Oracle Press Release Netmania Gains Capability to Process 10 Million E-Tax Transactions Per Month by Upgrading to Oracle Database 11g Seoul, Korea - July 30, 2010 News Facts Netmania’s Sendbill, the #1 electronic invoice issuing service in Korea, upgraded to Oracle Database 11g with Oracle Real Application Clusters in anticipation of a significant increase in e-tax transactions in 2011, when it becomes compulsory for Korean companies to submit value-added tax (VAT) receipts electronically. Netmania chose Oracle for its high performance, reliability and scalability. The Sendbill application has run on Oracle Database since its launch in 2001. In addition to Sendbill, Netmania offers an e-tax package to companies that want to build their own customized e-tax system. The special e-tax package leverages Oracle infrastructure software, including Oracle Database 11g and Oracle Enterprise Linux. The open interfaces of the Oracle software enable companies to deploy their own e-tax system in as little as one to two days. Netmania also benefits from lowered total cost of ownership as Oracle developers and DBAs are widely available. Netmania also uses Oracle Advanced Security to encrypt all application data in the Oracle Database, boosting security without compromising database performance. Supporting Quotes “I have been working in the IT industry for close to 20 years and have only ever used Oracle Database. Along with Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle Database 11g offers the reliability and performance needed to power large transaction loads. People trust Oracle technology and are reassured when we tell them our systems run on Oracle,” said Je-hyeon Oh, Director, Development Division, Netmania. “We’re glad to contribute to the customer’s success by providing Netmania with Oracle Database 11g, said Dong-Soo Shin, Vice President, Technology Business Unit, Oracle Korea. “Oracle Database 11g provides outstanding stability, performance and availability for all mission-critical applications.” Supporting Resources Oracle Database 11g Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g Oracle Advanced Security Oracle Enterprise LinuxAbout Oracle

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Oracle Press Release Oracle Responds to HP Lawsuit

 

 

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., September 7, 2010

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) today issued the following statement: 

“Oracle has long viewed HP as an important partner,” said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. “By filing this vindictive lawsuit against Oracle and Mark Hurd, the HP board is acting with utter disregard for that partnership, our joint customers, and their own shareholders and employees.   The HP Board is making it virtually impossible for Oracle and HP to continue to cooperate and work together in the IT marketplace."

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Oracle Press Release Oracle Hires Mark Hurd as President

 

Hurd Joins Oracle’s Board of Directors

 

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. - September 6, 2010

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) today announced that Mark V. Hurd has joined Oracle as President and has been named to Oracle’s Board of Directors.  Mr. Hurd will report to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. 

 

“Mark did a brilliant job at HP and I expect he’ll do even better at Oracle,” said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. “There is no executive in the IT world with more relevant experience than Mark. Oracle’s future is engineering complete and integrated hardware and software systems for the enterprise. Mark pioneered the integration of hardware with software when Teradata was a part of NCR.”

“Mark is an outstanding executive and a proven winner,” said Oracle President Safra Catz. “I look forward to working with him for years to come. As Oracle continues to grow we need people experienced in operating a $100 billion business.”

 

“I believe Oracle’s strategy of combining software with hardware will enable Oracle to beat IBM in both enterprise servers and storage,” said Mark Hurd. “Exadata is just the beginning. We have some exciting new systems we are going to announce later this month at Oracle OpenWorld. I’m excited to be a part of the most innovative technology team in the IT industry.”

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Oracle Press Release Charles Phillips Resigns as President of Oracle

 

Phillips Also Resigns From Oracle Board of Directors  REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. - September 6, 2010

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) today announced that Charles Phillips has resigned his position as President and as a member of the board of directors. 

“Charles has evolved our field culture toward a more customer-centric organization and improved our top line consistency through a period of tremendous change and growth,” said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.  “When Charles approached me last December and expressed his desire to transition out of the company, I asked him to stay on through the Sun integration which has gone well.  We will miss his talent and leadership, but I respect his decision.”

 

“I want to thank Larry Ellison and the Oracle Board of Directors for the tremendous opportunity to be a part of an important and winning team for the last 29 quarters,” said Phillips.  “It has been an honor to work with them, Safra Catz, and the thousands of Oracle employees around the world who are committed to delivering high quality products and services to customers, and to be a part of one of the most innovative companies on the planet.”

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Oracle Press Release Agility Streamlines Worldwide HR Processes with Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 Global Logistics Provider Improves HR Visibility, Data Accuracy and Employee Efficiency Redwood Shores, Calif. – September 1, 2010News Facts To improve its capacity to quickly and reliably respond to the needs of its growing customer base, Agility, a global provider of integrated logistics, has standardized international human resources data and processes on the newest version of the Oracle E-Business Suite. By replacing numerous legacy systems with the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1, Agility is able to view an accurate snapshot of data on its 26,000 employees in 59 countries in seconds, saving time on reporting and promoting greater visibility into its company and resources. To drive this HR transformation, Agility’s deployed multiple components of the Oracle E-Business Suite Human Resources Management System, including Oracle Human Resources, Oracle Self-Service Human Resources, Oracle Performance Management and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition.Consolidated Data Reduces Reporting Time, Improves Accuracy After experiencing significant growth through acquisitions, Agility was struggling to make important personnel decisions in a timely manner as its multiple disparate legacy systems were preventing it from creating a single source of consistent HR data. Agility chose Oracle in June 2008. Working with Oracle Business Process Outsourcing Partner Caliber Point, Agility deployed a global enterprise-wide human resource management system with the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 in approximately nine months. With Oracle HR, Agility eliminated redundant data collection and maintenance across multiple systems, enabling it to: Reduce the time required to produce employee headcount reports from weeks to mere seconds; Eliminate redundant data entry to the active employee directory for creation, updates and termination of employee email accounts within 24 hours; and Increase collaboration and efficiency with the launch of an instantly available and automatically updated employee directory. Agility also deployed Oracle Performance Management 12.1, which it expects to enable objective setting for employees that can be linked to the organization’s strategic direction, creating a motivator for its employees and increased retention. As a result of improved data accuracy and increased employee efficiency gained from the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1, Agility expects to save approximately $5.3 million over five years.Supporting Quote “We needed to integrate our different systems to create a consolidated view of employee information that would support both our customer needs and business priorities,” said Ian G. Paisley, vice president, human resources information services, Agility. “With the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 for HR, we have a collaborative and flexible platform to keep employee information accurate and accessible, which will help our organization save time and resources – as well as millions of dollars.” Supporting Resources Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 Oracle E-Business Suite Human Resources Management System Podcast: Find out What's New in E-Business Suite HRMS 12.1 Customer snapshot: Agility Cuts Reporting Times with Consolidated HR Solution on Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1About 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/applications.

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Oracle Press Release Oracle Introduces Admission Applications Web Services for PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus SolutionsOpen Systems: Third Feature Pack Enhances Higher Education Student Application Processes Redwood Shores, Calif. – August 31 2010News Facts To help higher education institutions effectively manage extensive and diverse admissions application processes, Oracle has launched a new feature pack as a part of its Continuous Delivery Model for Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions. PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions 9.0 Feature Pack 3 includes Admission Applications Web Services (AAWS) which enable an online admissions application process with self-service capabilities for prospective students and administrators. AAWS enhance the service-oriented architecture (SOA) of Campus Solutions by providing more configurability and flexibility for higher education institutions. This edition follows the release of Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions 9.0 Feature Pack 2 which enhanced institution relations with both students and prospective students by fully integrating the Campus Solutions suite with PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM 9.1 for Higher Education and providing integration support for Campus Solutions Student Financials with Oracle E-Business Suite Financials. The Continuous Delivery Model of Campus Solutions enables higher education institutions to avoid disruptive major upgrades by delivering periodic application Feature Packs that provide new functionality to meet immediate needs.PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions 9.0 Feature Pack 3 Details Using AAWS, institutions can construct and deploy online applications while taking advantage of the integration and interoperability offered by Web services. Once assigned a unique user name, applicants can enter important information such as personal data, intended academic area of study or residency while being able to save their progress and return any number of times until they have completed their work and are ready to submit. Subsequently, administrators can view, manage application data and track the progress of all active admission applications. Considering the variability of admissions applications throughout the world, AAWS provide institutions with the flexibility to select and customize online data entry to fit their needs. By having complete control over the format and composition of the application, institutions can incorporate their unique admissions criteria – down to particular colleges or programs – into the admissions database. Because PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions with Feature Pack 3 has self-service capabilities, it is critical to prevent duplicate data entry, which could occur as so many prospective students have access to the system. Configuration options delivered with AAWS allow for automatic search/match processing every time a user saves or submits an admissions application, significantly reducing the chance of duplicates. As a part of the admissions process, institutions typically receive multiple types of information about an applicant from external sources. AAWS are formatted to move multiple data records from any external file into the Campus Solutions database, regardless of the type of system or source, reducing the administrative burden of converting information. For instance, institutions can easily import their applicants’ standardized test scores into the admissions database.Supporting Quotes “After reviewing Admission Applications Web Services as part of Feature Pack 3 for Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions, I believe using AAWS will enable us to improve our ability to provide online admission applications, streamlining all processes involved,” said Debbie Littlefield, senior assistant dean of admissions, Marquette University. “Feature Pack 3 for PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions will enable higher education institutions to make online application processes much more dynamic and provide applicants with access to the system more quickly,” said Jason McIntyre, business analyst, student business solutions, The Australian National University. “Oracle’s Admission Applications Web Services will provide higher education institutions with a very good platform on which to build an applications system, while delivering a good return on our investment in other Oracle and PeopleSoft products and support staff,” said Ian Holmes, senior manager, student records product advisory group and SI-net projects, University of Queensland. “In many ways, the application process is the first impression an institution makes on a potential student. It is vital for schools to demonstrate a streamlined process that is easy to use from an applicant standpoint and easy to manage from an institution standpoint. Feature Pack 3 and Admission Applications Web Services provide the flexibility to customize the admissions process to an institution’s needs while delivering the tools to organize an abundance of data efficiently, helping schools recruit the best students possible,” said Mark Armstrong, vice president, Oracle Higher Education.Supporting Resources Oracle in Higher Education Release: Oracle Launches New Continuous Delivery Model for PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions Release: Oracle Announces General Availability of PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM for Higher Education 9.1About Oracle

Oracle (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.

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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/applications.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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Oracle Press Release Oracle Unveils Next-Generation Servers to Enhance Communications ServicesNew Sun Netra Servers and Blades Extend Oracle’s Leadership with Most Complete, Open and Integrated Hardware and Software Portfolio for Communications Service Providers Redwood Shores, Calif. – August 31, 2010News Facts Extending its leadership in the communications industry, Oracle announced the introduction of two new Sun Netra servers that help network equipment providers and communications service providers keep pace with rapidly growing demands for new services such as 3G- and 4G-wireless data and voice-over-IP. The Sun Netra servers expand Oracle’s complete, open and integrated portfolio of industry-leading software and hardware for the communications industry, including carrier-grade SPARC and x86-based blade and rack servers, storage and networking infrastructure. Sun Netra servers, combined with the Oracle Database 11g, Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware, provide a comprehensive hardware and software foundation for communications infrastructure. Coupled with the mission-critical Oracle Solaris operating system, Sun Netra servers deliver extremely high reliability and scalability for running demanding communications services with 24x7 availability. Oracle’s Sun Netra CP3270 Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA) blade server meets the increasing requirements for greater performance and memory-in-infrastructure networks while also maintaining a low power and thermal footprint to cut operating costs for mission-critical environments. Oracle’s Sun Netra X4270 AC and DC carrier-grade rack server features high performance and unprecedented density in a rugged, energy-efficient and compact form.Sun Netra CP3270 ATCA Server Details Enhancing the performance of the previous generation of x86 ATCA blade servers, the Sun Netra CP3270 ATCA server is designed to enhance application performance while reducing the overall system power and cooling demands. The server has earned Network Equipment-Building System (NEBS) level 3-certification, meeting stringent specifications for fire suppression, high temperature environments and vibration resistance for earthquakes. To help communications service providers maintain network efficiency as data usage continues to grow, the Sun Netra CP3270 ATCA supports 32GB of accessible memory through eight Dual In-line Memory Module (DIMM) slots. The server is easy to manage and runs Oracle Solaris, Oracle Enterprise Linux, OracleVM and other operating systems and virtualization infrastructure software.Sun Netra X4270 Server Details The Sun Netra X4270 doubles computing resources and reduces system power and cooling requirements over previous generation systems, helping improve network cost efficiencies. The server’s 18 DIMM slots make it ideally suited for memory-intensive applications, such as Oracle TimesTen In-Memory database, and support for eight central processing unit (CPU) cores doubles the number of compute threads when compared to previous Sun Netra x86 servers. The Sun Netra X4270 is NEBS level 3-certified, reducing risk for mission-critical workloads. The server is easy to manage and runs Oracle Solaris, Oracle Enterprise Linux, OracleVM, and other operating systems and virtualization infrastructure software.Supporting Quotes “Communications service providers are under constant pressure to increase operational efficiency and maximize revenue. Coupled with our number-one position in communications software, Oracle’s new Sun Netra servers are designed to deliver greater performance and memory capacity while lowering power consumption and overall cost,” said Dan Ford, vice president of product marketing, Oracle Communications. “Oracle’s Sun Netra carrier-grade servers are a key component of our service provider solutions, which run mission-critical applications like new converged services, media gateway controllers and subscriber data management. The Sun Netra servers provide high performance and energy efficiency, enabling us to deliver differentiated solutions cost effectively to our customers,” said Kumar Vishwanathan, vice president of engineering and chief architect, Sonus Networks. Supporting Resources Oracle in Communications Sun Netra Carrier-Grade Servers Oracle Communications on YouTube Oracle Communications on Delicious Oracle Communications on Facebook Oracle Communications on Twitter Oracle Communications on LinkedInAbout 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/communications

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Oracle Press Release Oracle Announces Availability of Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0, Key Component of Oracle Utilities Smart Meter Platform Redwood Shores, Calif. – August 30, 2010 News Facts Oracle announced the availability of Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0, a key component of the Oracle Utilities Smart Meter Platform, which helps utilities manage the vast quantity of customer energy and water consumption data gathered from smart meter deployments. With Oracle Utilities Smart Meter Platform, utilities can organize consumption data and turn it into actionable intelligence – improving service, controlling operational costs and responding appropriately to meter-related events and alerts. Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0 sits at the platform’s core and verifies, stores, processes and formats the data, providing every utility department, application and business process with the metering information it needs. Key Features and Benefits Through this new version, Oracle has resolved the integration challenges that exist in the industry today between customer information systems and meter data management systems. Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0 minimizes data duplication and interoperates with Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing, enabling, for example, a customer service representative to easily access the data required to resolve customer queries without having to jump between applications. With Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0, utilities can still leverage custom, legacy systems with a more simplified IT architecture, which supports the move to time-of-use, intraday or real-time pricing initiatives. The software enables utilities to retain the key flexibility needed to configure an IT system to meet the goals of any smart grid initiative. Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0 features a centralized device portal that delivers maximum flexibility to all users across the organization. It enables customer service representatives to easily review current and historical usage, while also allowing field service technicians to view metering activity details and manage meter reading schedules. The device portal also contains tools that help utilities view/edit interval data, look for signs of tampering or theft, view/analyze audit records and examine weather patterns to determine usage variations from one time period to another. Within the next 12 months, Oracle plans to include the following applications in Oracle Utilities Smart Meter Platform: Oracle Utilities Business Intelligence for Meter Data Management, Oracle Utilities Smart Grid Gateway and full support of communication to customers regarding usage and efficiency programs. The Oracle Utilities Smart Meter Platform enables utilities to choose only the products and services they need to meet today’s requirements while providing a solid foundation to add new functionality when needed. Supporting Quotes “Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management’s robust interval data capabilities are important for enabling our key business processes. The software’s interoperability with multiple Oracle solutions should give us the scalability and functionality we need to achieve our goals as one of the United Kingdom’s leading energy companies,” said Mike Ballard, senior solutions architect, EDF Energy. “Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0 – a component application of the Oracle Utilities Smart Meter Platform – is a true enterprise metering solution that enables utilities to organize vast quantities of consumption data generated by smart meters and turn it into intelligence that helps them run their business more effectively across every department. It ultimately helps empower customers to effectively monitor and manage their energy and water use,” said Stephan Scholl, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities.Supporting Resources Oracle Utilities Oracle Smart Grid Software Oracle Utilities Blog Oracle Utilities on Facebook Oracle Utilities on LinkedIn Oracle Utilities on Twitter Oracle Utilities YouTube ChannelAbout Oracle Utilities

Oracle Utilities delivers proven software applications that help utilities of all types and sizes achieve competitive advantage, business performance excellence and a lower total cost of technology ownership. Oracle Utilities integrates industry-specific customer care and billing, network management, work and asset management, mobile workforce management and meter data management applications with the capabilities of Oracle’s industry-leading enterprise applications, business intelligence tools, middleware and database technologies. The software enables customers to adapt more nimbly to market deregulation, meet ever-evolving customer demands and deliver on environmental conservation commitments. Additionally, Oracle Utilities helps utilities prepare for smart metering and smart grid initiatives that enhance efficiency and provide critical intelligence metrics that can help drive more-informed energy and water usage decisions for consumers and businesses. For more information, visit www.oracle.com/goto/utilities.

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Oracle Press Release The Oracle Education Foundation Invites Students and Teachers to Join ThinkQuest International Competition 2011Students are Challenged to Think, Create and Innovate Redwood Shores, California, August 26, 2010 The ThinkQuest International Competition 2011, sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation (OEF), is now open to teams of students worldwide. The competition challenges students, up to age 22, to solve a real-world problem by applying their critical thinking, communication, and technology skills. This year, OEF has introduced some exciting changes that will capture the creative spirit of even more students than before. The introduction of two new events considerably broadens the choice of technologies students may use to create their entries. Moreover, the emphasis on problem-solving serves to inspire participants to tackle real-world challenges and produce solutions that benefit others. Participants may enroll in three events: ThinkQuest Projects, Digital Media and Application Development. In the ThinkQuest Projects event, participants will use ThinkQuest Projects, a hosted environment where students produce web-based learning projects, to create their entry. In the Digital Media event, participants will use digital media tools to produce a blog/journal, website, animation, public service announcement, photo essay, video, or some combination of these items. In the Application Development event, participants will develop a web-based application or game using their choice of programming language from a select list. Teams have eight months to develop and submit their entries by the April 27, 2011 deadline. Professional educators from around the world will judge all entries. Qualifying entries will be published in the ThinkQuest Library, the world’s largest online repository of student-developed learning projects that is visited by millions of learners each month. Prizes include laptop computers, a trip to ThinkQuest Live, hosted in the San Francisco Bay Area, and monetary grants for the coach’s school, or organization. More than 4,700 teams from 83 countries participated in the last competition cycle. Full details of the ThinkQuest International Competition 2011 are available at http://www.thinkquest.org/competition. Supporting Quotes “Our experience shows that when students collaborate on subjects about which they care deeply, they produce inspiring work,” said Brad Saffer, Vice President, Oracle Corporate Citizenship.  “We encourage teachers and students to take part in this powerful learning experience and look forward to seeing the results of their efforts.” “ThinkQuest has profoundly changed my classroom. It enables students to collaborate on authentic problems and engage with the community to create websites that showcase their learning on a global stage. Through this process, they're learning important 21st century skills, such as how to engage in digital conversations, create valuable shared content, and find partners beyond their borders," said Jeanne Paulus, teacher and multi-award winning ThinkQuest coach.Supporting Resources ThinkQuest Previous ThinkQuest International Competition Winning Sites Oracle Education Foundation Become a fan of ThinkQuest on Facebook View the Oracle Education Foundation YouTube channelAbout the Oracle Education Foundation

The Oracle Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization funded by Oracle. It delivers ThinkQuest, an online learning platform that helps students develop important 21st century skills, including communication, critical thinking, and technology skills. ThinkQuest includes a project environment that supports collaborative learning; technology competitions that challenge students to solve real-world problems; the award-winning ThinkQuest Library, a learning resource visited by millions; and professional development for educators. For more information, visit http://www.oraclefoundation.org.

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Oracle Press Release Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking Achieves Industry Leading Results with Oracle Exadata V2 Benchmark Redwood Shores, Calif. – August 26, 2010News Facts Oracle today announced that the Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking System running on Oracle Exadata V2 – The First Database Machine for OLTP -- achieved outstanding benchmark results. This benchmark demonstrates Oracle’s unmatched ability to engineer applications, middleware, database, operating systems, servers and storage to deliver industry leading performance and value to meet the rigorous processing needs of the world’s largest financial institutions.Benchmark Results The benchmark tested the system against account volumes found amongst the world’s largest retail banks. Oracle FLEXCUBE running on Oracle Exadata V2 achieved outstanding results -- successfully processing 100 million accounts. This benchmark was designed to model month-end processing, which sees some of the heaviest workloads in a bank. The benchmark was completed in 4 hours and 23 minutes. Compared to previous benchmarks in this category, the results running on Oracle Exadata V2 are 3 - 5 times faster. Many banks running such high volumes today run on legacy distributed environments. The integration of Oracle FLEXCUBE running on Oracle Exadata V2 offers banks the ability to progressively transform their operations on a modern business infrastructure, capable of meeting their long-term business needs. This benchmark utilized a full rack Oracle Exadata Database Machine, in place of a “conventional' configuration of at least 4 - 5 cabinets of server and disparate storage racks to deliver similar performance, which can translate to significant cost reductions for the datacenter in terms of infrastructure management, power utilization and space. Oracle Exadata V2, which is designed for extreme performance, enables financial institutions to meet rapidly growing data processing demands by delivering up to 50 gigabytes/second of raw I/O bandwidth. With Oracle FLEXCUBE and Oracle Exadata V2, financial institutions can scale seamlessly to meet escalating transactional volume requirements. A building block methodology with complete, built-in redundancy enables the Oracle Exadata Database Machine to quickly and easily scale to virtually any size.Supporting Quotes “Our customers require a partner that can deliver fully integrated, best-of-breed hardware, applications and technology that address their rigorous business requirements. This benchmark reflects Oracle’s continued ability to developing the most innovative, industry-leading solutions -- helping drive growth, value and profitability for financial institutions worldwide. The integration of our industry leading banking software (FLEXCUBE) with the First Database Machine for OLTP (Exadata V2) is a clear differentiator,” said Frank Brienzi, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Financial Services Global Business Unit at Oracle. “The benchmark of Oracle FLEXCUBE on Oracle Exadata V2 demonstrates the power of our combined solutions to scale to meet even the most demanding transactional environments in the financial services industry,” said Kapil Gupta, Senior Vice President, Banking Products Division, Oracle Financial Services. “The results illustrate Oracle’s differentiation to our customers and our ability to provide our customers with the agility needed to meet their business challenges and pursue new opportunities.” Supporting Resources Oracle in Financial Services Oracle FLEXCUBE Oracle Exadata V2 Follow Oracle Financial Services on Twitter Join the Oracle Financial Services Community on FacebookAbout Oracle

Oracle 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.

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Oracle Press Release Oracle CEO Larry Ellison to Join Oracle Executive Vice President Thomas Kurian in JavaOne Keynote to Discuss the Future of Java Redwood Shores, Calif. – August 23, 2010
News Facts Oracle announced today that the JavaOne 2010 opening keynote will feature Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Oracle Executive Vice President Thomas Kurian, who will discuss the company’s vision and strategy for Java. JavaOne will take place September 19-23, 2010, and will feature more than 400 sessions; including more than 100 Birds of a Feather sessions and several hands-on labs. JavaOne will run concurrently with Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, and attendees will have access to all Oracle OpenWorld keynotes, exhibition halls, the Oracle Users Forum (which will include Java User Groups, the MySQL Sunday program, and networking and evening events.) JavaOne offers a unique opportunity to learn about Oracle’s strategy for the Java platform. Attendees will also hear from industry leaders and Java technology experts on a wide range of technical topics from the core Java platform and Java Platform - Enterprise Edition, to mobile and embedded, to JavaFX. Java continues to be a popular open-standards-based development platform, with more than 9 million developers writing Java-based programs. Java powers 97 percent of enterprise desktop computers, nearly 3 billion mobile phones, 5 billion Java Cards and 80 million TV devices. Register for JavaOne 2010Supporting Quote

“JavaOne will have more sessions, greater focus on pure Java topics and more compelling content,” said Rick Schultz, vice president, Oracle Product Marketing. “We look forward to sharing all of this with the global developer community and making JavaOne 2010 the best to date.”

Supporting Resources JavaOne and Oracle Develop Registration JavaOne JavaOne on Twitter I love Java on Facebook JavaOne on Facebook JavaOne on LinkedIn JavaOne Group on Oracle Mix Oracle OpenWorldAbout Oracle

Oracle (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.

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Oracle

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Oracle Press Release Retail Industry Executives to Discuss Complete Solutions and Breakthrough Technologies at Oracle® OpenWorld 2010Retail-Specific Program Expands to Include More Than 30 Sessions and Networking Events Redwood Shores, CA – August 23, 2010
News Facts Retail executives will gather at the upcoming Oracle OpenWorld conference, September 19 – 23, 2010 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, to share new ways to leverage Oracle technology to enable retail business strategies. As part of a series of more than 30 sessions, demonstrations and networking events focused on retail trends and applications, executives from AutoNation, Lowe’s, Office Depot, Rent-a-Center, RSR Research, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, multi-channel retailer B2W and Brazilian department store retailer Lojas Renner will present on using Oracle technology, database and applications to support their retail business strategies. Quick service restaurant leaders including Chipotle, Jack in the Box and Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. will present case studies on using Oracle Applications to help grow their restaurant chains and improve performance. Also at Oracle OpenWorld, Oracle Retail Senior Vice President and General Manager Duncan Angove will present a new vision for retail during a general session sponsored by HCL AXON. Retail is among the most IT-intensive and turbulent businesses in the world, and today’s consumer environment provides unprecedented opportunities for retailers to create stronger connections with core customers through innovation. The Oracle Retail team will demonstrate the impact of Web 2.0 technology on every aspect of the retail enterprise, from new mobile commerce applications to providing merchants and executives with anytime/anywhere access to business analytics to help make intelligent decisions that impact sales today. Retail@Work, a popular showcase of Oracle Retail solutions at work in a real store environment, will return to the Oracle OpenWorld bookstore. Here, retail executives see Oracle Retail applications and technology in action through real and virtual transactions, and talk to Oracle Retail stores solutions experts about the application suite. A retail demonstration area and networking lounge will provide attendees an opportunity to see new retail features and functionality, and talk to the product experts behind Oracle’s renowned retail applications. Oracle also will host Leaders Circle, an invitation-only program that gives C-level executives an opportunity to meet with Oracle executives. Oracle OpenWorld provides a spectrum of content from super users to executives with insight into Oracle’s product and business strategy for the retail industry and to foster discussion on how Oracle can continue to support its customers’ retail business needs across the enterprise.Supporting Quote “Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco affords us a unique opportunity to share our vision and discuss the complete hardware and software solutions that enable new retail strategies. We anticipate valuable dialogue with our customers as they meet and exchange ideas,” said Duncan Angove, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Retail Global Business Unit. Supporting Resources Oracle OpenWorld Global CIO: Oracle’s Top Ten Retail Insights a Must-Read for All CIOs Join the Oracle Retail community on Facebook Insight-Driven Retailing Blog Oracle Retail YouTube Channel Follow Oracle Retail on Twitter Oracle Retail Customer Success Oracle in RetailAbout Oracle Retail

Oracle is the number one provider of innovative and comprehensive industry software solutions for retailers – enabling organizations to serve their customers better by applying insight into daily business decisions for more profitable results. With software that provides supply chain, operations, merchandising, store systems, and optimization as well as enterprise applications and infrastructure software, Oracle partners with the world’s leading retail companies, including 20 of the 20 top retailers worldwide, to transform the economics of their businesses.

About Oracle

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Oracle Press Release Oracle Delivers Industry’s Most Complete and Integrated Desktop-to-Datacenter Virtualization Portfolio Company Outlines Benefits of Virtualization Integrated from Applications to Disk Redwood Shores, Calif. – August 19, 2010 News Facts Today at an online event, Oracle’s Edward Screven, Chief Corporate Architect, and John Fowler, Executive Vice President, Systems, outlined Oracle’s virtualization strategy and why Oracle Virtualization delivers more value than VMware. The event highlights how Oracle Virtualization, the most complete and integrated virtualization solutions portfolio, enables customers to go beyond simple server consolidation to virtualize and manage their full hardware and software stack, from desktop-to-datacenter. Oracle offers unmatched breadth in server virtualization options, including Oracle VM Server for x86, Oracle VM Server for SPARC, Oracle Solaris Containers and Dynamic Domains. Oracle continues to enhance its virtualization products on all fronts including four recently announced new desktop virtualization offerings: Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.2, Oracle Sun Ray Software 5, Oracle VM Virtual Box 3.2 and Sun Ray 3 Plus Client. In addition, the recent release of Oracle WebLogic Suite Virtualization Option and Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder, both running on Oracle VM, allows customers to dramatically speed up and simplify application deployment—including in cloud computing environments. Oracle’s application aware virtualization goes beyond VMware’s hypervisor-only approach by providing virtualization technologies, the applications that run within, and integrated management—addressing the entire stack from applications to disk. Oracle Virtualization – Helping Transform Datacenters into Service Providers

By providing the industry’s most complete virtualization, with integrated management and support, Oracle helps customers quickly and efficiently deploy and manage complete application stacks. Oracle Virtualization includes:

Oracle Server Virtualization: Designed for efficiency and optimized for performance, Oracle Server Virtualization technologies enable improved consolidation ratios, cost savings and application performance. Oracle VM Server for x86 Oracle VM Server for SPARC Oracle Solaris Containers Oracle VM Templates Dynamic Domains Oracle Desktop Virtualization: Oracle’s comprehensive desktop virtualization solutions, from secure thin client devices to highly optimized virtual desktop infrastructure software, offer ease of administration, high security and enhanced user access. Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Oracle’s Sun Ray Clients Oracle Sun Ray Software Oracle Secure Global Desktop Oracle VM VirtualBox Oracle Storage and Middleware Virtualization: Integrated solutions such as Oracle’s storage virtualization and middleware virtualization technologies help organizations gain performance, flexibility, and better utilize existing infrastructure to reduce space, power, and cooling requirements. Oracle Exadata Oracle Automatic Storage Management Oracle VM Storage Connect Sun Unified Storage Middleware Virtualization Oracle Virtualization Management: The cost and effort of managing, monitoring and provisioning virtual environments can be expensive and taxing on IT departments. Oracle Enterprise Manager provides the most comprehensive and integrated solution for managing applications and infrastructure across physical and virtual environments, including multi-architecture support for both x86 and SPARC. Oracle Exadata Oracle VM Manager Oracle Enterprise Manager Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops CenterSupporting Quote "Unlike other vendors who provide virtualization solutions focused solely on the infrastructure layer and consolidation, Oracle Virtualization focuses on making applications easier to deploy, manage, and support – from the desktop to the datacenter,” said, Edward Screven, Oracle Chief Corporate Architect. “By taking a holistic approach that addresses all layers of the enterprise datacenter, Oracle Virtualization can help companies transform into effective service providers that support business priorities, increase performance and reliability, and reduce costs and inefficiencies.” Supporting Resources Register for the online event now, sessions begin at 9:00am PDT. On demand versions will also be available. Oracle Virtualization Oracle Virtualization Blog Oracle Virtualization on Twitter Oracle Virtualization Newsletter Oracle Magazine Article: The Virtual EnterpriseAbout Oracle

Oracle (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.

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Teri Whitaker
Oracle
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Blanc & Otus
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Oracle Press Release Oracle OpenWorld 2010 Highlights New Opportunities for Partner Success with Full Line-Up of Partner-Driven Sessions and Events Oracle PartnerNetwork Forum, Pavilions, Awards and Partner-Only Sessions Provide Opportunity for Partners to Showcase Innovations and Gain New Strategies for Driving Business Growth Through Specialization Redwood Shores, Calif. – August 18, 2010News Facts Further enabling partners with the information and resources they need to specialize, differentiate and achieve better business results, Oracle today announced a full line-up of partner events and activities at Oracle OpenWorld 2010 in San Francisco. The week kicks off with the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Forum, and will be followed by a series of Partner Pavilions and partner-only sessions, throughout the conference that will allow partners to share successes, showcase solutions and capabilities, increase customer and prospect visibility, and learn about new opportunities for business growth with Oracle. During Oracle OpenWorld, Oracle will also hand out global and regional awards recognizing partners from around the globe for their innovation and business achievements. Partners can collaborate and extend the conversation before, during and after the show by connecting with the Oracle Partner community at OPN on Twitter, OPN on Facebook, OPN on LinkedIn, and OPN on YouTube.Oracle PartnerNetwork Forum The OPN Forum provides a venue for Oracle partners to learn about new innovations in the OPN Specialized program directly from Oracle executives, as well as hear more about unique regional opportunities. The event, to be held on Sunday, September 19 in Moscone South, will feature a discussion on Oracle strategy and vision with top Oracle executives. Oracle senior vice president of worldwide channel and alliances, Judson Althoff, will also share insights on Oracle’s FY11 channel vision and outline how partners can strengthen their market opportunities with Oracle. Throughout the one-day event, partners will gain valuable information, contacts and resources in a series of breakout sessions developed to help partners achieve specialization and better build, market and sell Oracle-based solutions. In addition, partners can join Special Interest Group meetings for Database, Middleware, Applications, Project Portfolio Management, Servers and Storage, Software-as-a Service, Partnering with Oracle in the Cloud, Solaris, Linux and Java, amongst others.Partner Pavilions at Oracle OpenWorld Oracle OpenWorld Pavilions allow partners to showcase their expertise and specialized solutions based on Oracle technology. Partner pavilions will include: CRM On Demand Pavilion: Discover how partners are delivering proven customer success and helping organizations extend their investments in Oracle CRM On Demand. Hyperion Pavilion: This track will introduce and provide an update on Oracle's Hyperion performance management applications and demonstrate how partners are working with customers to drive better business value with Oracle Hyperion solutions. JD Edwards Pavilion: The JD Edwards track will provide an opportunity for users to learn about partner product solutions that complement and enhance their JD Edwards portfolio. Project Portfolio Management Pavilion: In this track, Oracle partner experts will showcase their best-in-class solutions for project and portfolio management. Virtualization and Cloud Pavilion: Attendees can learn more about Oracle and partner cloud and virtualization solutions, and how they can meet their specific requirements and increase business effectiveness.Oracle PartnerNetwork Lounge The Oracle PartnerNetwork, located in Moscone South Room 100, is available to partners throughout the week. The lounge will include meeting spaces, demo kiosks, OPN information stations, and a special area for blogging/vlogging in the OPN Video Blogging Room, as well as opportunities to network with Oracle and other partners.Partner-Only Sessions Partner-only sessions will provide key information on how to work with Oracle to improve business results. Sessions will include: Top Five Strategies for Growing Your Business with Oracle Software and Sun Hardware How to Register Deals, Leverage the Competency Center, and Use OPN Tools How to Work with Oracle's Global Business Units Get Specialized: Resources to Get You Started Partnering with Oracle in the Cloud Supporting Quote “The Oracle PartnerNetwork Forum was designed to deliver the information, resources and intelligence our partner community needs to achieve growth and differentiation with Oracle,” said Judson Althoff, senior vice president, Worldwide Alliances and Channels, Oracle. “This year’s program will continue to highlight how partners can achieve success through specialization, deliver new strategies and techniques for FY11 and provide the insight customers need to better build, market and sell Oracle technologies – from application-to-disk.” Supporting Resources Oracle OpenWorld Oracle PartnerNetwork at Oracle OpenWorld Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) OPN Specialized Judson Althoff blog Connect with the Oracle Partner community at OPN on Twitter, OPN on Facebook, OPN on LinkedIn, and OPN on YouTube.About Oracle

Oracle (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.

About Oracle PartnerNetwork

Oracle 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 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.

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Oracle
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Kristin Reeves
Blanc & Otus
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Oracle Press Release Oracle Delivers World Record Price/Performance Result with TPC-C BenchmarkOracle® Database 11g Running on an HP ProLiant Server Demonstrates Exceptional Value Redwood Shores, Calif. – August 17, 2010 News Facts Today, Oracle® Database 11g Standard Edition One delivered a world record price/performance result with the TPC-C benchmark(1). Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition One running on an HP ProLiant ML350 G6 server with a single six-core Intel® Xeon® X5650 2.67 GHz processor with Oracle Enterprise Linux set a world record TPC-C price/performance result of $0.39/tpmC with a performance result of 290,040 tpmC. Oracle continues to hold the TPC-C world records in both major categories – performance(2) and price/performance(1). In the TPC-C price/performance category, Oracle has delivered the top three results(1, 3, 4). These record results were achieved on Oracle Enterprise Linux and Windows. Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition One is an affordable, full-featured database for servers with up to two sockets. It provides enterprise-class performance and security, is simple to manage, can easily scale as demand increases, and is upwardly compatible with other Oracle Database editions. Supporting Quote "Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition One continues to demonstrate exceptional performance and price/performance, as showcased in this benchmark result,” said Juan Loaiza, senior vice president, Systems Technology, Oracle. "Along with its renowned performance and reliability, customers have the ability to easily upgrade as requirements grow, making Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition One an ideal solution for many cost-conscious organizations." Supporting Resources Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition One Oracle Database 11g Download Oracle Database 11g. Terms conditions and restrictions apply. About TPC-CAbout Oracle

Oracle (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.As of August 16, 2010. Source: Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC), www.tpc.org: (1) HP ProLiant ML350 G6 server, 290,040 tpmC, $0.39/tpmC, 4.22 Watts/KtpmC, available 08/16/10. (2) 12-Node SPARC Enterprise T5440 server cluster, 7,646,486 tpmC, $2.36/tpmC, available 3/19/10.(3) Dell PowerEdge T710 server, 239,392 tpmC, $0.50/tpmC, available 11/18/09(4) HP ProLiant ML350 G6 server, 232,002 tpmC, $0.54USD/tpmC, available 5/21/09.Contact Info

Teri Whitaker
Oracle
+1.650.506.9914
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Blanc & Otus
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Oracle Press Release Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.2 Now Available New Scalability, Multimedia, and Administration Enhancements Enable Improved Performance and Lower Costs Redwood Shores, Calif. – August, 11, 2010 News Facts Furthering its commitment to desktop virtualization, Oracle announced the newly released Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.2. Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a complete management, hosting and access solution for virtualized desktops hosted in the datacenter. By enabling standardized virtual desktop images, Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure helps reduce administration overhead, lower total cost of ownership and increase security. New features in Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.2 include global hot-desking, multi-company capabilities, enhanced video and audio capabilities and administrative enhancements. Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.2 is part of Oracle Virtualization, the industry’s most complete virtualization portfolio – from desktop-to-datacenter.Complete Management, Hosting and Access for Virtual Desktops

Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.2 provides:

Scalability enhancements: Global hot-desking, allows administrators to link multiple, global datacenters and helps ensure a high quality user experience, regardless of location; The ability to redirect requests to alternate sites if a datacenter is unavailable, providing enhanced disaster recovery; Multi-company capability, enabling one deployment to share resources and serve multiple domains and directories, helping service providers and large enterprises with complex directory services architectures. Multimedia improvements: Enhanced video support provides smoother video playback on all supported virtual desktop operating systems; Audio-in support allows users to send audio to their Windows XP virtual desktops. Administration enhancements and optimizations: Built-in Windows virtual desktop provisioning offers a faster and simpler alternative to third party tools; Desktop re-provisioning allows the underlying Windows virtual desktop images to be updated while preserving user settings and data, making operating system updates easier and conserving disk space; Memory sharing and memory ballooning for Windows virtual desktops increases virtual machine density, and enables better utilization of server resources with dynamic virtual machine memory management. This helps provide an optimum balance between high consolidation ratios and high performance; Enhanced backup, notification, and storage with integrated backup and restore of Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure server settings, new system alarms and search options, and enhancements to storage utilization. Additionally, Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.2 offers the broadest choice of virtual desktop operating systems including Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Oracle Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop; a built-in virtualization host optimized for virtual machines running desktop operating systems, which can also integrate with VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V; and support for Oracle Sun Ray Clients and most modern PC and Macs.Supporting Quote "This release of Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure is further evidence of Oracle’s commitment to providing a complete portfolio of virtualization solutions that helps reduce costs and leverages existing IT resources,” said Wim Coekaerts, senior vice president, Linux and Virtualization Engineering, Oracle. “The latest Improvements in scalability, multimedia, and administration can help remove the barrier to entry for organizations considering virtual desktop architectures, and allow them to increase IT efficiency and flexibility.” Supporting Resources Download Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.2. Terms, conditions and restrictions apply. Oracle Desktop Virtualization Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Information Center Oracle's Virtualization Blog Wim Coekaerts’ Blog Oracle VDI BloggersAbout Oracle

Oracle (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.

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Teri Whitaker
Oracle
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Blanc & Otus
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Oracle Press Release 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 Follow Oracle on Twitter Join the Oracle community on FacebookAbout Oracle

Oracle (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.

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Oracle
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Letty Ledbetter
Oracle
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Oracle Press Release 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) Greg Stachnick’s Blog 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 Oracle

Oracle (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.

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Teri Whitaker
Oracle
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Mina Manchester
Blanc & Otus
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mmanchester@blancandotus.com

Oracle Press Release Leading Communications and Media Companies Choose Oracle to Optimize Incentive-Based Compensation Programs Redwood Shores, CA – July 29, 2010
News Facts 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 Communications 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/communications

About Oracle

Oracle (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.

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Caroline Yu
Oracle

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Janice Hazen
O’Keefe & Company
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Oracle Press Release GSDTC Improves Operational Safety and Increases Reporting Efficiency with Oracle Fusion Middleware China - July 30, 2010 News Facts The China Government Securities Depository Trust & Clearing Co., Ltd (CGSDTC), a centralized depository and settlement entity for China’s bond market, used Oracle WebLogic Server 11g, Oracle Business Activity Monitoring 11g and Oracle Data Integrator, components of Oracle Fusion Middleware, to build a system that enables it to monitor bond transactions in real time. The system has helped CGSDTC to improve its operational safety by 50% and increase its reporting efficiency by 90%. By enabling CGSDTC to address potential crises, the organization was able to enhance its risk management and increase its emergency responsiveness by 100% through real-time monitoring. As CGSDTC grows, the SOA-based system will allow CGSDTC to accommodate expansion and system integration plans easily. GEONG Business Networks, an Oracle partner, implemented this project. Supporting Quotes “The Oracle Fusion Middleware-based system enables us to oversee China’s bond market in real time. Risk management has improved as the system alerts us to any abnormal transactions, allowing us to act quickly before these impact the bond market,” said Lian Zhang, Senior Manager, Software Department, China Government Securities Depository Trust & Clearing Co., Ltd. About Oracle

Oracle (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.

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Jeanette Tan

Oracle Asia Pacific and Japan

+65.6436.1257

jeanette.tan@oracle.com

Lilian Li

Oracle China

+ 86.10.65356855

lilian.li@oracle.com