Global Survey of Communications Executives Identifies Skype-like Services as Primary Cause of Declining Revenues

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. 12-MAR-2007 05:00 AM Oracle, today released the results of a global Communications industry survey, conducted on its behalf, by the Economist Intelligence Unit, revealing that over 80 percent of industry executives believe that voice calls will no longer make-up the primary revenue source for communications carriers within […]

Embedded Real-time Scheduler Leads List of Breakthroughs Available in New Release of Oracle(r) Utilities Mobile Workforce Management

Utilities Also Get Up-to-the-Minute Views of the Day’s Schedule and Out-of-the-Box Scheduling  
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.   05-MAR-2007 05:05 AM    Oracle today announced that the now-available Oracle(r) Utilities Mobile Workforce Management v 1.4.5 lets utilities reschedule field crews in real time.
“Now, when unexpected events occur, utilities can accommodate them almost instantly,” said Linda Jackman, Vice […]

Oracle and Wipro to Deliver Oracle(r) Communications Operations Support Systems to IPTV Industry

Systems to Help Operators Launch Complex IPTV Services Quickly and Cost Effectively  
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. and BANGALORE, India   05-MAR-2007 05:05 AM    Oracle and Wipro Technologies, the Global IT Services Division of Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT), today announced they have teamed to deliver Oracle(r) Communications operations support systems (OSS) to IPTV providers. The relationship will […]

Oracle Buys Enterprise Performance Management Leader Hyperion

12,000 companies use Hyperion software including 91 of the Fortune 100  
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.,   01-MAR-2007 04:20 AM    Oracle today announced that it has agreed to buy Hyperion Solutions Corporation (Nasdaq: HYSL), a leading global provider of performance management software solutions, through a cash tender offer for $52.00 per share, or approximately $3.3 billion.
“The acquisition […]

Oracle Partners Further Extend Oracle(r) Enterprise Manager 10g Application and Systems Management Capabilities

New Partner Plug-ins Increase Management Capabilities of Heterogeneous IT Resources
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.   01-MAR-2007 05:05 AM    Oracle today announced the availability of seven new Management Plug-ins for Oracle(r) Enterprise Manager 10g developed by BEZ Systems, Blue Lane, Citrix Systems, Egenera, Nortel, Onaro and Pillar Data Systems. These plug-ins extend the capabilities of Oracle […]

Oracle® Database 10g Release 2 Sets New Industry World Record with TPC-C Benchmark

 Oracle and HP Combination Exceeds 4 Million Transactions Per Minute
 REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.,   27-FEB-2007 09:30 AM    Today Oracle announced a new world record with a TPC-C benchmark result of more than 4 million transactions per minute. The result was achieved with Oracle® Database 10g Release 2 on an HP Integrity Superdome server running […]

Oracle Introduces Oracle(r) Information Lifecycle Management Assistant

Free Tool Eases Information Lifecycle Management Using Oracle Database 10g  
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.   26-FEB-2007 05:10 AM    Oracle today announced the general availability of Oracle(r) Information Lifecycle Management Assistant (Oracle ILM Assistant), the industry’s first, free tool to provide customers with a comprehensive range of Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) capabilities for Oracle Database 10g. Building […]

Oracle Retail Investment Delivers Positive Return for The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc.

Leading Specialty Retailer Improves Assortment Localization, Inventory Management and Pricing Decisions with Deployment of Oracle® Retail Price Optimization Across More Than 800 Stores 
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.,   26-FEB-2007 05:00 AM    Oracle announced today that The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc., a leading specialty retailer of children’s merchandise, estimates a positive return on investment from its […]

Yesim Tekstil Chooses Oracle(r) Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition

 Textile Leader Relies Upon Oracle Software to Weave Intelligence into Operations
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.   26-FEB-2007 05:05 AM    Oracle today announced Yesim Tekstil has selected Oracle(r) Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition (Oracle Business Intelligence Suite EE) as its business intelligence (BI) platform.
Based in Turkey since 1983, Yesim Tekstil is one of that country’s […]

Independent Research Firm Names Oracle’s Siebel CRM Professional Edition a Leading Mid-Market CRM Suite

 Oracle’s Siebel CRM Professional Edition Named a Leader
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.   21-FEB-2007 03:12 PM    Forrester Research, a leading independent research firm, has recognized Oracle’s Siebel CRM Professional Edition as having the strongest current offering in the latest Forrester Wave Evaluation: Midmarket CRM Suites, Q1 February 2007. Forrester also names Oracle’s Siebel CRM On […]