Customers in the region endorse Oracle’s offerings, as they seek innovative, open-standards software and better quality information at lower costs GENEVA, Switzerland 16-DEC-2005 03:24 AM Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) today reported notable key customer wins within the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, during the second quarter of fiscal year 2006. Customers are endorsing Oracle’s strategy to offer innovative, open-standards software, providing better quality information at affordable prices.
“Our strategy for our customers has always been
less complexity, less customisation and lower costs,” said Sergio Giacoletto,
Executive Vice President, Oracle Europe, Middle East and Africa. “Customers
across many industry sectors in the region continue to choose Oracle to integrate
and automate business processes at a reduced total cost of ownership. Quite
simply, with our product offerings we’re giving our customers what they
want.”
Applications
Oracle’s portfolio of enterprise applications, which includes the OracleÒ
E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft Enterprise, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and JD Edwards
World, is offered as a fully integrated suite or available on a component basis,
and provides enterprise information that enables companies to manage their business
cycles and provide intelligence in functional areas such as financials, human
resources, maintenance management, manufacturing, marketing, order fulfilment,
product lifecycle management, procurement, projects, sales, services and supply
chain planning. Customers who have selected Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise
applications over the last few months include ABN AMRO (Netherlands), Aegon
(Netherlands), Higher Education Combi-deal User Productivity Kit for PeopleSoft
(Netherlands), Robeco (Netherlands), University of Antwerp (Belgium), La Caixa
(Spain), Seur Geopost (Spain), Udad.St Pablo CEU (Spain). Customers who have
selected Oracle’s JD Edwards products over the last few months include
Al Tayer Group (Gulf State), D&D (Hungary), Elektro Profi (Hungary), Tigép
(Hungary), F.M AlQahtani & Sons (Saudi Arabia).
In the retail industry, Oracle is equipping retailers with solutions that help them gain deeper insight into their operations so they can plan and manage their operations better, transforming their economics and enabling them to deal with fiercely competitive environments that change in real time. Oracle Retail solutions have enjoyed solid uptake in EMEA across all retail sectors, especially in those handling seasonal and promotional products around hard lines, soft lines and food products. Customer wins in Q2 include Carrefour (France), WH Smith (UK), Apteki 36’3 (CIS), John Lewis (UK) and Eram (France).
Banking is a strategic industry for Oracle with 9 of the top 10 banks globally already running Oracle applications. Oracle has delivered solutions to financial institutions across the region, from central banks in the heart of Africa to large banks in the heart of London. In EMEA, there has been good uptake of Oracle banking solutions in the governance and corporate performance management area across all relevant industry segments - banking, insurance, financial markets.
Technology
In EMEA, sales of Oracle's comprehensive platform for Service Oriented Architecture
(SOA), Oracle Fusion Middleware, have made significant contributions to revenues
this quarter. In particular, many customers are investing in the key components
of Identity and Access Management, and using them as the first step in the foundation
for a SOA approach. The strength of Oracle’s technology gives customers
an unprecedented ability to build identity into their software infrastructure.
Oracle’s unrivalled security offering clearly positions Oracle as a leader
in this space and is helping to win new customers in the region who want the
leading identity management solution for their businesses.
Real-time data that delivers true business intelligence enables companies to make faster, smarter decisions. Oracle's robust enterprise database software, integrated middleware solutions and worldwide support infrastructure delivers a more complete and versatile data management solution. In the EMEA region, there has been good interest in, and adoption of, Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database, with sales in the telecommunications, media and financial services industry sectors.
Industry Awards and Recognition in EMEA during the
first half of Fiscal Year 2006
Oracle received positive endorsement from industry analysts and awarding
bodies throughout the first half of fiscal 2006. Oracle’s technological
superiority was publicly recognised in a number of honours, awards and surveys
from independent sources in different countries, for example:
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Netherlands Architecture Award (Landelijke Architectuur
Award) 2005 – 1st Place
for Oracle Database 10g. Awarded by the Landelijke Architectuur Congress and
SDU Publications Database product of the Year 2005 - Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition:
Databazovy svet (Czech Republic) Three Awards - Reader’s Choice and Award,
Publishing House Award, and Professional Jury Award. Golden Processor Award – Oracle Database 10g. Named as "Product of the Year,
Tools and Systems Software" (Teleinfo Golden Processor Award, Poland) Product of the Year, Business Applications - JDEdwards Enterprise One. Honoured
in the category (Teleinfo Golden Processor Award, Poland) RFID Breakthrough “Integration” Award – Awarded to Virgin Atlantic Airways for
pilot project with Tata Consultancy Services and Oracle OCS (Oracle Fusion
Middleware) (RFID Networking Forum and the RFID Futures Conference - UK) Inspired IT Award in Retail & Distribution – Project Merlin at Arnotts (Inspired IT
Awards 2005 – Ireland) Excellence Award - Continuous support of the Financial industry by the successful
deployment of several complex projects in 2005 (IDG, Romania) Award for Technological Partnership - Oracle and Romtelecom jointly for
development of hosting services. (IDG, Romania) African Employer of the Year Award (African Investor) Human Resources Excellence Award – Oracle Internet Project for Seniors (Czech
Association for Human Resources Development - Czech Republic) Outstanding Contribution to Business Software – Husam Dajani, Vice President,
Oracle Middle East & Africa (IT Weekly 2005 Arab Technology Awards) Most Professional Managers of the Russian Federation – Top place in the IT industry
for Boris Scherbakov, Vice President and Managing Director, Oracle Russia and CIS
(Russian Managers Association and Kommersant – Russian Federation)
Key Industry Sectors Selecting Oracle Offerings during
the Second Quarter Fiscal 2006
Across the region, many organisations adopted or expanded implementations
of Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Grid technologies and Oracle
Applications, including the Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft Enterprise,
JD Edwards Enterprise One, JD Edwards World and Oracle Retail solutions in the
second quarter of fiscal 2006 across a wide range of industries. Customer examples
include:
Public Services
Government of Bahrain, Ministry of Justice (Bulgaria), General Organization
For Industrialization (GOFI) (Egypt), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Finland),
German Ministry of Finance, Dubai Immigration (Dubai, UAE), MINEFI Ministry
of Economy and Finance (France), KSH (Central Statistical Office) (Hungary),
7 Independent secondary vocational & adult education institutions (The Netherlands),
Servico de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (Portugal), Casa Nationala de asigurari
de sanatate (Romania), KFUPM (Saudi Arabia), Dept of Social Development (South
Africa), Junta Andalucia (Spain), Correos (Spain), County Council of Västmanland
(Sweden), City of Malmoe (Sweden), Statens Jordbruksverk (Sweden), Ministry
of Transportation (Turkey), Ministry of Agriculture (Turkey), Ministry of Justice
(Turkey), UK National Health Service, South Lanarkshire Council (UK), Scottish
Executive (UK), Highlands Regional Council (UK), Northumbria Police (UK)
Financial Services
Banque des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale (Africa), Dexia (Belgium), Raiffeisen
Bank (Bulgaria), SBRF (CIS), Banque Misr (Egypt), Alpha Bank (Greece), BES (Iberia),
RAS - Allianz Group (Italy), AEGON (The Netherlands), Fortis ASR (The Netherlands),
Robeco (The Netherlands), PKO BP (Poland), OTP Bank (Romania), Riyad Bank (Saudi
Arabia), NCB (Saudi Arabia), ABSA Bank LTD (South Africa), Factors AG - Subsidiary
of UBS (Switzerland), RAC Auto Windscreens (UK), ABN Amro Management Services
Ltd (UK)
Telecommunications
Bulgarian Telecommunication Company, Cosmo Bulgaria, Vimpelcom (CIS), Eurotel
Praha s.r.o.(Czech Republic), Telecom Egypt, MobiNil (Egypt), TeliaSonera (Finland),
Elisa Oyj (Finland), Infote (Greece), TIM (Greece), Eitisalat (Gulf States),
AR Telecom (Iberia), PKP Telekomunikacja (Poland), Qatar Telecom, Romtelecom
(Romania), Jazztel (Spain), COLT Telecom Group Plc (UK)
Manufacturing
Vandemoortele (Belgium), Express Consulting (CIS), Tisak (Croatia), Nagév
(Hungary) Trident Steel (Pty) Ltd (South Africa),
Travel and Transportation
Czech Airlines, Höegh Autoliners AS (Norway), Seur Geopost (Spain)
Emirates Airline (Dubai UAE)
Retail
BILLA Dienstleistungs G.m.b.H (Austria), Apteki 36’3 (CIS), F. M AlQahtani
Sons Co. (Saudi Arabia)
Healthcare
De Rivas Zorggroep (The Netherlands), Medscheme Holdings (PTY) LTD (South
Africa), Allied Healthcare UK Ltd
Energy and Utilities
EDF (France), Skagerak Energi AS (Norway), Complex Energetic Rovinari (Romania),
Gebze Elektrik Uretim Ltd. Sti (Turkey)
Other Industries
Engineering & Construction: Corman (Iberia), Mesta (Norway).
Consumer Goods: Carlsberg Breweries A/S (Denmark), Coca Cola Hellenic
Bottling Company S.A. (Greece), AmRest (Poland). Pharmaceuticals: LEO
Pharma (Denmark). Information Technology: DB Systems GmbH (Germany),
Star Technology Services Ltd (UK), Amadeus Data Processing GmbH (Germany). Automotive:
Kulczyk Tradex (Poland). Oil and Gas: OMV (Austria), RAFO Onesti
(Romania). Utilities: Gebze Elektrik Uretim Ltd. Sti (Turkey). Services:
Kiloutou (France), Voca Limited (UK), Loyalty Partner GmbH (Germany). Industrial
goods: RS Components Limited (UK). Communications: AFP (Agence France
Presse).
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