Big guys Intel Corporation and Siemens Communications today announced the establishment of a technology relationship between the two companies that includes an agreement to collaboratively create open unified communications solutions based on voiceover internet protocol. Under terms of the agreement, Intel and Siemens will jointly fund and cooperatively conduct research focused on secure wireless networks. […]
Genpact, a global provider of business and technology services, has announced the general release of its Appready platform. The platform seeks to assist Global 2000 businesses in implementing Oracle’s e-business suite. Genpact’s Appready SM is billed as a complete suite of rapid Oracle deployment solutions including business processes, integration software, conversion tools, training courses, testing […]
Those slippery Oracle folks … Manufacturing Computer Solutions’ online version is reporting today that Oracle has released statements regarding future plans for predictive business intelligence firm Sigma Dynamics. While Oracle PR has stated that the Oracle brain trust seeks to develop Sigma “beyond early call centre applications and into general ERP,” writer Brain Tinham could […]
Oracle appeals to the transport market today, announcing the general availability of Oracle Transportation Management 5.5. The release represents the first production out of Oracle subsumee G-Log. The newest version of Oracle Transportation Management seeks to integrate and streamline global transportation planning and execution, freight payment and business process automation on a single platform. Oracle […]
Representatives of Oracle India have announced that it has taken over the provision of customer support for and development of India-specific features in its JD Edwards EnterpriseOne applications. The announcement marks an extension to the support that Oracle currently provides for the standard versions of JD Edwards Applications, and is part of Oracle’s general strategy […]
There may yet be closure in the Project Ocean debacle. Or resolution. Or something. According to the Computer World website, officials from the city of Philadelphia today announced an agreement in principle with software giant Oracle Corporation to restart the water-billing system initiative, reportedly at no extra cost to the city, in which Oracle will […]
As a follow-up to his recent postulations on the potential demise of the ERP market (see “R.I.P. ERP?” dated August 30, 2006, here at CRMchump.org), AMR Research’s Bruce Richardson called in Oracle head of application development John Wookey for a long interview. The man who Richardson describes as “having the most difficult job in Silicon […]
And a bit of a strange announcement from Oracle representatives yesterday, who reiterated that their firm’s PeopleSoft 9 rollout is continuing. The PeopleSoft Enterprise 9 applications suite was released to the public on Monday, and promises an integrated suite of analytic applications, featuring improved enterprise planning in budgeting and forecasting, financial control and reporting. Oracle […]
The Department of Education of the Philippines announced a very big deal on Sunday, releasing details of its newly signed memorandum of agreement with Oracle Philippines. The memorandum of agreement is worth US $380 million in grant value and, under terms of the contract, will incorporate the Oracle Academy into its secondary education curriculum. The […]
Wonder why the words “Oracle” and “money” (not to mention the combination thereof) get so much attention? Wonder no more, as now the world can see just how much Oracle Corporation CEO Lawrence Ellison pulled down for fiscal year 2006. Yesterday, Oracle released numbers showing that Ellison bagged about US $55.4 million in total compensation […]