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Oracle Education Foundation Partners with Virginia Department of Education on Statewide Astronomy Initiative
  <DIV id=pressReleaseHeader><SPAN class=contents>Oracle Press Release</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=topRptImg> <DIV class=bottomRptImg> <DIV class=leftRptImg> <DIV class=rightRptImg> <DIV class=bottomLeftImg> <DIV class=bottomRightImg> <DIV class=topLeftImg> <DIV class=topRightImg> <DIV class=pressRelease style="padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;"><h1>Oracle Education Foundation Partners with Virginia Department of Education on Statewide Astronomy Initiative</h1><h2>1,200 Virginia Teachers Will Use Online Learning Platform ThinkQuest to Engage Students in Astronomy Projects</h2> <div class="pressDate">Redwood Shores, CA – January 6, 2009 </div><h3>News Facts</h3><div class="pressBullet"> The Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Virginia Department of Education to support “Share the Skies,” a statewide initiative that enables students and teachers to study astronomy in the daytime.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Participating students and teachers will access and control a telescope located in Australia using Internet tools. Participants will also use OEF’s ThinkQuest program to design and implement astronomy learning projects with peers in other countries.</div><div class="pressBullet"> ThinkQuest is a protected, online learning platform that enables teachers to integrate learning projects into their classroom curricula and students to develop critical 21st century skills, including creativity, communication, teamwork, and technology skills. </div><div class="pressBullet"> OEF will provide free professional development to up to 1,200 Virginia teachers involved in the initiative. These teachers will be trained how to incorporate ThinkQuest and 21st century skills instruction into their curricula. </div><div class="pressBullet"> ThinkQuest currently supports 397,000 students in 60 countries.</div><h3>Supporting Quotes</h3><div class="pressBullet"> “The Oracle Education Foundation is proud to partner with the Virginia Department of Education on this innovative project,” said Clare Dolan, Vice President, Oracle Corporate Citizenship. “By providing students with access to ThinkQuest, we empower them to broaden their horizons and develop the critical skills they need for life and work in the 21st century.” </div><div class="pressBullet"> “ThinkQuest provides a platform that allows our students to collaborate with peers around the world, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere, on research projects that leverage the capabilities of our Share the Skies initiative,” said Tammy McGraw, Director of Educational Technology, Virginia Department of Education.</div><div style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:-5px;"><div class="horidotted dottedspacer"> </div></div><h3>Supporting Resources</h3> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.thinkquest.org/" target="_top">ThinkQuest</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oraclefoundation.org/" target="_top">Oracle Education Foundation</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.sharetheskies.org/" target="_top">Share the Skies</a></div><h3>About Share the Skies</h3><p class="pressBody">The Virginia Department of Education’s Share the Skies project is the nation’s first statewide initiative to enable students and teachers to study astronomy in real-time during the daytime without leaving the classroom. Share the Skies is grounded in the principle that all children should have access to high-quality learning experiences. Students have few opportunities to explore astronomy, which is one of the oldest sciences, affecting every aspect of our lives. At the most fundamental level, this project is intended to inspire children and those who teach them.</p><h3>About the Oracle Education Foundation</h3><p class="pressBody">The Oracle Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization funded by Oracle. It delivers ThinkQuest, a widely acclaimed education technology program, to K-12 schools globally. ThinkQuest is a protected, online learning platform that enables teachers to integrate learning projects into their classroom curriculum and students to develop critical 21st century skills. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.oraclefoundation.org/" target="_top">http://www.oraclefoundation.org</a>. </p><h3>About Oracle</h3><p class="pressBody">Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.oracle.com" target="_top">http://www.oracle.com.</a></p><h3>Trademarks</h3><div class="legalese">Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</div><h3>Contact Info</h3><p> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" width="324"><p class="pressBody">Kimberly Pineda<br> Oracle<br> +1.650.506.8831<br> kimberly.pineda@oracle.com</p></td> <td valign="top" width="264"> </td></tr></table></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> 

More than 1000 Resellers Now Transact Business Through Oracle’s VAD Remarketer Program
  <DIV id=pressReleaseHeader><SPAN class=contents>Oracle Press Release</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=topRptImg> <DIV class=bottomRptImg> <DIV class=leftRptImg> <DIV class=rightRptImg> <DIV class=bottomLeftImg> <DIV class=bottomRightImg> <DIV class=topLeftImg> <DIV class=topRightImg> <DIV class=pressRelease style="padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;"><h1>More than 1000 Resellers Now Transact Business Through Oracle’s VAD Remarketer Program</h1><h2>Program Grows to Include 35 Remarketer Value Added Distributors; Adds Five New Products for Resale; and Wins Tech Data’s “Best SMB-Focused Vendor Partner Award” for 2008</h2> <div class="pressDate">Redwood Shores, CA – December 22, 2008 </div><h3>News Facts</h3><div class="pressBullet"> As more Value Added Distributors (VADs) move to join <a href="http://www.oracle.com/partners/home/news/global/unauth/vad-remarketer-program.html" target="_top">Oracle’s VAD Remarketer program</a>, Oracle today announced that it now has more than 38 Remarketer Authorized VADs signed up globally. Through these VADs more than 1000 resellers worldwide closed Oracle business. This represents an incremental 500 new resellers and four new VADs that are participating in the program since May 2008.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Five new products have been added to the Oracle 1-Click Ordering product family, bringing the full menu of products available to Remarketers to 10. New products added include Oracle® <a href="http://www.oracle.com/appserver/weblogic/standard-edition.html" target="_top">Weblogic Server Standard Edition</a>, Oracle <a href="http://www.oracle.com/tools/ids.html" target="_top">Internet Developer Suite</a> and Oracle <a href="http://www.oracle.com/products/middleware/content-management/universal-content-management.html" target="_top">Universal Content Management Standard Edition</a><a name="P5_1164"></a>. </div><div class="pressBullet"> In its first year, the Oracle VAD Remarketer Program facilitated 500 new resellers and over 650 transactions of Oracle software. Half way through the program's second year it has produced over 550 new resellers and over 700 transactions. New resellers are transacting Oracle business almost on a daily basis.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Additionally, Oracle was recently awarded the “Best SMB-Focused Vendor Partner” award for 2008 by Tech Data, one of the world’s largest distributors of technology products from leading IT hardware and software producers. This award acknowledged Oracle’s focus and program commitment to small and mid-size businesses through the VAD Remarketer and Oracle 1-Click Ordering processes that enabled over 150 Tech Data resellers to transact Oracle business for the first time</div><div class="pressBullet"> </div><h3>Supporting Quotes</h3><div class="pressSubBullet"> “With a partner-first mentality and a strong commitment to growing its presence with small and medium-size businesses, Oracle leveraged Tech Data’s extensive data mining capabilities to identify new reseller partners and implement a focused marketing initiative to recruit and enable those accounts,” said Stacy Nethercoat, vice president, Software Vendors at Tech Data. “A concentrated sales and marketing campaign resulted in the successful, incremental growth of their SMB business.”</div><div class="pressSubBullet"> </div><div class="pressSubBullet"> “Tech Data has been instrumental in enabling us to sell Oracle technology products. Oracle provides us with simple solutions through the Remarketer program that give us additional opportunities to sell to our customers. Transacting business with them is made easy using their Oracle 1-Click Ordering system. We look forward to growing our business with Tech Data and Oracle,” said Spencer Ferguson, Wasatch Software. </div><div class="pressSubBullet"> "We are honored to receive Best SMB-Focused Vendor Partner award this year from Tech Data," said Judson Althoff, group vice president, Oracle Worldwide Alliances & Channels. "This award represents Oracle’s commitment to its strategic relationships with global VADs and specifically the work we’ve done with Tech Data to provide new opportunities with Oracle technology products for their broad network of VARs." </div><h3>Supporting Press Releases</h3><div class="pressSubBullet"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/015266_EN" target="_top">Oracle Accelerates Reseller Program</a> </div><div class="pressSubBullet"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/015266_EN" target="_top">Oracle Broadens Access and Simplifies Buying Process With "ORACLE 1-CLICK ORDERING</a> </div><div class="pressSubBullet"> <a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=98566&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1068258&highlight=" target="_top">Ingram Micro Announces 2007 Manufacturer Awards of Excellence</a> </div><div class="pressSubBullet"> <a href="#TopOfPage">More than 250 New Resellers Transact Business Through Oracle’s VAD Remarketer Program</a><a name="P25_4590"></a></div><h3>Supporting Resources</h3><div class="pressSubBullet"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/015952_EN?rssid=rss_ocom_pr" target="_top">Oracle VAD Remarketer Program Information page</a><a name="P30_4660"></a> </div><div class="pressSubBullet"> <a name="P31_4661"></a> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/partners/public/program/program-details/remarketer-authorized-vad-contact-list.pdf" target="_top">Overall list of Oracle Remarketer Authorized VADs</a><a name="P31_4714"></a> </div><div class="pressSubBullet"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/solutions/mid/collateral/technology-growth-midsized-companies-wp.pdf" target="_top">Analyst report: Oracle underplays its SMB value proposition, Ovum Research</a><a name="P32_4793"></a></div><div class="pressSubBullet"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/partners/home/news/global/unauth/oracle-within-your-reach.html" target="_top">Remarketer Program Home Page</a><a href="http://blogs.oracle.com/growup" target="_top"><br> BLOG: grow uP with Oracle - Remarketer Program and Mid-Market Business Focus</a><a name="P33_4901"></a></div><h3>About Oracle</h3><p class="pressBody">Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.oracle.com" target="_top">http://www.oracle.com.</a></p><h3>Trademarks</h3><div class="legalese">Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</div><h3>Contact Info</h3><p> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" width="324"><p class="pressBody">Carol Sato<br> Oracle<br> +1.650.633.5551<a href="mailto:caroline.yu@oracle.com" target="_top"><u><br> carol.sato@oracle.com</u></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="264"><p class="pressBody">Kristin Reeves<br> Blanc & Otus<br> +1.415.856.5145<a href="mailto:kreeves@blancandotus.com" target="_top"><u><br> kreeves@blancandotus.com</u></a></p></td></tr></table></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> 

Oracle® CRM On Demand Adoption Gains Global Momentum
  <DIV id=pressReleaseHeader><SPAN class=contents>Oracle Press Release</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=topRptImg> <DIV class=bottomRptImg> <DIV class=leftRptImg> <DIV class=rightRptImg> <DIV class=bottomLeftImg> <DIV class=bottomRightImg> <DIV class=topLeftImg> <DIV class=topRightImg> <DIV class=pressRelease style="padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;"><h1>Oracle® CRM On Demand Adoption Gains Global Momentum</h1><h2>Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services, Experian, The Economist, GMAC, Kodak GCG, Quanam Mexico, ABA Seguros, 3M Taiwan and Other Major Organizations Worldwide Achieved Cost-Effective Business Value with Oracle CRM On Demand in 2008</h2> <div class="pressDate">Redwood Shores, CA – December 19, 2008 </div><h3>News Facts</h3><div class="pressBullet"> The growth and rapid adoption of Oracle® CRM On Demand continues to increase with substantial customer traction of major enterprise and mid-size organizations worldwide in 2008. </div><div class="pressBullet"> Thousands of customers have adopted Oracle CRM On Demand, providing further testament to Oracle’s industry leadership and unparalleled choice for application deployment and integration.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Companies expanding or establishing their Oracle CRM On Demand deployments included Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services, First Niagara, DPS Sporting Club Development, Experian, MoreVisibility, Siemens, Ambu, ARM, INTERSEROH, InFact Group, Travelport, SAS Cargo Group, Kodak GCG, Hotels B&B, Business & Enterprise North East, Atlantic Technologies, Holcim Lanka, The Economist, GMAC, VicUrban, AlphaWest/Optus, Artha Money, 3M Taiwan, Hitachi Consulting Co., Ltd., Quanam Mexico, Gazit Brasil Ltda, Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, Companhia de Telecomunicações do Brasil Central, ABA Seguros and Masterlease.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Oracle CRM On Demand provides a scalable, flexible platform backed by powerful analytics that enables companies to change, analyze, and monitor their customer-facing processes and simplify their customer data management. In addition, it leverages the latest Web 2.0 capabilities for boosting collaboration and productivity through social CRM.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Only Oracle CRM On Demand provides embedded analytics and a data warehouse, and Enterprise Grade SaaS with the Single Tenant Enterprise Edition. Coupled with one-stop integrations to JD Edwards Enterprise, Oracle E-Business Suite, and Siebel CRM adopters of Oracle CRM On Demand can easily extend their existing Oracle technology investments.</div><h3>Supporting Quotes</h3><div class="pressBullet"> “Oracle CRM On Demand has, once again, demonstrated an incredible, upward trajectory of growth and customer success in 2008 as leading organizations around the world reaped the benefits of flexibility, power, and value for critical business applications,” said Oracle Senior Vice President of CRM Anthony Lye. “We are pleased to see the immense success from these global Oracle CRM On Demand customers, and look forward to helping them drive further value through innovation over the coming year.”</div><h3>JAPAC Customer Supporting Quotes</h3> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> “Within a very short span of time, we are seeing benefits from the use of Oracle CRM On Demand,” said Ameya Kapnadak, Chief Marketing Officer, Artha Money. “The tools have already helped us become a more strategic player in the highly competitive retail finance space. Our customers are experiencing greater responsiveness with our teams as we reduce costs and improve our time to reach each customer.”</div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> “Oracle CRM On Demand substantially reduced the amount of infrastructure we needed to deploy to make it available to our staff. The speedy implementation and early delivery of business benefits was a deciding factor to go with CRM On Demand as opposed to a traditional, full service, internally run solution,” said Sam Sangster, Finance and ICT Director, VicUrban. “We’re delighted with our return on investment so far. Our marketing campaigns have been more targeted. We’ve been much more effective and are spending marketing funds in the places they need to be spent. Rather than just managing customer contacts we now have a tool that gives us confidence we are capturing all interactions and working through the sales process efficiently to qualify leads. We also have a better understanding of product demand, so we can deliver what our customers want.” </div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> “In China our business has grown from 4000 to more than 8000 loans per month in just a short time frame and with Oracle CRM on Demand we certainly have been able to process the business faster and more efficiently,” said Lou Polite, Regional CIO, GMAC. “At GMAC, we have taken advantage of Oracle technology and Oracle CRM On Demand to actually process more loans with less resources and less burden on our resources. We are leveraging Oracle’s SaaS model to build high quality, timely and cost-effective solutions for our dealers across the Asia Pacific region.”</div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> “Being part of a global leader in cement manufacturing, it is imperative that we facilitate and adopt the use of best practices in our operations,” said Smriti Kingsley, Marketing Head, Holcim Lanka Pvt Ltd. “Our investment in the Oracle CRM On Demand solution, especially the Oracle Mobile Sales Assistant, is expected to greatly improve field sales productivity and customer responsiveness, even in areas without network coverage. We are confident the use of Web 2.0 will foster more collaborative engagements with our customers, suppliers, employees and partners, resulting in increased profitability for our business.”</div><h3>EMEA Customer Supporting Quotes</h3> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> "The Oracle CRM On Demand offering is set to become a mission critical part of our business. In today's market we need to optimize every opportunity we have and we believe that in replacing the incumbent SAP solution we are providing our sales teams with a significant advantage in terms of customer visibility and intelligence, in a cost effective and agile way. In turn, we should be able to better serve our customers creating the perfect win/win situation,” said Dr. Torsten Becker, Corporate Program Director CRM, Siemens.</div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> “The primary business drivers for adoption of Oracle CRM On Demand were sales forecasting and management of the sales pipeline,” said Alex Nancekievill, VP Operations, ARM. “The ability for sales people to share information in a common place was an immediate win and we now have a level of detail in our forecasts we never had before. What we have been most impressed about with Oracle CRM On Demand is how quickly we were able to pick it up and make it useful. It has almost set new standards within ARM on how business systems ought to be”</div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> “Using Oracle CRM On Demand, InFact reduced the time it takes to close a sales opportunity by 15 percent and reduced sales training and support costs by 18 percent annually,” said Richard Napier, Director of Business Development, InFact Group.</div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> “The collaborative Social CRM capabilities in Oracle CRM On Demand Release 15 meshes extremely well with Business Link North East’s goals to provide our customers with the services they need in a timely manner so they in turn are successful in the marketplace. We believe that the enhanced collaboration capabilities release 15 brings to the table will further unite our 140 field-based staff and their headquarters-based colleagues to create more value for all parties,” said Gary Slater, Head of Business Systems, Business & Enterprise North East.</div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> “We implemented Oracle CRM On Demand mainly for the sales force but other functional departments will definitely follow in future. The biggest impact has been on forecast management, as it is now generated automatically and information that has not been shared before can now be seen. Because of the user-friendliness and immediate benefits gained the impact on the users was very positive and acceptance has been high. After only four months of using Oracle CRM On Demand we have been tracking over 1000 projects in system, showing further acceptance by the users,” said Elmar Junger, IT Project Manager, Steelcase.</div><h3>Latin America Customer Supporting Quotes</h3> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> “We chose Oracle CRM On Demand as the main tool to manage our sales processes,” said Luis Avila, Director, Quanam Mexico. “In less than 8 weeks we implemented Siebel Marketing, Siebel Sales and Siebel Analytics in 10 offices in Latin America. This solution enables us to easily access all customers’ and prospects’ information, giving us complete visibility of each sales opportunity.”</div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> “Oracle CRM On Demand has enabled integration and transparency throughout the stages of every business opportunity at Gazit Brasil by providing detailed reports, enhancing communication between parties and helping the company meet deadlines and commitments more efficiently,” said Fábio Vernalha, Treasury Analyst, Gazit Brasil Ltda.</div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> "In line with investment demands and implementation timeframe, Oracle CRM On Demand’s proposal has allowed for the fulfillment of our primary goals related to operational control, streamlined workflows and extraction of timely reports. In addition, the compliance with minimum requirements provided for in Law #6532/08 was crucial to this decision. Oracle’s Siebel is also responsible for the integration between different processes within the company through the workflow, establishing a single point to consolidate clients’ information,” said Paulo A. Engelmann, Customer Relationship Manager, Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras.</div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> “The reason that led CTBC to adopt Oracle CRM On Demand was for the solution’s fast implementation capabilities,” said Osvaldo Carrijo, Chief Commercial Officer, Concession Department, CTBC - Companhia de Telecomunicações do Brasil Central. “The solution minimizes investment requirements as it allows for prior demand monitoring and sales management, also enabling the adoption of best practices.”</div><h3>North America Customer Supporting Quotes</h3> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> “As a leader in luxury real estate marketing and development, DPS Sporting Club Development must be on the cutting-edge to maintain and grow personal customer relationships and provide the highest service for our elite clientele,” said Robert Rippee, Chief Marketing Officer, DPS Sporting Club Development. “Oracle CRM On Demand has enabled DPS to see our customers with a 360-degree holistic view, while providing increased sales and revenue, contact and campaign management, better reporting and lead tracking and fast ROI.” </div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> “As one of the world’s leading search engine marketing, optimization and design firms, MoreVisibility required a new, reliable and seamless system to benefit both our marketing and sales organizations for a variety of critical business applications,” said Dennis Pushkin, Chief Executive Officer, MoreVisibility. “The choice of Oracle CRM On Demand has proven to be of tremendous strategic value with an extremely easy migration of more than 8 years of data from our old system to the new Oracle CRM On Demand. Additionally, we now benefit from an exciting array of reporting, tracking and management tools that provide utmost value to our teams, our clients and the bottom line.”</div><div style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:-5px;"><div class="horidotted dottedspacer"> </div></div><h3>Supporting Resources</h3> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://crmondemand.oracle.com/en/index.htm" target="_top">Oracle CRM On Demand</a></div><h3>About Oracle</h3><p class="pressBody">Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.oracle.com" target="_top">http://www.oracle.com.</a></p><h3>Trademarks</h3><div class="legalese">Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</div><h3>Contact Info</h3><p> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" width="324"><p class="pressBody">Susie Penner<br> Oracle<br> +1.650.506.1973<a href="mailto:susanne.penner@oracle.com" target="_top"><u><br> susanne.penner@oracle.com</u></a></p><p class="pressBody"> </p></td> <td valign="top" width="264"><p class="pressBody">Aaron Wessels<br> Blanc & Otus<br> +1.415.378.8090<a href="mailto:awessels@blancandotus.com" target="_top"><u><br> awessels@blancandotus.com</u></a></p><p class="pressBody"> </p></td></tr></table></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> 

Oracle and HP Deliver World Record Multi-Node Results with SPECjAppServer2004 Benchmark
  <DIV id=pressReleaseHeader><SPAN class=contents>Oracle Press Release</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=topRptImg> <DIV class=bottomRptImg> <DIV class=leftRptImg> <DIV class=rightRptImg> <DIV class=bottomLeftImg> <DIV class=bottomRightImg> <DIV class=topLeftImg> <DIV class=topRightImg> <DIV class=pressRelease style="padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;"><h1>Oracle and HP Deliver World Record Multi-Node Results with SPECjAppServer2004 Benchmark </h1><h2>Oracle® Fusion Middleware on HP Integrity Server Blades Demonstrates Superior Performance and Scalability</h2> <div class="pressDate">Redwood Shores, CA – December 19, 2008 </div><h3>News Facts</h3><div class="pressBullet"> Today, Oracle announced world record multi-node SPECjAppServer2004 benchmark results for Oracle® Fusion Middleware<a href="18275-01.hcst#P5_366" name="P5_367">1</a>. </div><div class="pressBullet"> The combination of Oracle WebLogic Server, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, together with Oracle Database 11g on mission-critical HP Integrity server blades running HP-UX 11i v3 delivered the record-breaking results, further demonstrating Oracle Fusion Middleware's leadership in Java application server performance and scalability.</div><div class="pressBullet"> With this result, Oracle surpasses the best IBM WebSphere multi-node result with IBM DB2 by delivering more than 30 percent greater performance per core.<a href="18275-01.hcst#P8_1071" name="P8_1072">2</a></div><h3>Benchmark Details</h3><div class="pressBullet"> Oracle WebLogic Server 10g R 3 together with Oracle Database 11g achieved 21,602.31 SPECjAppServer2004 JOPS@Standard (jAppServer Operations Per Second). Oracle WebLogic Server was running on 13 HP Integrity BL870c server blades, each with four Dual-Core Intel® Itanium® 1.6 GHz processors. The database server was running on an HP Integrity Superdome server with 64 Dual-Core Intel® Itanium® 1.6 GHz processors and HP StorageWorks 8100 Enterprise Virtual Arrays. Both application server and database tiers were running HP-UX 11i v3. </div><div class="pressBullet"> For more than five years, Oracle has submitted record-setting application server benchmarks on a broad range of hardware and software platforms. Oracle is the performance and price/performance leader in multiple SPECjAppServer 2001<a href="18275-01.hcst#P13_2053" name="P13_2054">3</a> and SPECjAppServer2002<a href="18275-01.hcst#P14_2855" name="P14_2856">4</a> benchmark categories and also holds the world records for best performance and price/performance in the Ecperf<a href="18275-01.hcst#P15_3171" name="P15_3172">5</a> benchmark of J2EE application servers reported in July 2002. </div><div class="pressBullet"> SPECjAppServer2004 is a multi-tier benchmark for measuring the performance of a representative J2EE application and each of the components that make up the application environment, including hardware, application server software, JVM software, database software, JDBC drivers and the system network. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.spec.org/jAppServer2004/" target="_top">http://www.spec.org/jAppServer2004/</a>.</div><h3>Supporting Quote</h3><div class="pressBullet"> "As IT departments continue to enhance efficiencies and agility, high performance at the core application server is paramount," said Juan Loaiza, senior vice president, Systems Technology, Oracle. "Oracle Fusion Middleware, with Oracle WebLogic Server's advanced application grid capabilities, delivers a comprehensive, complete and integrated platform that helps customers exceed their performance and scalability goals with headroom for the future." </div><h3>Supporting Resources</h3> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/solutions/performance_scalability/index.html" target="_top">Oracle Benchmarks </a> </div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/products/middleware/index.html" target="_top">Oracle Fusion Middleware</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/database/index.html" target="_top">Oracle Database 11g</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/appserver/weblogic/standard-edition.html" target="_top">Oracle WebLogic Server</a></div><h3>About Oracle</h3><p class="pressBody">Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.oracle.com" target="_top">http://www.oracle.com.</a></p><h3>Trademarks</h3><div class="legalese">Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</div><div class="legalese">SPEC, SPECjAppServer are registered trademarks of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. All results from www.spec.org as of 12/17/08.</div><div class="legalese">1 Oracle WebLogic Server 10g R 3 on HP. 13 HP Integrity BL870c server blades, each with four Dual-Core Intel® Itanium® 1.6 GHz processors, (104 cores), 21,602.31 JOPS@Standard. (208 JOPS per core).</div><div class="legalese">2 WebSphere Application Server V7 on 16 IBM xSeries BladeCenter HS21, each with Quad Core Intel Xeon X5470 3.3 GHz processors, (128 cores), 20,178.61 JOPS@Standard (158 JOPS per core).</div><div class="legalese">3 Sun Microsystems SunFire V1280 with Oracle9i Application Server, 521.86Bops/min@Std, $1,133.64/BBops (Best performance SPECjAppServer 2001 Dual Node category). Oracle9i AS Release 2 Standard Edition on HP ProLiant DL360, 183.33 BBops/min@Std, $325.13/BBops (Best price performance SPECjAppServer2001 Dual Node category). Oracle9iAS Release 2 on HP rp8400 Cluster, 2,529.10 BBops, $1342.74/Bbops (Best performance SPECjAppServer2001 MultipleNode category). Oracle9iAS Release 2 on HP ProLiant ML530G2 Cluster, 558.85 BBops/min@Std, $389.66/BBops (Best price performance SPECjAppServer2001MultipleNode category). Source: http://www.spec.org. For more information regarding SPECjAppServer2001 results, please visit: http://www.spec.org/jAppServer2001/results/jAppServer2001.html.</div><div class="legalese">4 Fujitsu-Siemens Computers' PRIMEPOWER 450/2500, Oracle Application Server 10g: 5,991.73 TOPS@MultipleNode, 654.20 Euros TOPS@MultipleNode (Best Overall Performance Result, SPECjAppServer2002 benchmark).</div><div class="legalese">5 Sun Fire 3800 cluster with Oracle9i AS Release 2, 61,862.77 BBops/min@Std, $28/BBops (Best Overall Performance, ECperf benchmark). HP DL360G2 cluster with Oracle9i AS Release 2, 24,639.37 BBops/min@Std, $5/BBops (Best Overall price/performance, ECperf benchmark). For more information regarding ECperf benchmark results, please visit: http://web.archive.org/web/20050306014256/ecperf.theserverside.com/ecperf/index.jsp?page=results/performance.</div> <p><font face="Arial"><b>Contact Info</b></font></p><p> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" width="324"><p class="pressBody">Teri Whitaker<br> Oracle<br> +1.650.506.9914<a href="mailto:teri.whitaker@oracle.com" target="_top"><u><br> teri.whitaker@oracle.com</u></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="264"><p class="pressBody">Jim Rivas<br> Oracle<br> +1.650.506.8879<a href="mailto:james.rivas@oracle.com" target="_top"><u><br> james.rivas@oracle.com</u></a></p></td></tr></table></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> 

Oracle and Southwestern Jiaotong University Jointly Establish New Research Laboratory to Benefit Students
  <DIV id=pressReleaseHeader><SPAN class=contents>Oracle Press Release</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=topRptImg> <DIV class=bottomRptImg> <DIV class=leftRptImg> <DIV class=rightRptImg> <DIV class=bottomLeftImg> <DIV class=bottomRightImg> <DIV class=topLeftImg> <DIV class=topRightImg> <DIV class=pressRelease style="padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;"><h1>Oracle and Southwestern Jiaotong University Jointly Establish New Research Laboratory to Benefit Students</h1><h2>Facility Leverages Oracle Academy Curriculum to Help Students Prepare for IT Careers in China’s Railway Sector</h2> <div class="pressDate">Beijing, China – December 19, 2008</div><h3>News Facts</h3><div class="pressBullet"> Today, Oracle China and Southwestern Jiaotong University (SWJTU) announced the establishment of the SWJTU-Oracle Management Information Research Laboratory. </div><div class="pressBullet"> The new laboratory will prepare students for IT careers in China’s rapidly growing railway sector by combining SWJTU’s academic expertise with the Oracle Academy’s software, curriculum and certification resources.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Oracle and the Ministry of Education of China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2007 that outlined plans to create the laboratory. The parties agreed to help Chinese universities develop courses in key areas where skilled professionals are in short supply, such as railway information technology. </div><div class="pressBullet"> The opening ceremony for the laboratory was attended by Jiang Gefu, Vice President, SWJTU; Zhou Guohua, Dean of the School of Economics and Management, SWJTU; and Jerry Guo, Oracle Government Affairs and Education Senior Director. </div><div class="pressBullet"> The Oracle Academy and SWJTU have worked together successfully since 2004. To date, the Oracle Academy has trained over 13,000 SWJTU students as developers and administrators for Chinese organizations.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Currently, over 90,000 students from more than 200 institutions across China benefit from their participation in the Oracle Academy.</div><h3>Supporting Quotes</h3><div class="pressBullet"> “Since 2004, SWJTU and Oracle have partnered to train IT and management professionals in China,” said Jiang Gefu, Vice President, SWJTU. “This laboratory marks the deepening of our cooperation and will play a significant role in helping to meet the demands of China’s fast-growing railway industry.”</div><div class="pressBullet"> “Oracle is committed to using its technology and resources to advance education,” said Jerry Guo, Oracle Government Affairs and Education Senior Director. “The partnership with SWJTU allows us to leverage the Oracle Academy’s acclaimed program to nurture IT professionals for China’s fast-developing railway sector.”</div><div style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:-5px;"><div class="horidotted dottedspacer"> </div></div><h3>Supporting Resources</h3><div class="pressBullet"> <a href="http://academy.oracle.com/" target="_top">Oracle Academy</a></div><h3>About Southwestern Jiaotong University</h3><p class="pressBody">Founded in 1896, Southwestern Jiaotong University (SWJTU) is one of the first universities selected as a national key university by the Ministry of Education of China. SWJTU is one of two key bases in China for developing talent and tackling vital program policy reform and modernization for China’s extensive railway system and networks.</p><h3>About the Oracle Academy</h3><p class="pressBody">The Oracle Academy and the Oracle Education Foundation’s initiatives reach over 1 million students worldwide. The Oracle Academy supports 655,000+ students in 86 countries. By partnering with schools, districts, and ministries that believe in early career preparation, the Oracle Academy helps students develop the technology and business skills required for 21st century careers. Participating institutions may integrate Oracle’s cutting-edge software and curriculum into their courses and avail their faculty to first-class professional development opportunities. To learn more, please visit http://academy.oracle.com.</p><h3>About Oracle</h3><p class="pressBody">Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.oracle.com" target="_top">http://www.oracle.com.</a></p><h3>Trademarks</h3><div class="legalese">Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</div><h3>Contact Info</h3><p> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" width="324"><p class="pressBody">Lilian Li<br> Oracle Corporation (GC)<br> +010.6535.6855<br> lilian.li@oracle.com</p></td> <td valign="top" width="264"> </td></tr></table></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> 

ORACLE REPORTS Q2 GAAP EPS OF 25 CENTS, NON-GAAP EPS OF 34 CENTS
  <DIV id=pressReleaseHeader><SPAN class=contents>Oracle Press Release</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=topRptImg> <DIV class=bottomRptImg> <DIV class=leftRptImg> <DIV class=rightRptImg> <DIV class=bottomLeftImg> <DIV class=bottomRightImg> <DIV class=topLeftImg> <DIV class=topRightImg> <DIV class=pressRelease style="padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;"><h1>ORACLE REPORTS Q2 GAAP EPS OF 25 CENTS, NON-GAAP EPS OF 34 CENTS</h1><h2>Strengthening US Dollar Reduces GAAP EPS by 4 Cents and Reduces Non-GAAP EPS by 3 Cents</h2> <div class="pressDate">Redwood Shores, CA – December 18, 2008 </div><h3>News Facts</h3><div class="pressBullet"> Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) today announced fiscal 2009 Q2 GAAP earnings per share were $0.25, in line with GAAP earnings per share in Q2 of last year. Second quarter GAAP total revenues were up 6% to $5.6 billion, while quarterly GAAP net income was down 1% to $1.3 billion. GAAP software revenues were up 8% to $4.5 billion with new software license revenues down 3% to $1.6 billion. GAAP software license updates and product support revenues were up 14% to $2.9 billion. GAAP services revenues were down 2% to $1.1 billion. GAAP operating income was up 11% to $2.0 billion and GAAP operating margin was up 166 basis points to 35%. GAAP operating cash flow on a trailing twelve month basis was $8.1 billion, up 16%.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Without the $0.04 per share impact of the US dollar strengthening compared to foreign currencies, Oracle’s reported Q2 GAAP earnings per share would have been up 11% to $0.29, with total GAAP revenues up 12%, quarterly GAAP net income up 10%, GAAP software revenues up 14%, GAAP new software license revenues up 5%, GAAP software license updates and product support revenues up 20%, GAAP services revenues up 5%, and GAAP operating income up 20%. </div><div class="pressBullet"> Second quarter non-GAAP earnings per share were up 9% to $0.34, and non-GAAP net income was up 8% to $1.7 billion, compared to the same quarter last year. Non-GAAP total revenues were up 6% to $5.7 billion. Non-GAAP software revenues were up 8% to $4.6 billion and non-GAAP software license updates and product support revenues were up 15% to $2.9 billion.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Without the $0.03 per share impact of the US dollar strengthening compared to foreign currencies, Oracle’s reported Q2 non-GAAP earnings per share would have been up 18% to $0.37, with non-GAAP net income up 17%, non-GAAP total revenues up 13%, non-GAAP total software revenues up 15%, and non-GAAP software license updates and product support revenues up 21%.</div><div class="pressBullet"> “Our non-GAAP operating income grew 25% in constant currency to $2.6 billion in Q2, resulting in operating margins of 46%,” said Oracle Executive Vice President and CFO, Jeff Epstein. “In addition, Oracle generated $7.6 billion in free cash flow in the past twelve months, up 15% over the same period last year.”</div><div class="pressBullet"> “We signed our largest on-demand sales force automation contract this quarter,” said Oracle CEO, Larry Ellison. “This was just one of several recent wins over salesforce.com. We also sold our first database machine, launching an all new and important business for Oracle.”</div><h3>Q2 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast</h3><p class="pressBody">Oracle will hold a conference call and web broadcast today to discuss these results at 2:00 p.m. (PST) / 5:00 p.m. (EST). To access the live web broadcast of this event, please visit the Oracle Investor Relations website at http://www.oracle.com/investor. Please hold down your control key while pressing refresh to ensure that the web link is visible. </p><h3>Supplemental Financial Tables</h3><p class="pressBody">Supplemental financial materials regarding these results are available on our Investor Relations website at: http://www.oracle.com/investor. To receive these supplemental financial tables and other Investor Relations alerts directly, please subscribe to Oracle’s RSS feeds via the RSS link on our website.</p><p class="pressBody"> </p><h3>Supporting Resources</h3> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/investor" target="_top">Oracle Investor Relations</a></div><h3>About Oracle</h3><p class="pressBody">Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.oracle.com" target="_top">http://www.oracle.com.</a></p><h3>Trademarks</h3><div class="legalese">Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</div><h3>"Safe Harbor" Statement</h3><div class="legalese">Statements in this press release relating to Oracle's future plans and prospects are "forward-looking statements" and are subject to material risks and uncertainties. Many factors could affect our current expectations and our actual results, and could cause actual results to differ materially. We presently consider the following to be among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations: (1) Economic, political and market conditions (including the global economic crisis) could adversely affect our revenue growth and profitability through reductions in IT budgets and expenditures. (2) We may fail to achieve our financial forecasts due to such factors as delays or size reductions in transactions, fewer large transactions in a particular quarter, unanticipated fluctuations in currency exchange rates, delays in delivery of new products or releases, or a decline in our renewal rates for software license updates and product support. (3) We cannot assure market acceptance of new products or services or new versions of existing or acquired products or services. (4) We have an active acquisition program and our acquisitions may not be successful, may involve unanticipated costs or other integration issues, or may disrupt our existing operations. (5) Periodic changes to our pricing model and sales organization could temporarily disrupt operations and cause a decline or delay in sales. (6) Intense competitive forces demand rapid technological advances and frequent new product introductions, and could require us to reduce prices or cause us to lose customers. A detailed discussion of these factors and other risks that affect our business is contained in our SEC filings, including our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, particularly under the heading "Risk Factors." Copies of these filings are available online from the SEC or by contacting Oracle Corporation's Investor Relations Department at (650) 506-4073 or by clicking on SEC Filings on Oracle’s Investor Relations website at http://www.oracle.com/investor. All information set forth in this release is current as of December 18, 2008. Oracle undertakes no duty to update any statement in light of new information or future events.</div><h3>Contact Info</h3><p> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" width="324"><p class="pressBody">Roy Lobo<br> Oracle<br> +1.650.506.4073<br> investor_us@oracle.com</p></td> <td valign="top" width="264"><p class="pressBody">Deborah Hellinger <br> Oracle Corporate Communications<br> +1.650.506.5158<br> deborah.hellinger@oracle.com</p></td></tr></table></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> 

Hotwire.com Deploys Oracle® Fusion Middleware to Meet Extreme Transaction Processing Demands
  <DIV id=pressReleaseHeader><SPAN class=contents>Oracle Press Release</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=topRptImg> <DIV class=bottomRptImg> <DIV class=leftRptImg> <DIV class=rightRptImg> <DIV class=bottomLeftImg> <DIV class=bottomRightImg> <DIV class=topLeftImg> <DIV class=topRightImg> <DIV class=pressRelease style="padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;"><h1>Hotwire.com Deploys Oracle® Fusion Middleware to Meet Extreme Transaction Processing Demands</h1><h2>Leading Online Travel Site Enhances Performance and Scalability of Java Applications with Oracle Coherence</h2> <div class="pressDate">Redwood Shores, CA – December 16, 2008 </div><h3>News Facts</h3><div class="pressBullet"> Hotwire.com®, a leading discount travel Web site, is using Oracle Coherence, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, to support the 24x7, Extreme Transaction Processing (XTP) demands of its Web site. </div><div class="pressBullet"> As its customer base and search volumes increased, the Hotwire.com application infrastructure needed a more scalable solution to support its continued growth.</div><div class="pressBullet"> In less than a month, Hotwire.com upgraded its application infrastructure. They are now able to support millions of customers performing several hundred thousand searches a day while maintaining optimum performance during peak traffic periods.</div><div class="pressBullet"> After evaluating multiple alternatives and performing extensive testing, Hotwire.com chose to implement Oracle Coherence Grid Edition and other Oracle Fusion Middleware components including Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle TopLink to provide a more efficient, scalable and responsive application infrastructure.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Oracle Coherence is the leading distributed in-memory data grid solution.</div><h3>Additional Details</h3><div class="pressBullet"> Hotwire.com relies on Oracle Coherence to provide the in-memory performance and distributed caching capabilities that help alleviate bottlenecks, reduce data contention and improve Java application responsiveness.</div><div class="pressBullet"> By automatically and dynamically partitioning data in memory across multiple servers, Oracle Coherence enables continuous data availability and transactional integrity, even in the event of a server failure. </div><div class="pressBullet"> Oracle Coherence also allows Hotwire.com to scale linearly and dynamically for more predictable performance and improved resource utilization.</div><div class="pressSubBullet"> For example, Oracle Coherence allows Hotwire.com to keep frequently accessed data—such as specific deals customers are investigating that were advertised in the site’s weekly newsletter—in memory and closer to applications, reducing network traffic and database loads, resulting in better overall performance across the entire stack. </div><div class="pressBullet"> Additionally, Oracle Coherence helps ensure Hotwire.com remains at peak performance around the clock by automatically and transparently failing over and redistributing cached data across the grid, when a server becomes inoperable or is disconnected from the network.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Oracle TopLink and Oracle WebLogic Server, further enhance the efficiency, scalability, availability and total performance of the new Hotwire.com application infrastructure. </div><h3>Supporting Quotes</h3><div class="pressBullet"> "As our business continues to grow, it is imperative that we have the infrastructure in place to support the growing volume of traffic as more and more customers come to our site to find low prices on travel,” said Eric Grosse, President of the Hotwire Group. “With Oracle Coherence and Oracle WebLogic Server as the backbone of our infrastructure, we can now efficiently manage the transaction processing requirements of our business, while enhancing the user experience and results for our customers.”</div><div class="pressBullet"> “Online travel is a classic example of an industry that grew faster than the technology supporting it,” said Cameron Purdy, vice president of development, Oracle. “By deploying an in-memory data grid and an industrial-strength application server on commodity hardware, companies like Hotwire.com are addressing their XTP requirements while supporting business and customer loyalty goals.”</div><div style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:-5px;"><div class="horidotted dottedspacer"> </div></div><h3>Supporting Resources</h3> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/products/middleware/index.html" target="_top">Oracle Fusion Middleware</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/products/middleware/coherence/index.html" target="_top">Oracle Coherence</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/appserver/index.html" target="_top">Oracle WebLogic</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/tools/toplink_adf.html" target="_top">Oracle TopLink</a></div><h3>About Oracle</h3><p class="pressBody">Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.oracle.com" target="_top">http://www.oracle.com.</a></p><h3>Trademarks</h3><div class="legalese">Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</div><h3>About Hotwire</h3><p class="pressBody">Hotwire.com® is a leading discount travel site with low rates on airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, cruises and vacation packages. Launched in 2000, Hotwire® negotiates deep discounts from its travel suppliers to help travelers book unsold airline seats, hotel rooms and rental cars. J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Independent Travel Web Site Satisfaction Study(SM) recognized Hotwire for ranking "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Independent Travel Web Sites, Three Years in a Row." Hotwire is an operating company of Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE). CST: 2053390-40. NST: 20003-0209. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.hotwire.com/" target="_top">http://www.hotwire.com/</a>. </p><div class="legalese">Hotwire and Hotwire.com are registered trademarks of Hotwire, Inc., in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other logos or product and company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners. © 2000-2008 Hotwire, Inc. All rights reserved.</div><h3>Contact Info</h3><p> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" width="324"><p class="pressBody">Jim Rivas<br> Oracle<br> +1.650.506.8879<a href="mailto:james.rivas@oracle.com" target="_top"><u><br> james.rivas@oracle.com</u></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="264"><p class="pressBody">Simon Jones<br> Blanc & Otus<br> +1.415.856.5155<a href="mailto:sjones@blancandotus.com" target="_top"><u><br> sjones@blancandotus.com</u></a></p></td></tr></table></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> 

Oracle® E-Business Suite and Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Both Named A Leader in Human Resource Management Systems By Independent Research Firm
  <DIV id=pressReleaseHeader><SPAN class=contents>Oracle Press Release</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=topRptImg> <DIV class=bottomRptImg> <DIV class=leftRptImg> <DIV class=rightRptImg> <DIV class=bottomLeftImg> <DIV class=bottomRightImg> <DIV class=topLeftImg> <DIV class=topRightImg> <DIV class=pressRelease style="padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;"><h1>Oracle® E-Business Suite and Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Both Named A Leader in Human Resource Management Systems By Independent Research Firm</h1> <div class="pressDate">Redwood Shores, CA – December 16, 2008 </div><h3>News Facts</h3><div class="pressBullet"> The <a href="http://www.oracle.com/applications/human_resources/intro.html" target="_top">Oracle® E-Business Suite Release 12</a> and <a href="http://www.oracle.com/applications/peoplesoft/hcm/ent/index.html" target="_top">Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Release 9.0</a> are positioned as leaders in the multinational enterprises category of Forrester Research’s October 2008 independent report, “The Forrester Wave: Human Resource Management Systems, Q4 2008.”</div><div class="pressBullet"> Forrester interviewed seven vendors with eight human resource management systems and 30 user companies for “The Forrester Wave: Human Resource Management Systems, Q4 2008.” The products were evaluated against 104 criteria.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Forrester recognized the Oracle E-Business Suite as a leader in the multinational enterprises category and a Strong Performer in the US midmarket ranking, citing its latest improvements and, along with the other leaders, the “highest levels of support for languages and localizations (including payroll) by a wide margin.” </div><div class="pressBullet"> The research states that the Oracle E-Business Suite “has very comprehensive functionality and excellent depth in personnel, benefits, compensation and recruitment.” </div><div class="pressBullet"> Forrester also recognized PeopleSoft as a leader in the multinational enterprises category and as a “strong performer in the US midmarket ranking.” In addition, the research stated that PeopleSoft “remains among the most comprehensive HRMS offerings on the market.”</div><h3>Oracle Customers Recognize Oracle Human Capital Management Offerings</h3><div class="pressBullet"> “Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 HRMS system enables Beijing Guohua Electric Power Corporation to oversee the employee lifecycle, from recruitment and training to performance evaluation, salary reviews, and professional development. This has helped improve HR management efficiencies,” said Beijing Guohua Electric Power Corporation IT Manager Department of Science and Information, Ding Tao. “Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Payroll enabled Guohua Power to standardize salary rates across the group to help ensure employees received fair payment for their level of experience and responsibilities.” </div><div class="pressBullet"> “Relying on Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management 9.0, we have comprehensive visibility into the details of our workforce so that we can make decisions that directly impact our core business objectives,” said Michigan Sugar Director of Information Systems, Chris Dunham. “The HCM capabilities within PeopleSoft enable us to hire and retain a highly skilled workforce that promotes business efficiencies and competitive advantage.”</div><h3>Supporting Executive Quotes</h3><div class="pressBullet"> “Forrester Research’s recognition of the Oracle E-Business Suite Human Resources Management System for achieving the highest Current Offering score in the multinational enterprises category and as a leader reflects our continued investment in the Oracle E-Business Suite,” said Oracle Senior Vice President Application Development, Cliff Godwin. “Oracle continues to focus on helping organizations around the world manage their most important resources – their human capital.”</div><div class="pressBullet"> “PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management enables organizations to be successful in the placement and retention of top performers, while increasing efficiencies and organizational performance,” said Oracle Vice President PeopleSoft Enterprise, Paco Aubrejuan. “We are proud to be recognized by Forrester Research as a multinational enterprise leader. We are also excited about the upcoming innovations planned for delivery in 2009 that should further improve the success of our customers’ organizations.”</div><div style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:-5px;"><div class="horidotted dottedspacer"> </div></div><h3>Supporting Resources</h3> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/corporate/analyst/reports/ent_apps/erp/forrester-hrms-wave.pdf" target="_top">The Forrester Wave: Human Resource Management Systems, Q4 2008</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/customers/snapshots/beijing-guohua-electric-power-co-case-study.pdf" target="_top">Case Study: Beijing Guohua Electric Power Corporation</a><a name="P22_3847"></a> </div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/applications/human_resources/intro.html" target="_top">Oracle E-Business Suite Human Resources Management System</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/applications/peoplesoft/hcm/ent/index.html" target="_top">PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management</a></div><h3>About Oracle</h3><p class="pressBody">Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.oracle.com" target="_top">http://www.oracle.com.</a></p><h3>Trademarks</h3><div class="legalese">Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</div><h3>Contact Info</h3><p> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" width="324"><p class="pressBody">Jessica Moore<br> Oracle<br> +1.650.506.8741<a href="mailto:jessica.moore@oracle.com" target="_top"><u><br> jessica.moore@oracle.com</u></a></p><p class="pressBody"> </p></td> <td valign="top" width="264"><p class="pressBody">Joan Levy<br> Blanc & Otus <br> +1.415.856.5110<a href="mailto:jlevy@blancandotus.com" target="_top"><u><br> jlevy@blancandotus.com</u></a></p></td></tr></table></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> 

LG Electronics Adopts a Global Single Instance with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
  <DIV id=pressReleaseHeader><SPAN class=contents>Oracle Press Release</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=topRptImg> <DIV class=bottomRptImg> <DIV class=leftRptImg> <DIV class=rightRptImg> <DIV class=bottomLeftImg> <DIV class=bottomRightImg> <DIV class=topLeftImg> <DIV class=topRightImg> <DIV class=pressRelease style="padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;"><h1>LG Electronics Adopts a Global Single Instance with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12</h1><h2>Subsidiaries of LG Electronics Worldwide Enjoy Improved Visibility of Critical Business Data and Significant Reductions in Account Closing Time and Profitability Analysis Time</h2> <div class="pressDate">Redwood Shores, CA – December 15, 2008 </div><h3>News Facts</h3><div class="pressBullet"> Oracle Korea today announced that LG Electronics has successfully implemented the <a href="http://www.oracle.com/applications/e-business-suite-release.html" target="_top">Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12</a> in 6 countries worldwide. </div><div class="pressBullet"> By integrating its regional operations onto a unified Oracle-based system, LG Electronics is able to optimize collaboration, standardize global processes, maximize competitiveness and better respond to customer inquiries. </div><div class="pressBullet"> With this successful global enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation, Oracle Korea further demonstrates the ability to provide customers with the most advanced global single instance.</div><h3>Increased Productivity, Lower Maintenance Costs</h3><div class="pressBullet"> With Oracle Applications, LG Electronics replaces legacy ERP systems and has significantly cut worldwide account closing time, and greatly shortened profitability analysis time. It also realized an increase in productivity and a reduction in system maintenance costs.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Business processes and systems across four main business areas were integrated to ensure smooth flow of information through the company. By adopting identical processes across the world, LG Electronics has minimized confusion and enabled staff to collaborate on significant projects such as global marketing programs and year-end account closing.</div><div class="pressBullet"> LG Electronics has currently completed the implementation of global ERP system in its Korea offices and its overseas offices in Australia, England, Germany, Indonesia, and Jordan. </div><div class="pressBullet"> By 2010, LG Electronics will complete the worldwide integration into a global single instance.</div><h3>Supporting Quotes</h3><div class="pressBullet"> “We realized we had to respond quickly to take advantage of technological advancements and we decided to implement a single global instance of the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 as our business management platform,” said Kim Tae Keuk, CIO, LG Electronics. ”Oracle offers comprehensive support and ensures the success of the deployment, and the new system will allow us to better compete in the global market.”</div><div class="pressBullet"> “As corporations continue to drive towards globalization, there is greater emphasis placed on the streamlining of operations and management controls for subsidiaries worldwide.” said Won Moon Kyung, Vice President, Application & Sales, Oracle Korea. “This global ERP project of LG Electronics is the first worldwide deployment of the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 in a multinational enterprise. This case will be a good reference for companies that seek to leverage IT systems for global competitive edge.”</div><div style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:-5px;"><div class="horidotted dottedspacer"> </div></div><h3>Supporting Resources</h3> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/applications/e-business-suite-release.html" target="_top">Oracle® E-Business Suite Release 12</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/017500_EN" target="_top">Organizations Around the World Successfully Implement the Oracle® E-Business Suite Release 12</a></div><h3>About Oracle</h3><p class="pressBody">Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.oracle.com" target="_top">http://www.oracle.com.</a></p><h3>Trademarks</h3><div class="legalese">Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</div><h3>Contact Info</h3><p> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" width="324"><p class="pressBody">Susie Penner<br> Oracle<br> +1.650.506.1973<a href="mailto:susanne.penner@oracle.com" target="_top"><u><br> susanne.penner@oracle.com</u></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="264"><p class="pressBody">Charlotte Sam<br> Oracle Asia Pacific & Japan<br> +65.6436.1238<a href="mailto:charlotte.sam@oracle.com" target="_top"><u><br> charlotte.sam@oracle.com</u></a></p><p class="pressBody"> </p></td></tr></table></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> 

Oracle to Demonstrate Retail Leadership and Vision at National Retail Federation Annual Convention and Expo
  <DIV id=pressReleaseHeader><SPAN class=contents>Oracle Press Release</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=topRptImg> <DIV class=bottomRptImg> <DIV class=leftRptImg> <DIV class=rightRptImg> <DIV class=bottomLeftImg> <DIV class=bottomRightImg> <DIV class=topLeftImg> <DIV class=topRightImg> <DIV class=pressRelease style="padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;"><h1>Oracle to Demonstrate Retail Leadership and Vision at National Retail Federation Annual Convention and Expo</h1><h2>#1 Enterprise Software Company to Offer Perspective on Retail Imperatives for Growth and Value Creation at Pre-Eminent Retail Industry Conference</h2> <div class="pressDate">Redwood Shores, CA – December 15, 2008 </div><h3>News Facts</h3><div class="pressBullet"> As part of its ongoing commitment to help leading retail businesses create short-term value while enabling long-term success, Oracle is expanding its presence at the 98th Annual National Retail Federation Convention and Expo, being held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, January 11-14</div><div class="pressBullet"> Oracle Retail General Manager and Senior Vice President <a href="http://nrf.a2zinc.net/annual09/public/SpeakerDetails.aspx?FromPage=Calendar.aspx%20&ContactID=9718" target="_top">Duncan Angove</a> will lead a session on Monday, January 12 at 1:45 p.m. on <a href="http://nrf.a2zinc.net/annual09/public/SessionDetails.aspx?SessionID=872" target="_top">“Retail Imperatives for Growth and Value Creation.”</a> </div><div class="pressBullet"> The session, which will be held in Room 3D09 of the EXPO Hall, will deliver new strategies to help retailers increase customer intimacy, preserve margins and pursue fresh growth opportunities in today’s challenging, yet opportunity-rich environment.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Oracle will also provide retailers with exclusive networking opportunities and best practices sharing with peers at this year’s show. In addition to customers joining the company at the Oracle booth to articulate the value of the relationship, Oracle will host Affinity sessions dedicated to the unique challenges and opportunities facing key retail segments including fashion, grocery, hardlines and emerging retailers.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Oracle is also the premiere sponsor of the <a href="http://events.nrf.com/annual09/public/SessionDetails.aspx?FromPage=Calendar.aspx&SessionID=824" target="_top">NRF Members-Only Luncheon</a> on Monday January 12 featuring author Michael Gates Gill and his bestseller How Starbucks Saved My Life.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Retailers are invited to follow Oracle’s presence at NRF, learn more about news announcements made at the show and comment on retail discussions and developments from NRF 2009 on Oracle’s <a href="http://blogs.oracle.com/retail/" target="_top">Insight-Driven Retailing Blog</a>. </div><div class="pressBullet"> Further information regarding Oracle’s complete, open and integrated solutions for retailers will be available throughout the show at the Oracle Booth (#1319).</div><h3>Supporting Quote</h3><div class="pressBullet"> "This year's National Retail Federation Convention and Expo provides Oracle with an opportunity to showcase strategies for delivering value and mitigating risks for retailers as they navigate today’s unprecedented retail environment,” said W. Sean Ford, Vice President, Global Business Unit Marketing, Oracle. “We believe that Oracle is well positioned to provide retailers with the tools they need to generate value in the short term and provide the foundation for long-term competitive advantage.”</div><div style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:-5px;"><div class="horidotted dottedspacer"> </div></div><h3>Supporting Resources</h3> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/industries/retail/index.html" target="_top">Oracle in Retail</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/customers/industries/retail_dist.html" target="_top">Oracle Retail Customer Success</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/015911_EN?rssid=rss_ocom_pr" target="_top">Oracle Unveils World’s Most Complete, Integrated Application Suite for Insight-Driven Retailing</a></div><h3>About Oracle Retail</h3><p class="pressBody">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, 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.</p><h3>About Oracle</h3><p class="pressBody">Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.oracle.com" target="_top">http://www.oracle.com.</a></p><h3>Trademarks</h3><div class="legalese">Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</div><h3>Contact Info</h3><p> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" width="324"><p class="pressBody">Kevin Ruane<br> Oracle<br> +1.650.506.6610<a href="mailto:kevin.ruane@oracle.com" target="_top"><u><br> kevin.ruane@oracle.com</u></a></p><p class="pressBody"> </p></td> <td valign="top" width="264"> </td></tr></table></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> 

Metrix Implements Oracle(R) Utilities Meter Data Management to Launch Smart Metering Initiative
  <DIV id=pressReleaseHeader><SPAN class=contents>Oracle Press Release</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=topRptImg> <DIV class=bottomRptImg> <DIV class=leftRptImg> <DIV class=rightRptImg> <DIV class=bottomLeftImg> <DIV class=bottomRightImg> <DIV class=topLeftImg> <DIV class=topRightImg> <DIV class=pressRelease style="padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;"><h2>Metrix Implements Oracle® Utilities Meter Data Management to Launch Smart Metering Initiative </h2><h3>Redwood Shores, Calif. – December 11, 2008</h3><h3>News Facts</h3><div class="pressBullet"> Metrix, the leading electricity meter owner and operator in greater Auckland, New Zealand, implemented Oracle® Utilities Meter Data Management to provide a centralized, robust meter data management system and support the company’s deployment of smart meters as part of its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). </div><div class="pressBullet"> Metrix deployed a pilot program on 5,000 smart meters to test its Elster EnergyAxis System – which communicates with customers’ electricity meters and then provides interval and consumption data to Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management. The pilot program is helping Metrix evaluate how smart metering technology will enable it to add value to the services it delivers to retail electric providers and energy consumers. </div><div class="pressBullet"> Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management interfaces with any type or brand of meter, providing real-time reads and the ability to disconnect or reconnect the meter. The Oracle system also interfaces to the company’s EDMI smart meters to provide one-way communication with smart meters for interval and consumption data. With Oracle, Metrix can reduce workload and effort duplication because the system provides a single, standard interface for the organization and its customers. </div><div class="pressBullet"> Further, Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management provides a number of Web services including instant reads to retailers. It also receives meter setup changes from Metrix’s customer information system (CIS) and provides billing meter reads to the CIS. </div><div class="pressBullet"> Metrix’s smart meter deployment is the first step in delivering an infrastructure that provides better quality information and meter services to Auckland. Metrix’s customers and end users now benefit from faster data acquisition and meter intelligence regarding their usage and peak demand information, as well as the health of the meter systems – improving revenue streams and service reliability. With smart metering, Metrix will be able to provide its customers with the usage data they need to make informed decisions about their energy use and ultimately reduce the cost of electricity. </div><div class="pressBullet"> As a result of the successful pilot program, Metrix has proceeded to deploy smart meters to the rest of its 300,000 electric customers.</div><h3>Supporting Quotes</h3><div class="pressBullet"> “Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management delivers an enterprise-level meter data management offering built on open standards that allow pre-built integrations to other applications for additional flexibility. The solution allows Metrix to add value to the services it delivers to retail electric providers and energy consumers,” said Quentin Grady, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities. </div><div class="pressBullet"> “We selected Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management for our AMI initiative because of the application's flexibility and configurability. Based on our initial success with the deployment of 5,000 meters, we have been able to justify deploying smart meters to the rest of our 300,000 electric customers,” said Luke Blincoe, general manager, Metrix.</div><div style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:-5px;"><div class="horidotted dottedspacer"> </div></div><h3>Supporting Resources</h3> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/industries/utilities/index.html" target="_top">Oracle Utilities</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/4agljb" target="_top">Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management</a></div><h3>About Oracle Utilities </h3><p class="pressBody">Oracle Utilities delivers the proven software applications that help utilities 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. Oracle Utilities enables its customers to adapt more nimbly to market deregulation, meet ever-evolving customer demands, and deliver on commitments to environmental conservation. For more information, visit http://www.oracle.com/industries/utilities.</p><h3>About Oracle</h3><p class="pressBody">Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.oracle.com" target="_top">http://www.oracle.com.</a></p><h3>Trademarks</h3><div class="legalese">Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</div><h3>Contact Info</h3><p> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" width="324"><p class="pressBody">Caroline Yu<br> Oracle<br> +1.650.506.8920<a href="mailto:caroline.yu@oracle.com" target="_top"><u><br> caroline.yu@oracle.com</u></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="264"><p class="pressBody">Janice Hazen<br> O'Keeffe and Company<br> +1.770.938.4753<a href="mailto:jhazen@okco.com" target="_top"><u><br> jhazen@okco.com</u></a></p></td></tr></table></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> 

Oracle Extends Partner Enablement Commitment with Oracle Accelerate Academy
  <DIV id=pressReleaseHeader><SPAN class=contents>Oracle Press Release</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=topRptImg> <DIV class=bottomRptImg> <DIV class=leftRptImg> <DIV class=rightRptImg> <DIV class=bottomLeftImg> <DIV class=bottomRightImg> <DIV class=topLeftImg> <DIV class=topRightImg> <DIV class=pressRelease style="padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;"><h1>Oracle Extends Partner Enablement Commitment with Oracle Accelerate Academy</h1><h2>Partners Gain Learning Tools and Services to Better Market and Sell Oracle Accelerate Solutions to Midsize Organizations</h2> <div class="pressDate">Redwood Shores, CA - December 10, 2008 </div><h3>News Facts</h3><div class="pressBullet"> Oracle today announced the Oracle Accelerate Academy, a new training program that provides a learning curriculum and services to enable Oracle Partners to better market, sell and implement <a href="http://www.oracle.com/accelerate" target="_top">Oracle Accelerate solutions</a> for midsize organizations. </div><div class="pressBullet"> Building on the recently announced <a href="http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/017508_ESA?rssid=rss_ocom_pr" target="_top">Oracle Partner Enablement 2.0 strategy</a><a name="P5_572"></a>, the Oracle Accelerate Academy extends the new <a href="http://www.oracle.com/partners/index.html" target="_top">Oracle PartnerNetwork</a> Boot Camp curriculum with information and courses specific to the Oracle Accelerate program. </div><div class="pressBullet"> Oracle Accelerate solutions for midsize organizations provide low-cost, pre-configured applications with a wide range of industry-specific functionality, allowing for rapid best-practice implementations and significantly reduced maintenance responsibilities. Currently, Oracle partners offer more than <a href="http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/017604_EN" target="_top">200 Oracle Accelerate solutions</a>, spanning 19 industries and 48 industry segments in 32 countries.</div><div class="pressBullet"> With the establishment of the Oracle Accelerate Academy, Oracle further demonstrates its commitment to partner success by providing the information, training and resources they need to better identify customer needs and deliver complete midsize solutions. </div><div class="pressBullet"> In addition to the new training program, Oracle has expanded its Oracle PartnerNetwork Knowledge Zones with a new enablement zone titled “Oracle Applications for Midsize Companies."</div><h3>Enabling Partner Success</h3><div class="pressBullet"> Unique in the industry, the Oracle Accelerate Academy provides training and services that allow partners to increase their level of proficiency on selling, marketing and implementing Oracle solutions and, in turn, better meet customer needs and grow their businesses.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Additionally, partners participating in Oracle Accelerate Academy will have the opportunity to apply their skills by engaging in joint marketing programs with Oracle and Oracle’s Accelerate partners. </div><div class="pressBullet"> Key components of the Oracle Accelerate Academy include:</div><div class="pressSubBullet"> A “Jump Start” program for new JD Edwards Value Added Resellers, which includes Oracle Accelerate Academy training and co-funded demand generation support from Oracle, HP and IBM.</div><div class="pressSubBullet"> Guided Learning Paths that will help partners increase their level of proficiency in core competency areas, including marketing, sales, implementation, and more.</div><div class="pressSubBullet"> Hardware product training from Oracle platform partners, enabling Accelerate partners to be better equipped to provide a complete hardware and applications solutions to customers. </div><h3>Supporting Quotes</h3><div class="pressBullet"> “Our partners need the latest tools and resources to help them grow their businesses,” said Urs Renggli, director, Worldwide Small and Midmarket Marketing, HP. “The collaborative work of HP, Oracle and our channel partners has resulted in business solutions that help both our partners and midsized customers become more successful.” </div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> As an Oracle partner with an Oracle Accelerate solution, PetroNet is able to continually update our skills through key Accelerate Academy training programs,” said Caroline Santora, CEO, PetroNet, LLC. “These offerings have provided us with the ability to further train our sales and implementation teams in the latest tools and software offerings. Oracle's investment in the Accelerate Academy directly impacts our firm's ability to be a successful partner and deliver midsize solutions to the Oil and Gas industry." </div><div class="pressBullet"> “This is a tremendous and focused effort to provide valued training and services for our partners in the midsize space,” said Oracle Senior Vice President, Global Accelerate Program Office, Tony Kender. “We recognize that our partners have a unique advantage with Oracle Accelerate to sell and deliver Oracle solutions at volume levels while growing a profitable business. With better trained partners, midsize customers will benefit from complete, industry-specific solutions that are cost effective.”</div><div style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:-5px;"><div class="horidotted dottedspacer"> </div></div><h3>Supporting Resources</h3> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/partnerships/index.html" target="_top">Oracle Partners</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/partners/index.html" target="_top">Oracle PartnerNetwork Portal</a> </div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://blogs.oracle.com/accelerate/" target="_top">Tony Kender’s Oracle Accelerate Blog</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://blogs.oracle.com/judsonalthoff/" target="_top">Judson Althoff Blog</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/accelerate" target="_top">Oracle Accelerate</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/solutions/mid/oracle-accelerate-partner-solutions.html" target="_top">Oracle Accelerate Partner Solutions</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/goto/acceleratepartners/index.html" target="_top">Oracle PartnerNetwork Accelerate Portal</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/3zn5fx" target="_top">Oracle Midsize Customer Success Stories</a><a name="P31_4378"></a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/017604_EN" target="_top">Oracle Achieves Milestone with Availability of 200 Oracle Accelerate Partner Solutions</a></div><h3>About Oracle</h3><p class="pressBody">Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.oracle.com" target="_top">http://www.oracle.com.</a></p><h3>Trademarks</h3><div class="legalese">Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</div><h3>Contact Info</h3><p> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" width="324"><p class="pressBody">Carol Sato<br> Oracle<br> +1.650.633.5551<br> carol.sato@oracle.com</p></td> <td valign="top" width="264"><p class="pressBody">Kristin Reeves<br> Blanc & Otus</p><p class="pressBody">1.415.856.5145<br> kreeves@blancandotus.com</p></td></tr></table></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> 

Oracle Extends Configuration Management Capabilities in Oracle® Enterprise Manager
  <DIV id=pressReleaseHeader><SPAN class=contents>Oracle Press Release</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=topRptImg> <DIV class=bottomRptImg> <DIV class=leftRptImg> <DIV class=rightRptImg> <DIV class=bottomLeftImg> <DIV class=bottomRightImg> <DIV class=topLeftImg> <DIV class=topRightImg> <DIV class=pressRelease style="padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;"><h1>Oracle Extends Configuration Management Capabilities in Oracle® Enterprise Manager</h1><h2>New Configuration Change Console Enhances Real-Time Configuration Change Detection, Reporting and IT Compliance Automation </h2> <div class="pressDate">Redwood Shores, CA - December 10, 2008 </div> <div class="pressDate"> </div><h3>News Facts</h3><div class="pressBullet"> Extending its ability to manage configurations and automate IT processes, Oracle today announced enhancements to Oracle® Configuration Management Pack, a key component of <a href="http://www.oracle.com/enterprise_manager/index.html" target="_top">Oracle Enterprise Manager</a>.</div><div class="pressBullet"> With this release, <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oem/pdf/ds_config_pack.pdf" target="_top">Oracle Configuration Management Pack</a>, available for Oracle Database, Oracle Middleware and non-Oracle systems, adds comprehensive, continuous, real-time detection, validation and reporting of authorized and unauthorized configuration changes, across Oracle and non-Oracle environments.</div><div class="pressBullet"> These capabilities, delivered through the new Configuration Change Console, enable customers to monitor changes in IT environments more efficiently while reducing costs, helping to improve service levels and to meet compliance objectives. </div><h3>Building on Top-Down Application Management Capabilities </h3><div class="pressBullet"> Oracle Configuration Management Pack enhances Oracle Enterprise Manager’s unique top-down approach to application management by providing a comprehensive configuration management solution out-of-the-box. Through proactive change detection and configuration policies for the entire application environment, Oracle Enterprise Manager delivers a richer perspective on the health of business applications. </div><div class="pressBullet"> Highlights of the Oracle Configuration Management Pack with new Configuration Change Console include:</div><div class="pressSubBullet"> Real-time configuration change detection across the enterprise -- allows customers to detect and monitor configuration changes in a broad range of IT components including servers, databases, middleware, applications and individual point-of-sale devices;</div><div class="pressSubBullet"> Out-of-the-box configuration compliance policies and framework -- facilitate the customer’s ability to define and implement controls in accordance with regulatory and industry standards as well as best practices including Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI and ITIL;</div><div class="pressSubBullet"> Discovery and asset tracking -- enables configuration information to be automatically collected in real time and accessible from a central console, providing a comprehensive view of all heterogeneous components in the data center;</div><div class="pressSubBullet"> Analytics and reporting -- provides a consolidated view of all changes and a rich set of standard and ad-hoc reports and search capabilities that enable administrators to view all aspects of configurations across the enterprise; </div><div class="pressSubBullet"> Integration with popular Change Management Systems -- enables customers to leverage their existing investments when using popular change management systems such as BMC Remedy BMC Remedy IT Service Management. Provides closed loop reconciliation on change requests identifying authorized and unauthorized changes; and</div><div class="pressSubBullet"> Open and Extensible Solution -- helps customers to greatly reduce the time and the cost of managing configuration compliance in heterogeneous environments by utilizing Oracle Enterprise Manager's extensibility framework, out-of-box capabilities, user-defined policies and groups to automate manual scripts, reports and processes.</div><h3>Supporting Quotes</h3><div class="pressBullet"> "Oracle continues to deliver on its commitment to top-down application management with the latest release of the Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Management Pack. Customers can now leverage the additional rich features, like those provided with the new Configuration Change Console, to help them simplify day to day IT management activities, ensure systems are compliant and reduce their overall costs," said Richard Sarwal, Oracle senior vice president Product Development.</div><div class="pressBullet"> "Cummins Business Services IT (CBS IT) evaluated Oracle's Configuration Change Console as part of the beta program. We at CBS IT especially liked the product's ability to pinpoint exactly when, where, and what configuration changes were made and by whom. The product provides out-of-the-box policies, along with an extensible policy-based framework, that allows an enterprise IT department to quickly meet compliance requirements. Production deployment of the product should improve compliance readiness, save administrator time, and help meet other business objectives such as maintaining service levels," said Srinivas Yerragolla, IT Manager, Cummins.</div><div class="pressBullet"> "Ingersoll Rand recently evaluated Oracle’s Configuration Change Console beta version to help us manage our IT configuration as well as implement corporate policies. Using the Console’s dashboards and built-in reports, our administrators were able to monitor configurations across our environments. We feel confident that Oracle Configuration Change Console will save our administrator’s time, help us enforce strict change management controls and reduce our IT operations overhead while increasing the level of service to our business units," said Mervyn Lally, Manager, Enterprise Technology and Architecture, Ingersoll Rand. </div><div style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:-5px;"><div class="horidotted dottedspacer"> </div></div><h3>Supporting Resources</h3> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/enterprise_manager/index.html" target="_top">About Oracle Enterprise Manager</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oem/pdf/ds_config_pack.pdf" target="_top">Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Management Pack</a><a name="P27_5130"></a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oem/pdf/twp_automating_it_configuration.pdf" target="_top">Automating IT Configuration Controls with Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Change Console</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/OracleOfmRadio/%7E3/455529721/7097214_Scott_Neils_102808.mp3" target="_top">Podcast: Oracle Configuration Management Pack</a></div> <div class="pressBulletSingleSpace"> <a href="http://www.oracle.com/pls/ebn/live_viewer.main?p_shows_id=5528724" target="_top">Configuration Management Allows Dell Easy Access To Systems Worldwide</a> </div><h3>About Oracle</h3><p class="pressBody">Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.oracle.com" target="_top">http://www.oracle.com.</a></p><h3>Trademarks</h3><div class="legalese">Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</div><h3>Contact Info</h3><p> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" width="324"><p class="pressBody">Teri Whitaker<br> Oracle<br> +1.650.506.9914<a href="mailto:teri.whitaker@oracle.com" target="_top"><u><br> teri.whitaker@oracle.com</u></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="264"><p class="pressBody">Meredith Obendorfer<br> Blanc & Otus<br> +1.415.856.5167<a href="mailto:mobendorfer@blancandotus.com" target="_top"><u><br> mobendorfer@blancandotus.com</u></a></p></td></tr></table></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> 

Oracle Education Foundation Launches First Project Learning Institute in India
  <DIV id=pressReleaseHeader><SPAN class=contents>Oracle Press Release</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=topRptImg> <DIV class=bottomRptImg> <DIV class=leftRptImg> <DIV class=rightRptImg> <DIV class=bottomLeftImg> <DIV class=bottomRightImg> <DIV class=topLeftImg> <DIV class=topRightImg> <DIV class=pressRelease style="padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;"><h1>Oracle Education Foundation Launches First Project Learning Institute in India </h1><h2>Over 100 Teachers Learn How to Integrate Project Learning and 21st Century Skills Development into the Classroom</h2> <div class="pressDate">Mysore, India – December 10, 2008</div><h3>News Facts</h3><div class="pressBullet"> Today, the Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) welcomed more than 100 teachers to its first Project Learning Institute in India. This training event will be held at the Zonal Institute of Education and Training in Mysore from December 10-13, 2008.</div><div class="pressBullet"> The Project Learning Institute is a professional development program that trains teachers how to integrate technology, project learning, and 21st century skills development into their classroom curricula. </div><div class="pressBullet"> The course uses OEF’s online learning platform, ThinkQuest, to showcase exceptional project-learning examples and help teachers produce projects as a part of their training experience. ThinkQuest currently supports over 113,000 students and teachers in India.</div><div class="pressBullet"> All of the participants are teachers in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), a premier, government-supported school system. These teachers completed six weeks of online training prior to attending the live training event in Mysore.</div><div class="pressBullet"> This initiative supports India’s National Council for Education Research & Training (NCERT) in its objective to adopt project learning in classrooms across the country.</div><div class="pressBullet"> Over 330 teachers from 23 countries have attended Project Learning Institutes in Brazil, Singapore, South Africa, and the United States..</div><h3>Supporting Quotes</h3><div class="pressBullet"> “The Project Learning Institute helps educators to incorporate project learning and 21st century skills development into their curriculum,” said Clare Dolan, Vice President, Oracle Corporate Citizenship.</div><div class="pressBullet"> “KVS has always been at the forefront of adopting new and innovative teaching ideas that prepare our students to meet the demands of the changing world around them,” said Mr. R. Jamuda, Commissioner, KVS. “The teachers who participate in the Project Learning Institute will initiate a technology-supported, project-learning approach in all our schools.” </div><div class="pressBullet"> “India’s National Curriculum Framework (NCF-2005) emphasizes learner-centered pedagogy and project-based learning,” said Dr. G. Ravindra, Joint Director, NCERT. “The Project Learning Institute helps over 100 teachers in the country develop the skills required to support these objectives in the classroom.”</div><div style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:-5px;"><div class="ho