationships. With Oracle, Telstra is managing, integrating and charging its premium partners as efficiently as possible to maximize profitability. Telstra will work with Oracle Communications Consulting to complete the implementation. Cosmoline, a Greek communications provider, selected Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management to launch its Wi-Fi services, replacing an existing SAP billing system. Cosmoline will leverage Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management?s flexible rating engine to accommodate all customer tariffs and quickly launch competitive plans into the market. The following communications companies also selected or extended their use of Oracle Communications applications and platform software: Aircel Limited (India) American Móvil Peru (Peru), Bell Canada (Canada), Boingo (United States), Belize Telemedia Limited (Belize), China Telecom Shanghai (China), Chunghwa Telecom (China), Colombia Móvil S.A. (Columbia), Cox Communications (United States), Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Korea), EMOBILE Ltd. (Japan), ENABIL Solutions Inc. (Canada), Expresso Telecom Group Ltd. (United Arab Emirates), Fujian Mobile (China), Globalive Communications (Canada), Hawaiian Telcom (United States), Hellenic Telecommunications Organization OTE (Greece), Hughes Network Systems (United States), Iowa Telecom (United States), mobilkom (Austria), Ningxia Telecom (China), NTT PC Communications (Japan), Orange Slovensko, a.s. (Slovakia), PAETEC (United States), PCCW (Hong Kong), SaskTel (Canada), Saudi Telecom Company Bahrain (Bahrain), Shaw Communications (Canada), TDC (Denmark), Telcel Mexico (Mexico), Telecom Argentina S.A. (Argentina), Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago), Telenor Connexion (Sweden), TeliaSonera (Finland), Victoria Department of Education and Training (Australia), VimpelCom (Russia), Virgin Media (United Kingdom) and Wi-Tribe Limited (United Arab Emirates). Supporting Quotes ?Telstra?s Service Delivery Framework is an open, standards-based environment designed to deliver innovative services to end users. Our selection of Oracle Communications Services Gatekeeper extends this platform so we can deploy value-added services to drive revenue and customer satisfaction quickly and cost effectively,? said Michael Rocca, managing director, networks and services, Telstra Group. ?Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management provides the flexibility and scalability we need to quickly roll out new services and offer flexible billing options to our customers,? said Tzortzis Chalaris, chief information officer, Cosmoline. ?Communications companies worldwide continue to invest in Oracle to improve operational efficiency and profitability in today?s dynamic industry. Customers tell us they select Oracle for our proven commitment to developing and improving a comprehensive suite of standards-based communications applications that provide quantifiable business results,? said Bhaskar Gorti, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Communications. Supporting Resources
Oracle Communications on YouTube
Oracle Communications on Delicious
Oracle Communications on Facebook About Oracle CommunicationsOracle is #1 in Communications globally with 100 of the world?s top 100 communications companies running Oracle applications and technology. Oracle Communications integrates industry-specific BSS and OSS solutions with a standards-based service delivery portfolio, as well as the capabilities of Oracle?s industry-leading enterprise applications, business intelligence tools, and carrier-grade middleware and database technologies. Oracle Communications enables service providers to deliver next generation convergent services rapidly, increase customer satisfaction and loyalty, and reduce costs in the business and the network. For more information, visit http://www.oracle.com/industries/communications. About OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest business software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.TrademarksOracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Info
Caroline Yu
Oracle
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Janice Hazen
O'Keeffe and Company
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eSilicon Improves Business Visibility and Efficiency with Oracle® Enterprise Performance Management and Business Intelligence
eSilicon Improves Business Visibility and Efficiency with Oracle® Enterprise Performance Management and Business IntelligenceSemiconductor Services Company Cuts Financial Reporting from Weeks to Hours with Oracle
Redwood Shores, CA ? January 25, 2010 News Facts eSilicon, a semiconductor Value Chain Producer (VCP) that provides a comprehensive suite of design, productization and manufacturing services, has chosen Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Business Intelligence (BI) software to improve planning and productivity and deliver a single version of the truth for business critical information. With Oracle, eSilicon has achieved greater visibility into company performance and cut its reporting processes from a few weeks down to hours, and in some cases, minutes. Key components of Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle EPM and BI software supports a broad range of strategic, financial and operational management processes that enable organizations to become smart, agile and aligned. Better Financial Forecasting, Planning and Analysis with a Single Version of the Truth Prior to Oracle, eSilicon managed financial forecasting and planning with spreadsheets. The manual process was time consuming, error-prone and lacked security, version control and data integrity. To automate its reporting process and meet global demands for real-time information, eSilicon implemented Oracle Hyperion Planning, Oracle Hyperion Workforce Planning, Oracle Essbase and Oracle Data Integrator. eSilicon selected Oracle EPM and BI software based on ease of use, cost-efficiency, robust functionality, and ability to integrate seamlessly with its existing systems and applications including the Oracle E-Business Suite. eSilicon rolled out the software in just three months to select global stakeholders, enabling the company to consolidate cross-office data between applications to obtain a single source of information regarding budgets, bookings, billings and backlog, statistical information, head count, and other key business variables. eSilicon has also eliminated the complexity of managing multiple forecasts ? allowing it to now easily run comparisons and variable analysis in real-time. In addition, the consolidated Oracle-based planning system allows users to easily create, populate and distribute custom reports, run ?what-if? scenarios, forecast for both financial and non-financial metrics, such as headcount, and more. While currently a dozen finance and business people are accessing the new Oracle solutions, eSilicon plans to extend Oracle Hyperion Planning and Oracle Essbase to all business users, including sales, marketing, operations and the executive staff in the future. Supporting Quote ?Prior to Oracle we were laboring under time pressure and error-prone spreadsheets to manage our financial forecasting process ? making it impossible to quickly do comparisons and get a real-time view into the performance of our business,? said Larry Peyton, director of financial planning and analysis, eSilicon. ?In the current economic environment, we have to be agile and move with the changing dynamics of our business. We could no longer afford to wait for reports to see how we were progressing towards our corporate goals. With Oracle we were able to quickly consolidate our mission critical data into one database and provide a single version of the truth for key metrics like revenue and spending. Reports that used to take weeks can be pulled in minutes. Oracle has allowed us to become more nimble, proactive and to manage our business more effectively.? Supporting Resources
Oracle Enterprise Performance Management and Business Intelligence
Oracle Magazine: Lead with Intelligence
Follow Oracle EPM&BI on Twitter
Download free, evaluation versions of Oracle EPM and BI software. Terms, conditions and restrictions apply. About OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest business software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.TrademarksOracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Info
Eloy Ontiveros
Oracle
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Kristin Reeves
Blanc & Otus for Oracle
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Leading Analyst Firm Rates Oracle® Very Strong Overall in Business Support Systems and Operations Support Systems for Communications Service Providers
Leading Analyst Firm Rates Oracle® Very Strong Overall in Business Support Systems and Operations Support Systems for Communications Service Providers
Redwood Shores, Calif. ? January 25, 2010 News Facts Gartner?s ? Dataquest Insight: Business Support System Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors, 2009? and ?Dataquest Insight: Operations Support System Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors, 2009? rate Oracle as ?Very Strong? overall. (1, 2) In Business Support Systems (BSS), Oracle received a rating of ?Very Strong? in all seven categories: Product or Service, Market Understanding, Offering (Product) Strategy, Geographic Strategy, Sales Strategy, Market Responsiveness and Track Record and Overall Viability in 2009. In Operations Support Systems (OSS), Gartner rated Oracle ?Very Strong? in the following categories: Market Understanding, Offering (Product) Strategy and Overall Viability in 2009. According to Gartner, ?Demand for genuine off-the-shelf solutions built on a service-oriented architecture (SOA) is getting ?louder,? as CSPs [communications service providers] are re-evaluating opportunities to reduce costs.? (1) Gartner also states, ?A leadership position in the OSS market requires vendors not just to have best-in-class, standardized products, but also to offer strong professional services consulting and system integration by taking a holistic approach to CSPs' processes, organization and IT operations. All this needs to be complemented by long-term migration guidance.? (2) Supporting Quote ?Communications service providers require great flexibility and control in today?s increasingly competitive market. Oracle provides the most comprehensive suite of integrated solutions that enables service providers to rapidly offer differentiated services at a lower total cost of ownership. We believe our ?Very Strong? ratings in both BSS and OSS portfolios reflect Oracle?s commitment to delivering measurable business results to the communications industry,? said Bhaskar Gorti, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Communications. (1) Gartner, Inc., ?Dataquest Insight: Business Support System Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors, 2009,? by Norbert J. Scholz, December 22, 2009. (2) Gartner, Inc., ?Dataquest Insight: Operations Support System Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors, 2009,? by Martina Kurth, January 13, 2010. Supporting Resources
Gartner Dataquest Insight: Business Support System Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors, 2009
Dataquest Insight: Operations Support System Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors, 2009
Oracle Communications on YouTube
Oracle Communications on Delicious
Oracle Communications on Facebook About Oracle Communications Oracle is #1 in Communications globally with 100 of the world?s top 100 communications companies running Oracle applications and technology. Oracle Communications integrates industry-specific BSS and OSS solutions with a standards-based service delivery portfolio, as well as the capabilities of Oracle?s industry-leading enterprise applications, business intelligence tools, and carrier-grade middleware and database technologies. Oracle Communications enables service providers to deliver next-generation convergent services rapidly, increase customer satisfaction and loyalty, and reduce costs in the business and the network. For more information, visit http://www.oracle.com/Communications. About OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest business software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.TrademarksOracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Info
Caroline Yu
Oracle
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Janice Hazen
O'Keeffe and Company
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Georgian College Runs Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise on Oracle® Database 11g Grid
Georgian College Runs Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise on Oracle® Database 11g GridUpgrade Improves Application Performance, Availability and Scalability
Redwood Shores, CA ? January 25, 2010 News Facts In an effort to improve the high availability, performance and scalability of its Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise applications, Georgian College of Ontario, Canada, has implemented Oracle Database 11g and Oracle Real Application Clusters, Automatic Storage Management and Oracle Clusterware, Oracle announced today. In February 2009, Georgian College went into production with a four-node Oracle Database cluster running industry-standard servers and Linux powering enterprise applications used by students, faculty and administration. The upgrade to a clustered database environment was part of a larger project to modernize its IT systems that serve Georgian College?s seven campuses, approximately 10,000 full-time students, 28,000 part-time students, and 1,700 full-time and part-time staff. Enhanced Application Availability, Performance and Scalability Drivers behind Georgian College?s upgrade to Oracle Database 11g and Oracle Real Application Clusters were: To enhance the performance and uptime of its PeopleSoft Enterprise applications (version 9.0) spanning Campus Solutions, Financial Management, Human Capital Management, among others; and, Deliver a scalable system to handle spikes in traffic such as during student registration periods as well as accommodate a growing enrollment over the coming years. The college migrated off of a legacy system that was expensive to maintain from a cost and resources perspective, and that also struggled under the burden of high volume of transactions during previous student registration periods resulting in downtime for student registration and administrative systems. Since the upgrade, Georgian College?s registrar office has experienced increased application performance and availability levels enabling the office to cut the registration window in half from what it was previously. Overall, the college?s testing ? which concentrated on how various ancillary and legacy systems would behave in a cluster ? revealed few issues and a dramatic boost in performance. Georgian College?s production and test clusters are comprised of four Dell M600s with Dual X5450 4-core Xeon Processors and 64 GB RAM. Supporting Quote ?Reliability, performance and scalability were deciding factors behind our decision to move to Oracle Database 11g and Oracle Real Application Clusters,? said Terry Speare, Senior DBA, Georgian College. ?Now our PeopleSoft Enterprise applications are performing like a top. Our constituents are ecstatic with the application uptime and performance we?re experiencing.? Supporting Resources
About Oracle?s PeopleSoft Enterprise
About Oracle Database 11g
About Oracle Real Application Clusters
Podcast with Georgian College
Follow Oracle Database on Twitter
Download a free, evaluation version of Oracle Database 11g Release 2. Terms, conditions and restrictions apply. About Georgian CollegeGeorgian College has evolved into one of the leading colleges in Canada and the largest co-operative education institute in the country. Home to the unique University Partnership Centre and the Canadian Automotive Institute, Georgian offers more than 100 diploma, degree, graduate certificate, apprenticeship and upgrading programs. Georgian welcomes nearly 10,000 full-time and 28,000 part-time students to its three main and four regional campuses annually. Georgian?s largest campus is located in Barrie, just 45 minutes north of Toronto. Georgian College is strongly committed to its tradition of providing knowledge, skills and work-related experience integral to successful careers and lifelong learning. For more information, visit us online at www.Georgianc.on.ca About OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest business software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.TrademarksOracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Info
Eloy Ontiveros
Oracle
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Kristin Reeves
Blanc & Otus for Oracle
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