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John Fowler, Oracle Executive Vice President, Server and Storage Systems, to Outline Systems Product Strategy
John Fowler, Oracle Executive Vice President, Server and Storage Systems, to Outline Systems Product Strategy Keynote at Next-Generation Data Center Event to be Webcast
Redwood Shores, CA - April 4, 2010 News Facts At an August 10 event at the Four Seasons in Palo Alto, John Fowler, Oracle Executive Vice President, Server and Storage Systems, plans to outline the product strategy for Oracle?s systems business. As part of his keynote, Mr. Fowler will detail upcoming plans for Oracle?s servers, storage and operating systems.
? Following the strategy keynote, Oracle executives will present on how Oracle and Sun technology can build a more efficient, powerful data center.
? With its full stack of business software and hardware, Oracle delivers complete, open and integrated systems that deliver record-breaking performance, reliability, security and simplified management, along with cost-saving efficiencies.
? The Oracle and Sun product strategy delivers innovation through integration at every level of the data center?from application to disk.
Register online for this webcast. Join the conversation on Twitter at #oraclesun. Supporting Resources
Oracle?s Server and Storage Systems
Join the Oracle community on Facebook About OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open and integrated business software and hardware systems company. For more information about Oracle, visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.TrademarksOracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Info
Nicole Maloney
Oracle
+1.650.506.0806
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Letty Ledbetter
Oracle
+1.650.506.8071
letty.ledbetter@oracle.com |
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Latest Release of Oracle® Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11g Accelerates Java Development
Latest Release of Oracle® Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11g Accelerates Java Development New Features Provide Broader Support for Oracle Fusion Middleware Components and Eclipse 3.6
Redwood Shores, Calif. ? August 2, 2010
News Facts Further enabling developers to easily build, test and optimize Java applications, Oracle announced the latest release of Oracle® Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11g. This release extends support for other Oracle Fusion Middleware components including Oracle WebLogic Server administration capabilities, Oracle GlassFish Server and Oracle Coherence. Additionally, this release supports Eclipse 3.6 and essential Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) tools. A component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse is a free set of Eclipse-based plug-ins that enables developers to build Java EE and Web Services applications for the Oracle Fusion Middleware platform where Eclipse is the preferred Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Enhanced Tool Set for Java Application Development Key features in Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11g (11.1.1.6): Support for Eclipse 3.6 ? allows users to develop on the latest Eclipse platform and leverage new Java EE 6 tools including JSF 2.0 tools, which simplify project configuration and support XHTML editing, facelets, and composite component development; support for other new Java EE 6 standards like Servlet 3.0, EJB 3.1, and JPA 2.0. Oracle Coherence tools ? enable Eclipse users to develop, run, and debug against Oracle Coherence. Tools include Oracle Coherence launch configurations, which help streamline debugging and deployment to Oracle Coherence from within Eclipse; Oracle Coherence project facet, to enable project and library configuration; Oracle Coherence override descriptor editor with wizards, validation and integrated help for the Coherence Override configuration file. WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) features ? bring new Oracle WebLogic Server administration support to Eclipse with: Jython/Python IDE for WLST, based on PyDev ? provides full syntax highlighting, validation, and code completion for WLST scripts; Define and reuse WLST templates ? accelerate WLST script editing; Oracle WebLogic MBean explorer ? visualizes the server MBean tree for easy drag and drop to the WLST script; Integrated WLST console ? provides script execution and debugging tools from within Eclipse in both online and offline modes; WLST integrated help ? makes it easy to access documentation for WLST commands. Oracle WebLogic Server JDBC deployment descriptor editor ? provides a graphical editor for JDBC DataSource configuration that includes wizards, schema validation, and integrated context sensitive help. Oracle WebLogic Server Web Services annotations editor ? offers configuration and data binding wizards for JAXWS annotations editing for regularly used JAXWS properties. Oracle GlassFish Server Tools ? provide full server support for Oracle GlassFish Server, enabling server configuration, deployment, and debugging for Eclipse projects. Supporting Quote "The latest release of Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11g continues to provide Java developers with new tooling that can enhance their productivity,? said Ted Farrell, chief architect and senior vice president Tools and Middleware, Oracle. ?With support for Eclipse 3.6 and broader support for key Oracle Fusion Middleware components, Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11g R1 enables developers to deliver more value with even greater ease.? Supporting Resources
Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse
Oracle Technology Network ? Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11g R1 11.1.1.6
Greg Stachnick discusses new capabilities (video)
Oracle Developer Tools Blog
Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11g (11.1.1.6) is available for free download at http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/oepe/index.html Terms, conditions and restrictions apply. About OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.TrademarksOracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Info
Teri Whitaker
Oracle
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Mina Manchester
Blanc & Otus
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mmanchester@blancandotus.com |
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Leading Communications and Media Companies Choose Oracle to Optimize Incentive-Based Compensation Programs
Leading Communications and Media Companies Choose Oracle to Optimize Incentive-Based Compensation Programs
Redwood Shores, CA ? July 29, 2010
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In order to maintain a competitive edge in the communications and media industries, several prominent service providers and media companies are leveraging Oracle Incentive Compensation, a key component of the Oracle E-Business Suite, to hire and retain the best salespeople, ensure accuracy in incentive payouts and quickly adjust business plans based on changing market dynamics. Oracle Incentive Compensation Customer Details Cox Communications, the nation?s third-largest cable television company, implemented Oracle Incentive Compensation to provide a standardized and fully-automated compensation management solution for 18 cable systems and headquarters operations. The company gained the flexibility to handle current compensation plan complexities, as well as retention and promotional programs, to remain competitive. By integrating with Oracle?s PeopleSoft Enterprise Payroll, Cox now has the ability to improve commission process efficiency for 12,000 communications services sales and field service professionals. Cox created a single source of compensation data, allowing for an effective evaluation of the company?s compensation plans and reducing the time required to manage the biweekly compensation process from a full week to just a few days. PAETEC Holding Corp., which delivers personalized communications solutions and service to more than 40,000 business-class customers nationwide, turned to Oracle Incentive Compensation to support complex compensation plans for the company?s unique sales process, which requires representatives to design a custom communications service plan and price for each customer. By automating 90% of the company?s 70 compensation plans, Oracle Incentive Compensation enables PAETEC to make adjustments to its compensation plans throughout the year based on progress toward sales targets and changes in market conditions, ensuring the company reaches its revenue goals. PAETEC increased its recruitment competitiveness because it can offer the best compensation plans to its sales representatives. Supporting Quotes ?By automating our compensation process with Oracle Incentive Compensation, we have significantly reduced administrative costs, ensured the accuracy of commissions and facilitated auditing procedures. Additionally, the ability to make modifications to support new promotions and other programs enables us to maintain our competitive advantage in the increasingly competitive broadband communications market,? said Jackson Davis, senior manager, enterprise solutions, Cox Communications. ?Oracle Incentive Compensation has not only made our incentive compensation process more mature, but also improved our bottom line. We have the ability to react to market conditions and sales projections by quickly changing compensation plans throughout the year to maximize sales productivity and revenue,? said Daniel Miller, vice president of sales operations, PAETEC Holding Corp. ?Communications and media companies constantly strive for a competitive edge, and many have found it with Oracle Incentive Compensation. By streamlining their incentive-based compensation processes, companies can curtail administrative errors, provide the agility required to react to dynamic markets and improve the bottom line by growing sales,? said Dan Ford, vice president of product marketing, Oracle Communications. Supporting Resources
Oracle Incentive Compensation Data Sheet
Oracle Communications on YouTube
Oracle Communications on Delicious
Oracle Communications on Facebook
Oracle Communications on Twitter
Oracle Communications on LinkedIn
About Oracle Communications Only Oracle?s software and systems span the communications industry technology landscape ? from carrier-grade servers, storage and IT infrastructure, to mission-critical business and operational support systems and service delivery platforms; from business intelligence applications and retail point-of-sale solutions to the Java platform running on more than two billion mobile and handheld devices. Oracle helps 100 of the world's top 100 service providers innovate and exploit new business models, build strong, profitable customer relationships, and streamline operations. For more information, visit http://www.oracle.com/communicationsAbout OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com. TrademarksOracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Info
Caroline Yu
Oracle +1.650.506.8920
caroline.yu@oracle.com |
Janice Hazen
O?Keefe & Company
+1.404.254.5881
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Monaco Telecom Extends Relationship with Oracle Communications
Monaco Telecom Extends Relationship with Oracle Communications Leading Communications Service Provider Launches Business Transformation Program Built on Oracle
Redwood Shores, CA ? July 29, 2010
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Monaco Telecom has selected Oracle Communications to assist in its business transformation program, Synergie, focused on convergence, customer-centricity and quality of service delivery. In order to offer fixed, mobile, internet and television services in the Principality, Monaco Telecom needed to simplify its complex architecture and provide it with the agility necessary to stay competitive. The company, already using Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management, will work with Oracle Communications Consulting to implement the latest upgrade. Monaco Telecom will also implement Oracle Communications Order and Service Management to deliver an integrated billing and provisioning system that spans the consumer and business mobile telephone, fixed telephone and internet protocol system markets. This will help Monaco Telecom to streamline its business practices, enabling the company to quickly introduce new offers, improve billing flexibility and provide visibility across the entire order lifecycle. Currently, Monaco Telecom captures customer information in more than 40 different interfaces connected to four billing systems, four databases and four different business reporting processes. However, with Synergie, Monaco Telecom is going to drive the reconstruction of its service delivery system through defining and formalising its customer operating modes. This will be achieved using best-practice industry standards and through integrating the functionalities of existing and new applications into one common multi-channel portal. Supporting Quotes ?This implementation will help Monaco Telecom adjust to rapidly changing market dynamics by enabling us to offer convergent services and ensuring predictable order fulfillment for an enhanced customer experience. Building a strong relationship with Oracle and Oracle Communications Consulting ensures we will receive the most effective solutions in the market to help maximise service delivery and operational efficiency,? said Martin Péronnet.? Chief Executive of Monaco Telecom. ?Our extended relationship with Monaco Telecom is testimony to the power Oracle delivers to the communications industry. We are pleased our products and services contribute strategically as Monaco Telecom transforms it business to best meet the changing demands of its customers,? said Gordon Rawling, director of EMEA marketing, Oracle Communications. Supporting Resources
Oracle Communications on YouTube
Oracle Communications on Delicious
Oracle Communications on Facebook
Oracle Communications on Twitter
Oracle Communications on LinkedIn
About Oracle Communications Only Oracle?s software and systems span the communications industry technology landscape ? from carrier-grade servers, storage and IT infrastructure, to mission-critical business and operational support systems and service delivery platforms; from business intelligence applications and retail point-of-sale solutions to the Java platform running on more than two billion mobile and handheld devices. Oracle helps 100 of the world's top 100 service providers innovate and exploit new business models, build strong, profitable customer relationships, and streamline operations. For more information, visit http://www.oracle.com/communicationsAbout OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com. TrademarksOracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Info
Caroline Yu Yespi
Oracle +1.650.506.8920
caroline.yu@oracle.com |
Denis Davies
CMG
+44 (0)20 7067 0462
ddavies@cmgrp.com |
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Dell and HP to Certify and Resell all Three Oracle Operating Systems ? Oracle Solaris, Oracle Enterprise Linux and Oracle VM ? on their x86 Server Computers
Dell and HP to Certify and Resell all Three Oracle Operating Systems ? Oracle Solaris, Oracle Enterprise Linux and Oracle VM ? on their x86 Server Computers
Redwood Shores, Calif. ? July 29, 2010 News Facts Oracle today announced Dell and HP will certify and resell Oracle Solaris, Oracle Enterprise Linux and Oracle VM on their respective x86 platforms. Customers will have full access to Oracle?s Premier Support for Oracle Solaris, Oracle Enterprise Linux and Oracle VM running on Dell and HP servers. This will enable fast and accurate issue resolution and reduced risk in a company?s operating environment. Customers who subscribe to Oracle Premier Support will benefit from Oracle?s continuing investment in Oracle Solaris, Oracle Enterprise Linux and Oracle VM and the resulting innovation in future updates. Supporting Quotes ?Oracle Solaris is the industry's #1 UNIX operating system, and is in demand across multiple x86 platforms,? said Oracle President Charles Phillips. ?Additionally, more and more customers are building virtual environments using Oracle Enterprise Linux and Oracle VM on x86 platforms. Today's announcement demonstrates Oracle?s commitment to openness and will provide Dell and HP customers with new levels of support, and immediate access to deep product expertise, limiting risk in their IT environment.? ?Dell provides customers with choice and flexibility by offering Solaris, Oracle Enterprise Linux and Oracle VM as well as other operating systems on its x86 servers,? said Joyce Mullen, Vice President of Global Alliances for Dell Inc. ?Our joint customers will be able to leverage our award-winning servers and the software assets from Oracle to build out robust, dependable and optimized IT platforms, helping them be more competitive while maximizing ROI on technology investments.? "Customers need to instantly adjust to dynamic business demands, but many have hardwired stacks of applications and infrastructure that can?t rapidly change,? said Paul Miller, vice president, Solutions and Strategic Alliances, Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking, HP. ?The combination of Oracle infrastructure software and HP ProLiant servers delivers outstanding performance, scalability and virtualization capabilities on x86 servers. Our joint customers can have complete confidence to grow their businesses while also controlling their costs.? Supporting Resources
Join the Oracle Community on Facebook
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN)
Connect with the Oracle Partner community at OPN on Twitter, OPN on Facebook, OPN on LinkedIn, and OPN on YouTube. About OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company. For more information about Oracle, visit oracle.com. TrademarkOracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Karen Tillman
Oracle
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Leupold & Stevens Benefits from a Clearer View of Business Operations with the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
Leupold & Stevens Benefits from a Clearer View of Business Operations with the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Jibe Consulting Assists Sports Optics Manufacturer with Complete IT Infrastructure Overhaul Leveraging Oracle Business Accelerators
Redwood Shores, Calif. ? July 29, 2010 News Facts To help position its growing sports optics manufacturing business for another 100 years of success, Leupold & Stevens, Inc. transformed its IT infrastructure by standardizing on the Oracle E-Business Suite. By replacing its inflexible enterprise resource planning (ERP) system with the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12, Leupold & Stevens has achieved major improvements in efficiency, information visibility and demand planning, leading to happier customers and additional revenue. With help from Jibe Consulting, a Platinum-level partner in the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), Leupold & Stevens deployed a range of modules from the Oracle E-Business Suite, including Oracle Discrete Manufacturing, Oracle Order Management, Oracle Warehouse Management, Oracle Mobile Supply Chain and Oracle Customer Relationship Management (CRM), as well as Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE). New IT System Promotes Growth, Increases Revenues A midsize, family-owned company in business for more than a century, Leupold & Stevens felt increasing pressure to strengthen its business processes to bolster competition against global conglomerates. The company had been using a legacy ERP system from Epicor/Avante, but problems upgrading the system led Leupold & Stevens to do a competitive review of IT solutions for manufacturers. After a comprehensive search for enterprise-class applications, Leupold & Stevens chose the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 over SAP. The Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 enables Leupold & Stevens to execute demand-based manufacturing, planning and inventory management, driving efficiencies and business results, including: More effective and accurate tracking of production and repair costs, revenues, discounts and product development costs; Reduction in the turnaround time of technical requests from six days to one day; Improved distribution center management for more agile response to sales order demand; Improved customer service due to accentuated repair planning and cost tracking; Real-time access to financial information and drill-down variance analysis that previously required manual compilation from Microsoft Excel downloads; and Approximately 10 times improvement in efficiency of the repair depot?s e-mail correspondence. These improvements helped Leupold & Stevens expand its lucrative custom products business with further growth anticipated. Supporting Quote ?To keep our business thriving for more than 100 years, our company has focused on not only creating and delivering the best products, but also offering our customers absolute satisfaction,? said Howard Werth, chief financial officer, Leupold & Stevens. ?The Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 provides a flexible, streamlined platform to manage demand, orders and customer needs ? helping our growing business continue to execute on these goals as we expand.? Supporting Resources
Oracle Business Accelerators
Oracle Software and Services for Midsize Companies
Oracle Midsize Customer Success Stories
About Oracle PartnerNetworkOracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success. To find out more visit http://www.oracle.com/partners. About Oracle ApplicationsOver 65,000 customers worldwide rely on Oracle's complete, open and integrated enterprise applications to achieve superior results. Oracle provides a secure path for customers to benefit from the latest technology advances that improve the customer software experience and drive better business performance. Oracle Applications Unlimited is Oracle's commitment to customer choice through continuous investment and innovation in current applications offerings. Oracle's next-generation Fusion Applications build upon that commitment, and are designed to work with and evolve Oracle's Applications Unlimited offerings. Oracle's lifetime support policy helps ensure customers will continue to have a choice in upgrade paths, based on their enterprise needs. For more information on the latest Oracle Applications releases go to: www.oracle.com/applications. About OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company. For more information about Oracle, visit oracle.com. TrademarksOracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Info
Danielle Cormier
Oracle
+1.610.766.3463
danielle.cormier@oracle.com |
Joan Levy
Blanc & Otus
+1.415.856.5110
jlevy@blancandotus.com |
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Oracle Launches Oracle + Sun Product Strategy Event Series
Oracle Launches Oracle + Sun Product Strategy Event SeriesWorldwide Tour Highlights Best Practices for Optimizing Data Center Efficiency
Redwood Shores, CA ? July 29, 2010 News Facts To outline its Oracle + Sun product strategy and to demonstrate how the Company can enable highly efficient data centers, Oracle announced the kick off of its Global Next-Generation Data Center Efficiency road show and Storage Summit event series. The Next-Generation Data Center road show began in Singapore on July 27 and will consist of nearly 100 events in more than 35 countries from July through November. The Storage Summit event series features nearly 100 global events and began on July 13 and also runs through November. Oracle executives and technology experts will outline the Oracle + Sun product strategy and share Oracle?s vision for a fully integrated and optimized data center. A keynote session will discuss the Oracle integrated Server and Storage Systems strategy, and follow-on sessions will focus on helping customers maximize data center resources and efficiency, and improve application performance and scale. Experts will discuss how customers can reduce costs and simplify management, while boosting performance, by using consolidation and virtualization, next- generation cloud deployment and integrated systems management. Experts will outline how customers can achieve cost savings using Oracle?s Sun Unified Storage high-speed products. They will also discuss how Oracle Database 11g can leverage tiered storage (tape and disk) functionality to achieve significant cost and performance benefits. The events will include customized content for each region, multiple tracks and a Q&A session. The Oracle + Sun product strategy delivers innovation through integration at every level of the data center?from application to disk. With its full stack of business software and hardware, Oracle continues to set new standards for efficiency, simplicity, performance and scalability. Register for the worldwide Next-Generation Data Center events here. Register for the worldwide Storage Summit events here. About OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise 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
Nicole Maloney
Oracle
+1.650.506.0806
nicole.maloney@oracle.com |
Letty Ledbetter Oracle
+1.650.506.8071
letty.ledbetter@oracle.com |
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Cox Communications Reduces Environmental Impact with Oracle
Cox Communications Reduces Environmental Impact with Oracle Provider Saves More Than Three and One-Third Tons of Paper with Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Content Management
Redwood Shores, Calif. ? July 29, 2010
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Cox Communications, Inc., a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company serving more than 6 million U.S. residences and businesses, has significantly reduced its carbon footprint with the help of Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Imaging and Process Management, a component of Oracle Content Management. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Cox Communications wanted to support Cox Conserves, an enterprise-wide initiative designed to strengthen the company?s sustainability leadership in the communications industry by reducing its carbon footprint by 20 percent. To support Cox Conserves, Cox Communications automated the entire procure-to-pay process by leveraging Oracle iProcurement to migrate corporate and cable-system level processes to ?one-touch? electronic processes that minimize paper use and increase efficiency across its high volume business. By capitalizing on Oracle?s Enterprise Application Documents strategy and the pre-integration between financial applications within the Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Imaging and Process Management, Cox Communications was able to migrate to electronic invoices whenever possible, including the establishment of a more robust electronic routing process, reducing company-wide paper-use by three and one-third tons, the equivalent of 19,740 pounds of CO2 emissions, within the first eight months. Additionally, by migrating to electronic processes, Cox Communications has been able to significantly increase efficiencies, reducing the cost of processing vendor invoices by up to 80 percent when using new processes and the number of account payable transactions by 26 percent. To further reduce its environmental impact, Cox Communications is leveraging the Oracle E-Business Suite to pilot a completely online business-to-business procurement process for high volume vendors, yielding access to a customized website to order pre-configured products, secure approvals and submit payment via an electronic invoice. In the future, Cox Communications intends to extend its new online procurement process to its top 650 suppliers, which represent half of the company?s invoice volume. Cox Communications is also currently using include Oracle Internet Expenses, Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, Oracle XML Gateway and Oracle Business Intelligence 11g. Supporting Quote ?We are making a huge company-wide push to reduce our environmental impact and set the benchmark for sustainability within the communications industry,? said Bill Fitzsimmons, vice president corporate finance and chief accounting officer, Cox Communications. ?In doing so, we have used the Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Imaging and Process Management as one of the solutions to replace many manual processes and eliminate the need for literally millions of sheets of paper. Within the first eight months alone, this has enabled us to increase efficiencies, reduces costs and save almost 20,000 pounds of CO2 emissions.? Supporting Resources
Oracle Imaging and Process Management
Oracle Applications to Enable an Eco-Enterprise
Oracle Communications on YouTube
Oracle Communications on Delicious
Oracle Communications on Facebook
Oracle Communications on Twitter
Oracle Communications on LinkedIn
About Oracle Applications
Over 65,000 customers worldwide rely on Oracle's complete, open and integrated enterprise applications to achieve superior results. Oracle provides a secure path for customers to benefit from the latest technology advances that improve the customer software experience and drive better business performance. Oracle Applications Unlimited is Oracle's commitment to customer choice through continuous investment and innovation in current applications offerings. Oracle's next-generation Fusion Applications build upon that commitment, and are designed to work with and evolve Oracle's Applications Unlimited offerings. Oracle's lifetime support policy helps ensure customers will continue to have a choice in upgrade paths, based on their enterprise needs. For more information on the latest Oracle Applications releases go to: www.oracle.com/applicationsAbout OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.TrademarksOracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Jessica Moore
Oracle
+1.415.244.6565
jessica.moore@oracle.com |
Joan Levy
Blanc & Otus
+1.415.856.5110
jlevy@blancandotus.com |
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Shoppers Stop Strengthens Sales Performance Capabilities with Oracle Data Integrator Enterprise Edition
Shoppers Stop Strengthens Sales Performance Capabilities with Oracle Data Integrator Enterprise Edition - Reduces time taken to refresh data from data warehouse from half a day to an hour
- Speeds up collation and cleansing of data for better sales decisions
- Sales reports are generated in as little as minutes as compared to hours previously
Mumbai, India - July 26, 2010 News Facts Shoppers Stop, a leader in the Indian retail sector and one of the pioneers of large format department stores chain, has deployed Oracle Data Integrator Enterprise Edition as a part of its enterprise data warehouse to enhance its performance capabilities. With Oracle Data Integrator, Shoppers Stop is able to reduce the time taken to refresh data to its data warehouse from half a day to one hour, which ensures managers receive timely sales, inventory and loyalty data. It helps the team load data in increments from multiple disparate systems into the data warehouse overnight, cleanse the data, and make it available to associates the next morning. In addition, they are able to better analyze which products are selling through its 30 stores in 13 cities, and also analyze customer-buying behaviour so they can maintain optimum inventory levels. With Oracle Data Integrator, the company?s sales teams are able to complete standard reports in minutes as compared to an hour with the previous technology platform. It has also helped improve Shopper?s Stop?s customer loyalty program, ?First Citizen?, that reaches out to nearly 1.7 million members. Supporting Quotes ?In a competitive landscape and growing segment such as retail, it is prudent to drive business enablement with technology to improve customer satisfaction?, said Arun Gupta, Customer Care Associate & Group Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Shoppers Stop Limited. ?IT helps optimise business and reduce operational IT budgets and Oracle has been a key component in helping us in our quest towards delivering value to business?. ?Oracle Data Integrator provided our managers with access to timely and accurate data. This helped them to better analyze the sales performance of their stores and develop marketing programs that target different customer segments,? said Avanoor Krishnakumar, Customer Care Associate & Deputy General Manager, Solutions and Technology Team, Shoppers Stop. ?The deployment has ensured superior capabilities in real time data movement, data transformations and higher data quality along with improved business intelligence by ensuring scalability, maximum performance and reduced total cost of ownership?. ?We are proud to partner with Shoppers Stop on their growth journey. The deployment of Oracle Data Integrator has enabled Shoppers Stop to quickly integrate vast amounts of data from disparate systems while reducing costs and improving efficiencies?, said Shailender Kumar, Vice President, Fusion Middleware, Oracle India. ?We realize managing information is the key in a highly competitive sector such as retail and Oracle Data Integrator Enterprise Edition offers an extensible architecture that meets present and future business integration and expansion needs.? Supporting Resources
Oracle Data Integrator Enterprise Edition
Oracle customer snapshot: Shoppers Stop About Oracle IndiaOracle entered India in 1987 and set up an India Development Centre in 1994. Today, Oracle has two India Development Centers as well as Indian hubs for Oracle's global support, consulting and financial services operations. Through its extensive network of partners under the Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialised, Oracle India markets the complete range of Oracle products and services across India. Oracle India has more than 7000 customers across the government and private sector. Oracle India is a major partner for E-Governance initiatives of Central and State Government bodies in India. The Oracle-HP E-Governance Centre of Excellence, Oracle Asia R & D Centre and Partner Solution Center are located at Oracle India?s head office in Gurgaon, near New Delhi. Oracle?s Retail Centre of Excellence is located in Bangalore. About OracleOracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company. For more information about Oracle, visit oracle.com. TrademarksOracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Info
Jeanette Tan Oracle Asia Pacific and Japan +65.6436.1257 jeanette.tan@oracle.com |
Vandana Shenoy Oracle India 9811551760 vandana.shenoy@oracle.com |
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