Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Oracle to Provide �Applications Unlimited� Continued Enhancements
Oracle to Provide �Applications Unlimited� Continued Enhancements: "Speaking to users at Collaborate '06, Oracle President Charles Phillips detailed the company's long-term plans to provide continued enhancements to current Oracle Applications beyond the delivery of Oracle Fusion Applications in 2008.
With 'Applications Unlimited' Oracle has announced plans to enhance JD Edwards, Oracle, PeopleSoft and Siebel applications on an on-going basis. Additionally, with this new strategy, Oracle is providing more visibility into product roadmaps, and helping customers derive continual success from their current applications by delivering dedicated, world-class development and support for years to come.
'With today's announcement, we are giving customers the best of both worlds - more value from their existing applications, which we plan to enhance indefinitely, and an option to upgrade free-of-charge to future technologies, if customers have a business case to do so,' said Oracle President Charles Phillips.
Phillips continued, 'Oracle has 30,000 satisfied customers across JD Edwards, Oracle, PeopleSoft and Siebel Applications. These products represent the industry's strongest portfolio of business applications and they are uniquely tailored for virtually every industry and geography for both small and large companies. In the history of enterprise applications, no other company has amassed this breadth and depth of proven, packaged business processes and development talent."
With 'Applications Unlimited' Oracle has announced plans to enhance JD Edwards, Oracle, PeopleSoft and Siebel applications on an on-going basis. Additionally, with this new strategy, Oracle is providing more visibility into product roadmaps, and helping customers derive continual success from their current applications by delivering dedicated, world-class development and support for years to come.
'With today's announcement, we are giving customers the best of both worlds - more value from their existing applications, which we plan to enhance indefinitely, and an option to upgrade free-of-charge to future technologies, if customers have a business case to do so,' said Oracle President Charles Phillips.
Phillips continued, 'Oracle has 30,000 satisfied customers across JD Edwards, Oracle, PeopleSoft and Siebel Applications. These products represent the industry's strongest portfolio of business applications and they are uniquely tailored for virtually every industry and geography for both small and large companies. In the history of enterprise applications, no other company has amassed this breadth and depth of proven, packaged business processes and development talent."
Australian IT - Oracle backpedals on Fusion (Andrew Colley, APRIL 25, 2006)
Australian IT - Oracle backpedals on Fusion (Andrew Colley, APRIL 25, 2006): "Anderson stood his ground when asked asked if Oracle was using the ad hoc stitching approach it previously ruled out.
'You were under the assumption that Fusion as the suite of applications was a brand-new complete rewrite - take all the best ideas from whatever we had acquired and roll that out in 2008,' he said.
'That was never really the strategy.
'We have this big competitor that likes to pretend we said that, and maybe we should have made our messaging clearer.
'The idea was to get to a set of applications based 100 per cent on standards coded in Java, running on a SQL database and supporting all the different standards that you have in the middleware space.
'It turns out that the e-business suite is a good starting point from that perspective.
'It's written 80 plus per cent in Java, it uses standard SQL, so that was always going to be the starting point to take in all the best intellectual property from all the PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards, and now Siebel product lines, and use that to build next-generation products.'
Martin Power, president of AUSOUG, Oracle's Australian user group, was unable to explain Andersen's comments. "
'You were under the assumption that Fusion as the suite of applications was a brand-new complete rewrite - take all the best ideas from whatever we had acquired and roll that out in 2008,' he said.
'That was never really the strategy.
'We have this big competitor that likes to pretend we said that, and maybe we should have made our messaging clearer.
'The idea was to get to a set of applications based 100 per cent on standards coded in Java, running on a SQL database and supporting all the different standards that you have in the middleware space.
'It turns out that the e-business suite is a good starting point from that perspective.
'It's written 80 plus per cent in Java, it uses standard SQL, so that was always going to be the starting point to take in all the best intellectual property from all the PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards, and now Siebel product lines, and use that to build next-generation products.'
Martin Power, president of AUSOUG, Oracle's Australian user group, was unable to explain Andersen's comments. "
JD Edwards Partners to Gather at Collaborate '06: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
JD Edwards Partners to Gather at Collaborate '06: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "Collaborate 06 User Group Conference, April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL - News) today commended the JD Edwards partner community for its ongoing commitment to protect, extend and evolve customer investment in Oracle� Applications and extended partner solutions. These partners, who have been committed to the JD Edwards applications products through the past few years, continue to invest in integrations with Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and JD Edwards World products. They are also focused on protecting and extending customer investments and will be at the Collaborate User Group Conference to educate and work with JD Edwards customers looking to maximize their IT investments. The partners' participation in this week's event signals continued support for their growing base of customers.
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'We're happy to see all the JD Edwards partners [which are] participating at this year's Collaborate show,' said Oracle Vice President of Worldwide Alliances and Channels, Doug Kennedy. 'These partners are critical members of our Oracle Applications partner ecosystem and help us to reach and serve our JD Edwards customers. The fact that many continue to invest with Oracle and are integrating their solutions with JD Edwards and our other application families, shows their commitment to our joint customers. They're also leveraging the greater opportunities within the "
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'We're happy to see all the JD Edwards partners [which are] participating at this year's Collaborate show,' said Oracle Vice President of Worldwide Alliances and Channels, Doug Kennedy. 'These partners are critical members of our Oracle Applications partner ecosystem and help us to reach and serve our JD Edwards customers. The fact that many continue to invest with Oracle and are integrating their solutions with JD Edwards and our other application families, shows their commitment to our joint customers. They're also leveraging the greater opportunities within the "
WebWire� | Oracle Announces New Release of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
WebWire� Oracle Announces New Release of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne: "Optimizing relationships with suppliers to help ensure the best quality and price for goods and services can help companies lower operating costs. A new module, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Operational Sourcing, helps automate the process of obtaining and awarding bids after a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Information (RFI) is issued. Fully integrated with all the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Supply Management solutions, the addition of operational sourcing functionality means companies can efficiently manage all phases of the supplier lifecycle, from critical sourcing decisions to supplier payments.
Several other new features across the suite of applications provide new and existing JD Edwards EnterpriseOne customers with the ability to stay competitive, take advantage of new market opportunities and increase business efficiencies. JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Human Capital Management now includes employee scheduling, enhanced time and labor and self-service capabilities. Further, customer relationship management applications delivered in the previous release of EnterpriseOne have been enhanced to drive greater visibility into customer service operations. JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Supply Chain Management adds transportation shipment sequencing, which enables OEM suppliers to deliver to manufacturing production lines in the exact sequence in which the parts are required. In addition, the Fixed Asset Management module has been enhanced to facilitate today�s complex accounting and regulatory requirements. "
Several other new features across the suite of applications provide new and existing JD Edwards EnterpriseOne customers with the ability to stay competitive, take advantage of new market opportunities and increase business efficiencies. JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Human Capital Management now includes employee scheduling, enhanced time and labor and self-service capabilities. Further, customer relationship management applications delivered in the previous release of EnterpriseOne have been enhanced to drive greater visibility into customer service operations. JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Supply Chain Management adds transportation shipment sequencing, which enables OEM suppliers to deliver to manufacturing production lines in the exact sequence in which the parts are required. In addition, the Fixed Asset Management module has been enhanced to facilitate today�s complex accounting and regulatory requirements. "
CMPnetAsia.com
CMPnetAsia.com: "
Oracle released JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.12 Monday. The applications suite targets specific industries and business processes for small and medium size businesses with less than US$500 million in annual revenue.
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Sourcing, for example, automates the ability to accept and award contracts after requests for proposals are received, which lets companies now manage processes from sourcing to supplier payments.
The Human Capital Management module gives employees self-schedule time and labor functions. Customer relationship management (CRM) applications released in a previous version now provide greater visibility into service operations.
Oracle added 'transportation shipment sequencing' to its Supply Chain Management module, ensuring parts arrive from suppliers at customer manufacturing lines in the order required. Enhancements made to the Fixed Asset Management module help smooth complex accounting and regulatory requirements. "
Oracle released JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.12 Monday. The applications suite targets specific industries and business processes for small and medium size businesses with less than US$500 million in annual revenue.
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Sourcing, for example, automates the ability to accept and award contracts after requests for proposals are received, which lets companies now manage processes from sourcing to supplier payments.
The Human Capital Management module gives employees self-schedule time and labor functions. Customer relationship management (CRM) applications released in a previous version now provide greater visibility into service operations.
Oracle added 'transportation shipment sequencing' to its Supply Chain Management module, ensuring parts arrive from suppliers at customer manufacturing lines in the order required. Enhancements made to the Fixed Asset Management module help smooth complex accounting and regulatory requirements. "
SAP - Press Release
SAP - Press Release: "SAP America, Inc., a subsidiary of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), today announced that Aquarion Water Company, the largest investor-owned water utility in New England and among the ten largest in the United States, has selected SAP software to support NextGen, the water utility�s enterprise-wide IT transformation project. NextGen will see the replacement of the company�s disparate legacy systems to create a strategic foundation for business efficiency and future growth. Aquarion will use applications from mySAP� Business Suite and the SAP� for Utilities solution portfolio to fuel its entire enterprise with the goal of improving capital and operating efficiency, enhancing the quality of customer service and improving the effectiveness of managerial reporting.
Aquarion has begun its SAP implementation and expects to finish the project later this year. As the primary water provider for approximately 215,000 customers or more than 714,000 people in 53 cities and towns, the company conducted a comprehensive analysis of its core business processes to identify opportunities for improved service efficiency and effectiveness."
Aquarion has begun its SAP implementation and expects to finish the project later this year. As the primary water provider for approximately 215,000 customers or more than 714,000 people in 53 cities and towns, the company conducted a comprehensive analysis of its core business processes to identify opportunities for improved service efficiency and effectiveness."
SAP United States - SAP - Press Release
SAP United States - SAP - Press Release: "SAP America, Inc., a subsidiary of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), today announced that Purcell Systems, a privately held maker of outdoor power cabinets, enclosures and plant equipment systems, has selected CLEAR Vision from Systech Integrators, Inc. as its business management solution. A mySAP� All-in-One solution incorporating industry best practices from SAP, Systech CLEAR Vision for High Tech will enable Purcell to quickly deploy proven business process management capabilities. The selection comes mere weeks after the introduction of SAP�s new midmarket sales model, which aligns the resources of SAP�s direct and partner sales and solution teams to provide customers with dedicated, hands-on focus and expertise through the channels they prefer.
Approximately 75 employees will use the CLEAR Vision solution for high-tech manufacturing from Systech to manage manufacturing industry processes, achieve an integrated view of customer information and leverage the software�s capabilities for multichannel sales and enhanced supply chain visibility. A provider to the cable, wireless, portable communication system (PCS)/cellular, utility communications and wireline industries, Purcell selected the solution as an integrated business management system that can be augmented and reconfigured over time to meet changing business needs. To support this period of expansive growth, Purcell chose the vendor with a complete and thorough understanding of its business, proven technology and record of successful implementations that met similar timeline requirements."
Approximately 75 employees will use the CLEAR Vision solution for high-tech manufacturing from Systech to manage manufacturing industry processes, achieve an integrated view of customer information and leverage the software�s capabilities for multichannel sales and enhanced supply chain visibility. A provider to the cable, wireless, portable communication system (PCS)/cellular, utility communications and wireline industries, Purcell selected the solution as an integrated business management system that can be augmented and reconfigured over time to meet changing business needs. To support this period of expansive growth, Purcell chose the vendor with a complete and thorough understanding of its business, proven technology and record of successful implementations that met similar timeline requirements."
Monday, April 24, 2006
Oracle Announces New Release of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
Oracle Announces New Release of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "Collaborate 06 User Group Conference, April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Furthering its commitment to extend and evolve Oracle's JD Edwards products and protect current customer investments, Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL - News) today announced the availability of a new release of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, 8.12. This latest release offers new modules and enhanced features to address the needs of a broad base of EnterpriseOne customers as well as functionality specifically targeted for the food and beverage market. JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, 8.12 is also certified on Oracle� Fusion Middleware.
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Optimizing relationships with suppliers to help ensure the best quality and price for goods and services can help companies lower operating costs. A new module, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Operational Sourcing, helps automate the process of obtaining and awarding bids after a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Information (RFI) is issued. Fully integrated with all the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Supply Management solutions, the addition of operational sourcing functionality means companies can efficiently manage all phases of the supplier lifecycle, from critical sourcing decisions to supplier payments.
Several other new features across the suite of applications provide new and existing JD Edwards EnterpriseOne customers with the ability to stay competitive, take advantage of new market opportunities and increase business efficiencies. JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Human Capital Management now includes employee scheduling, enhanced time and labor and self-service capabilities. Further, customer relationship management applications delivered in the previous release "
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Optimizing relationships with suppliers to help ensure the best quality and price for goods and services can help companies lower operating costs. A new module, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Operational Sourcing, helps automate the process of obtaining and awarding bids after a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Information (RFI) is issued. Fully integrated with all the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Supply Management solutions, the addition of operational sourcing functionality means companies can efficiently manage all phases of the supplier lifecycle, from critical sourcing decisions to supplier payments.
Several other new features across the suite of applications provide new and existing JD Edwards EnterpriseOne customers with the ability to stay competitive, take advantage of new market opportunities and increase business efficiencies. JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Human Capital Management now includes employee scheduling, enhanced time and labor and self-service capabilities. Further, customer relationship management applications delivered in the previous release "
Oracle -- Could Slow and Steady Win the Race? - Forbes.com
Oracle -- Could Slow and Steady Win the Race? - Forbes.com: "In the near term, the analyst expects Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) to grow at high single-digit rates, and could even see higher growth rates in 2008 after the release of Project Fusion, the company�s plan to merge its many application products. Shares should continue to trade in the $15 to $16 range.
Longer term, a recent Morgan Stanley survey of Oracle applications customers does not bode well for Oracle�s organic revenue growth outlook. Nearly 80% expect flat spending on Oracle�s e-business suite, while 71% see flat database spending. And only 17% said they would increase license spending on the e-business suite in 2006 � weaker than in database, overall software or overall IT spending."
Longer term, a recent Morgan Stanley survey of Oracle applications customers does not bode well for Oracle�s organic revenue growth outlook. Nearly 80% expect flat spending on Oracle�s e-business suite, while 71% see flat database spending. And only 17% said they would increase license spending on the e-business suite in 2006 � weaker than in database, overall software or overall IT spending."
"Why I Didn't Buy JBoss," By Oracle CEO Larry Ellison @ SYS-CON ITALIA
http://it.sys-con.com/read/210458.htm: "According to the newspaper, Oracle's boss said:
'If an open source product gets good enough, we�ll simply take it. Take Apache: once Apache got better than our own web server, we threw it away and took Apache.'
Then Ellison goes on to say why he didn't, despite the rumors last year, buy JBoss.
'JBoss wanted to sell the company to us. Clearly if we wanted to buy JBoss we�d have bought JBoss. Why didn�t we buy JBoss? Because we don�t have to � if it ever got good enough we�d just take the intellectual property � just like Apache � embed it in our Fusion middleware suite, and we�re done. We always have that option available to us � IBM always has that option available to them.' "
'If an open source product gets good enough, we�ll simply take it. Take Apache: once Apache got better than our own web server, we threw it away and took Apache.'
Then Ellison goes on to say why he didn't, despite the rumors last year, buy JBoss.
'JBoss wanted to sell the company to us. Clearly if we wanted to buy JBoss we�d have bought JBoss. Why didn�t we buy JBoss? Because we don�t have to � if it ever got good enough we�d just take the intellectual property � just like Apache � embed it in our Fusion middleware suite, and we�re done. We always have that option available to us � IBM always has that option available to them.' "
"Why I Didn't Buy JBoss," By Oracle CEO Larry Ellison @ SYS-CON ITALIA
http://it.sys-con.com/read/210458.htm: "According to the newspaper, Oracle's boss said:
'If an open source product gets good enough, we�ll simply take it. Take Apache: once Apache got better than our own web server, we threw it away and took Apache.'
Then Ellison goes on to say why he didn't, despite the rumors last year, buy JBoss.
'JBoss wanted to sell the company to us. Clearly if we wanted to buy JBoss we�d have bought JBoss. Why didn�t we buy JBoss? Because we don�t have to � if it ever got good enough we�d just take the intellectual property � just like Apache � embed it in our Fusion middleware suite, and we�re done. We always have that option available to us � IBM always has that option available to them.' "
'If an open source product gets good enough, we�ll simply take it. Take Apache: once Apache got better than our own web server, we threw it away and took Apache.'
Then Ellison goes on to say why he didn't, despite the rumors last year, buy JBoss.
'JBoss wanted to sell the company to us. Clearly if we wanted to buy JBoss we�d have bought JBoss. Why didn�t we buy JBoss? Because we don�t have to � if it ever got good enough we�d just take the intellectual property � just like Apache � embed it in our Fusion middleware suite, and we�re done. We always have that option available to us � IBM always has that option available to them.' "
SAP CEO says company signed 40 'safe passage' deals - MarketWatch
SAP CEO says company signed 40 'safe passage' deals - MarketWatch: "Software maker SAP AG (SAP) has signed 40 deals in the first quarter of 2006, under its Safe Passage program, Chief Executive Henning Kagermann said Thursday in an interview with Bloomberg-TV.
The program is aimed at wooing away customers from SAP's closest rival U.S.-based Oracle Corp. (ORCL).
In March, SAP said that more than 200 companies 'have taken Safe Passage to SAP' since it launched the program in January 2005, including German chemicals company Altana Chemie AG and pharmaceuticals firm GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals of the U.S. "
The program is aimed at wooing away customers from SAP's closest rival U.S.-based Oracle Corp. (ORCL).
In March, SAP said that more than 200 companies 'have taken Safe Passage to SAP' since it launched the program in January 2005, including German chemicals company Altana Chemie AG and pharmaceuticals firm GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals of the U.S. "
Computerworld > Kagermann: SAP to expand on-demand offerings
Computerworld > Kagermann: SAP to expand on-demand offerings: "SAP will not �cannibalise� its enterprise software business to support the burgeoning software-as-a-service (SaaS) trend, but it will branch out beyond hosted CRM (customer relationship management), to offer other applications on-demand, chief executive officer Henning Kagermann says.
SAP plans to continue its strategy to grow organically rather than embrace the latest industry fads, such as software-on-demand, with too much gusto.
However, SAP will continue to grow its on-demand software model as necessary, to keep up with competitors such as Oracle and Microsoft. �We�ll never substitute our core business, but [on-demand] will be an additional revenue stream,� Kagermann says."
SAP plans to continue its strategy to grow organically rather than embrace the latest industry fads, such as software-on-demand, with too much gusto.
However, SAP will continue to grow its on-demand software model as necessary, to keep up with competitors such as Oracle and Microsoft. �We�ll never substitute our core business, but [on-demand] will be an additional revenue stream,� Kagermann says."
Paris Gallery to implement SAP | SAP Arabia
Paris Gallery to implement SAP SAP Arabia: "In his comments on the new implementation, Mr. Abdullah Thabit, IT Manager at Al Fahim Enterprises Group, said: 'We look forward to the implementation of the SAP applications, which will go a long way in building systems that can support our growing business and operations, in line with our growth, vision and strategic future plans. SAP will be one of the key enablers for us by bringing in international best practices, helping us build competencies which are required for being competitive in this region.'
Once completed, the SAP modules will enable Paris Gallery to expand its presence in the regional markets and to manage its brand portfolio to maximize profitability. "
Once completed, the SAP modules will enable Paris Gallery to expand its presence in the regional markets and to manage its brand portfolio to maximize profitability. "
The Four Hundred--Oracle Indefinitely Extends the Life of JDE World, EnterpriseOne
The Four Hundred--Oracle Indefinitely Extends the Life of JDE World, EnterpriseOne: "Schiff also says that the EnterpriseOne suite will be upgraded this week with the promised 8.12 release, and Oracle will announce plans to put out a future 9.0 release. Not being in charge of the EnterpriseOne product line, Schiff could not say what features will be in this release, but we will chase it down in our Four Hundred Stuff newsletter.
By reinvigorating the JDE product lines, Oracle has very cleverly sidestepped a very thorny issue with the JDE installed base: support of i5/OS, DB2/400, and possibly RPG with the future Project Fusion application suite. I have been saying there is an ever-so-remote chance that Oracle might implement Fusion in RPG IV--and when I said remote, I meant like me winning PowerBall and I don't even gamble--but Schiff says just forget that. 'Fusion will not be implemented in RPG. It will be written in Java,' he says. As for DB2/400 and i5/OS, Schiff says that no decision has, as yet, been made with regards to the Fusion application suite. By extending the life of JDE World and JDE EnterpriseOne, Oracle can say that it is supporting the iSeries. The issue will become how much functionality gets put into World and EnterpriseOne, and how the functionality gap between these suites and the future Fusion suite opens up. At some point, if the functionality gap gets too large, customers who want the most advanced software from Oracle will have to move to Fusion, and that will mean they will have to drop the JDE suites and probably the iSeries, too. But, if Oracle truly does enhance World and EnterpriseOne, then that day may never come at all. "
By reinvigorating the JDE product lines, Oracle has very cleverly sidestepped a very thorny issue with the JDE installed base: support of i5/OS, DB2/400, and possibly RPG with the future Project Fusion application suite. I have been saying there is an ever-so-remote chance that Oracle might implement Fusion in RPG IV--and when I said remote, I meant like me winning PowerBall and I don't even gamble--but Schiff says just forget that. 'Fusion will not be implemented in RPG. It will be written in Java,' he says. As for DB2/400 and i5/OS, Schiff says that no decision has, as yet, been made with regards to the Fusion application suite. By extending the life of JDE World and JDE EnterpriseOne, Oracle can say that it is supporting the iSeries. The issue will become how much functionality gets put into World and EnterpriseOne, and how the functionality gap between these suites and the future Fusion suite opens up. At some point, if the functionality gap gets too large, customers who want the most advanced software from Oracle will have to move to Fusion, and that will mean they will have to drop the JDE suites and probably the iSeries, too. But, if Oracle truly does enhance World and EnterpriseOne, then that day may never come at all. "
Larry a big Linux fan, says Oracle exec: ZDNet Australia: News: Software
Larry a big Linux fan, says Oracle exec: ZDNet Australia: News: Software: "There was plenty of interest from Australians in Fusion, a combination of existing and newly acquired software, including PeopleSoft and JD Edwards products. However, Anderson said, many JD Edwards World customers did not share the prevailing perspective.
Users of JDE World, a product based on ageing 'green screen' technology, according to Anderson, were not keen to hear about migration paths, he said.
'You'd look at that today and go 'what, do people use that?'. But I'll tell you, that's the most loyal and vocal customer group we have at Oracle. They love that technology.
'They don't want to hear about Fusion. All they want to hear is that that product line will run for the next 50 years, so that they don't have to worry about it,' Anderson said."
Users of JDE World, a product based on ageing 'green screen' technology, according to Anderson, were not keen to hear about migration paths, he said.
'You'd look at that today and go 'what, do people use that?'. But I'll tell you, that's the most loyal and vocal customer group we have at Oracle. They love that technology.
'They don't want to hear about Fusion. All they want to hear is that that product line will run for the next 50 years, so that they don't have to worry about it,' Anderson said."
Friday, April 21, 2006
SDA Asia Magazine
SDA Asia Magazine: "
Network Equipment Supplier Juniper Networks Inc. has joined with SAP to deliver solutions and services to enterprise customers. Juniper will now be a charter member of SAP�s Enterprise Services Community, a collaborative community of enterprise customers, software vendors, enterprise infrastructure providers and system integrators that aims to bring about infrastructure solutions and services to enterprises. Juniper will be able to benefit from the community, which works on improving and impacting business requirements and technical architecture of the SAP platform by fostering targeted, business-driven feedback from the Community. "
Network Equipment Supplier Juniper Networks Inc. has joined with SAP to deliver solutions and services to enterprise customers. Juniper will now be a charter member of SAP�s Enterprise Services Community, a collaborative community of enterprise customers, software vendors, enterprise infrastructure providers and system integrators that aims to bring about infrastructure solutions and services to enterprises. Juniper will be able to benefit from the community, which works on improving and impacting business requirements and technical architecture of the SAP platform by fostering targeted, business-driven feedback from the Community. "
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Nissan incorporates Satyam's HCM - Middle East Business news related to travel, food, hotel, real estate, health, oil and more
Nissan incorporates Satyam's HCM - Middle East Business news related to travel, food, hotel, real estate, health, oil and more: "Nissan Middle East has gone live with Satyam's implementation of a Human Capital Management (HCM) Solution.
Satyam's solution is based on mySAP Enterprise Resource Programming (ERP) Human Resources (HR) Suite.
Speaking about the implementation, Virendra Aggarwal, director and senior vice president, Satyam, Asia Pacific and Middle East, India and Africa (MEIA) Operations, said: 'Nissan's leadership position in the region is largely due to its commitment to customer and employee satisfaction and it is reminiscent in their IT adoption processes. With this HCM solution going live, our association with Nissan has been further strengthened.'
Satyam's mySAP-based HCM implementation has replaced Nissan's custom-made legacy system. Nissan ME has recognised that their relationship with Satyam has delivered superior value, improved service, and an innovative application environment to improve and differentiate Nissan's business."
Satyam's solution is based on mySAP Enterprise Resource Programming (ERP) Human Resources (HR) Suite.
Speaking about the implementation, Virendra Aggarwal, director and senior vice president, Satyam, Asia Pacific and Middle East, India and Africa (MEIA) Operations, said: 'Nissan's leadership position in the region is largely due to its commitment to customer and employee satisfaction and it is reminiscent in their IT adoption processes. With this HCM solution going live, our association with Nissan has been further strengthened.'
Satyam's mySAP-based HCM implementation has replaced Nissan's custom-made legacy system. Nissan ME has recognised that their relationship with Satyam has delivered superior value, improved service, and an innovative application environment to improve and differentiate Nissan's business."
"SAP Reports Strong Q1, Reveals On-Demand ERP Plan " � a Managing Automation� news article
"SAP Reports Strong Q1, Reveals On-Demand ERP Plan " � a Managing Automation� news article: "Software revenue in SAP's Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia/Pacific regions grew 14% and 8%, respectively, during the period. Asia/Pacific results were hurt by Japan, where SAP saw an 18% software revenue decline for the quarter. Kagermann said SAP does not believe the result represents a long-term trend for the company in Japan, and that SAP expects improvement.
SAP's expenses for the quarter grew by 20%, led mostly by the company's ongoing staffing increases. Kagermann said SAP has hired 3,400 employees in the past year. Fifty-six percent of those were hired into research and development roles; 34% of the new hires were added in India and other low-cost countries. Kagermann said SAP plans to hire an addition 3,500 staff this year."
SAP's expenses for the quarter grew by 20%, led mostly by the company's ongoing staffing increases. Kagermann said SAP has hired 3,400 employees in the past year. Fifty-six percent of those were hired into research and development roles; 34% of the new hires were added in India and other low-cost countries. Kagermann said SAP plans to hire an addition 3,500 staff this year."
RED HERRING | Rising Costs Dent SAP Profit
RED HERRING Rising Costs Dent SAP Profit: "The company�s outlook for the rest of the year shows an increase in product revenue in the range of 13 to 15 percent. These numbers are based on company�s expectations for full-year software revenue growth in the range of 15 to 17 percent over last year�s �8.51 billion. In the quarter, the company hired 774 more people.
Mr. Kagermann also said in an interview with Bloomberg TV that the company had signed 40 deals in the first quarter of 2006 under its Safe Passage program, which aims to steal away customers from Oracle. In March, the company said it has converted more than 200 Oracle customers to SAP products since the program was launched in January 2005.
As a counter move, Oracle also has introduced an Off SAP program, but has yet to publicly announce a customer that has made the switch. The company says about 1,000 companies have shown interest in the program. "
Mr. Kagermann also said in an interview with Bloomberg TV that the company had signed 40 deals in the first quarter of 2006 under its Safe Passage program, which aims to steal away customers from Oracle. In March, the company said it has converted more than 200 Oracle customers to SAP products since the program was launched in January 2005.
As a counter move, Oracle also has introduced an Off SAP program, but has yet to publicly announce a customer that has made the switch. The company says about 1,000 companies have shown interest in the program. "
SAP's Man In America - Forbes.com
SAP's Man In America - Forbes.com: "German software giant SAP Thursday posted revenue growth of 18% in the last quarter--and watched as investors, who wanted even better numbers, knocked the company's shares down.
Those kind of demands put even more pressure on Bill McDermott, who heads the company's Americas division, to deliver, but so far he has. McDermott's group, which saw software revenue increase 47% over the previous year, accounted for almost half of his company's overall software sales. This marks McDermott's 14th consecutive quarter of revenue growth despite growing competition, especially from Oracle's Larry Ellison, who revealed this week that his company is contemplating a bid for Linux distributor Novell (nasdaq: NOVL - news - people ).
Forbes.com talked to McDermott about SAP's (nyse: SAP - news - people ) new plan for 'mash-ups' using its software framework and the company's consolidating competitors"
Those kind of demands put even more pressure on Bill McDermott, who heads the company's Americas division, to deliver, but so far he has. McDermott's group, which saw software revenue increase 47% over the previous year, accounted for almost half of his company's overall software sales. This marks McDermott's 14th consecutive quarter of revenue growth despite growing competition, especially from Oracle's Larry Ellison, who revealed this week that his company is contemplating a bid for Linux distributor Novell (nasdaq: NOVL - news - people ).
Forbes.com talked to McDermott about SAP's (nyse: SAP - news - people ) new plan for 'mash-ups' using its software framework and the company's consolidating competitors"
Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide
Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide: "``Margins were a little weak,'' said John Segrich, an analyst at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London, who rates SAP ``overweight.'' He had forecast a first-quarter margin of 23 percent.
Kagermann in an interview said he's confident the company will reach its target for margin growth this year and that investors shouldn't expect the margin to develop in a ``linear'' way throughout the year. SAP's target is to exceed a 30 percent margin by the end of 2007, after 28.3 percent at the end of 2005.
He also predicted the U.S. will continue to expand ``above average'' and repeated 2006 forecasts for profit and sales growth. SAP targets license sales this year to advance 15 percent to 17 percent, while earnings per share excluding some costs will reach between 5.80 euros and 6 euros from 5.01 euros last year.
Total operating expenses rose to 1.58 billion euros in the first quarter, with costs for research and development as well as for marketing increasing. Kagermann said the company spent more in the quarter to help reach its growth targets.
The company hired 774 additional people in the first quarter. SAP's plan for this year is to hire about 3,500 new people. "
Kagermann in an interview said he's confident the company will reach its target for margin growth this year and that investors shouldn't expect the margin to develop in a ``linear'' way throughout the year. SAP's target is to exceed a 30 percent margin by the end of 2007, after 28.3 percent at the end of 2005.
He also predicted the U.S. will continue to expand ``above average'' and repeated 2006 forecasts for profit and sales growth. SAP targets license sales this year to advance 15 percent to 17 percent, while earnings per share excluding some costs will reach between 5.80 euros and 6 euros from 5.01 euros last year.
Total operating expenses rose to 1.58 billion euros in the first quarter, with costs for research and development as well as for marketing increasing. Kagermann said the company spent more in the quarter to help reach its growth targets.
The company hired 774 additional people in the first quarter. SAP's plan for this year is to hire about 3,500 new people. "
SAP says FY revenue will grow at faster rate in US than in other markets - Forbes.com
SAP says FY revenue will grow at faster rate in US than in other markets - Forbes.com: "AG board member Leo Apotheker told analysts during a conference call that the US will be a key earnings driver for the company throughout the year and that its revenue there will grow at a faster rate than in other regions.
SAP earlier today said first-quarter software revenues in the Americas region increased 47 pct to 228 mln eur. US revenues, which represent SAP's largest market in the region, rose 25 pct to 165 mln eur.
Overall, SAP's first-quarter software licence sales increased 22 pct to 528 mln eur.
Apotheker said the 'higher growth rate' will continue throughout the year without providing any specific figures"
SAP earlier today said first-quarter software revenues in the Americas region increased 47 pct to 228 mln eur. US revenues, which represent SAP's largest market in the region, rose 25 pct to 165 mln eur.
Overall, SAP's first-quarter software licence sales increased 22 pct to 528 mln eur.
Apotheker said the 'higher growth rate' will continue throughout the year without providing any specific figures"
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
SAP: 'We want deep, meaningful relationships' - Applications - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com
SAP: 'We want deep, meaningful relationships' - Applications - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com: "SAP AG laid out the path for a deep relationship with the software applications giant on Tuesday during its Enterprise Services Partner Summit in San Francisco.
SAP, which also unveiled its Enterprise Services Community program at the event, is looking to build up its ecosystem of partners and customers. SAP is hoping to use this ecosystem to help it and its partners identify and develop software that's needed to resolve any customer challenges, around the way they run their business.
Shai Agassi, SAP product and technology group president, said during a keynote speech to SAP partners and customers at the summit: 'We believe the ecosystem will be key to our success. We are not paying lip service to that. We actually think there is a very interesting community that is getting built and it's represented in this room.'"
SAP, which also unveiled its Enterprise Services Community program at the event, is looking to build up its ecosystem of partners and customers. SAP is hoping to use this ecosystem to help it and its partners identify and develop software that's needed to resolve any customer challenges, around the way they run their business.
Shai Agassi, SAP product and technology group president, said during a keynote speech to SAP partners and customers at the summit: 'We believe the ecosystem will be key to our success. We are not paying lip service to that. We actually think there is a very interesting community that is getting built and it's represented in this room.'"
SAP aims to tighten partner ties | CNET News.com
SAP aims to tighten partner ties CNET News.com: "The company is hoping to use its network of partners--other technology makers that build products that work with SAP's applications--to help it develop software that's needed to help customers run their businesses.
'We believe the ecosystem will be key to our success,' Shai Agassi, SAP product and technology group president, said during a speech to partners and customers on Tuesday. 'We are not paying lip service to that. We actually think there is a very interesting community that is getting built and it's represented in this room.' "
'We believe the ecosystem will be key to our success,' Shai Agassi, SAP product and technology group president, said during a speech to partners and customers on Tuesday. 'We are not paying lip service to that. We actually think there is a very interesting community that is getting built and it's represented in this room.' "
SAP aims to tighten partner ties | CNET News.com
SAP aims to tighten partner ties CNET News.com: "The company is hoping to use its network of partners--other technology makers that build products that work with SAP's applications--to help it develop software that's needed to help customers run their businesses.
'We believe the ecosystem will be key to our success,' Shai Agassi, SAP product and technology group president, said during a speech to partners and customers on Tuesday. 'We are not paying lip service to that. We actually think there is a very interesting community that is getting built and it's represented in this room.' "
'We believe the ecosystem will be key to our success,' Shai Agassi, SAP product and technology group president, said during a speech to partners and customers on Tuesday. 'We are not paying lip service to that. We actually think there is a very interesting community that is getting built and it's represented in this room.' "
SAP aims to tighten partner ties | CNET News.com
SAP aims to tighten partner ties CNET News.com: "The company is hoping to use its network of partners--other technology makers that build products that work with SAP's applications--to help it develop software that's needed to help customers run their businesses.
'We believe the ecosystem will be key to our success,' Shai Agassi, SAP product and technology group president, said during a speech to partners and customers on Tuesday. 'We are not paying lip service to that. We actually think there is a very interesting community that is getting built and it's represented in this room.' "
'We believe the ecosystem will be key to our success,' Shai Agassi, SAP product and technology group president, said during a speech to partners and customers on Tuesday. 'We are not paying lip service to that. We actually think there is a very interesting community that is getting built and it's represented in this room.' "
Application Development Trends - Oracle's horizontal move into the telco vertical
Application Development Trends - Oracle's horizontal move into the telco vertical: "Oracle unveiled a major platform initiative Tuesday aimed at telecommunications providers. The new Oracle Service Delivery Platform (SDP) is designed to support carriers, network operators and systems integrators who are moving to service-oriented architectures.
The new SDP will extend Oracle Fusion Middleware for network-centric applications, enabling users to access next-gen mobile, voice services and enterprise apps through traditional communication networks. It's also designed to provide access to next-gen networks based on IMS and VoIP infrastructure.
Oracle's move into telecom isn't radical, says John Mazur, research director with Gartner's carrier network infrastructure team. The database giant already has a well-established installed base on the IT and business side of telco. In fact, Oracle claims 90 percent of the world's telco carriers use its databases. And its recent Siebel acquisition may have given the company the lion's share of telco CRM as well."
The new SDP will extend Oracle Fusion Middleware for network-centric applications, enabling users to access next-gen mobile, voice services and enterprise apps through traditional communication networks. It's also designed to provide access to next-gen networks based on IMS and VoIP infrastructure.
Oracle's move into telecom isn't radical, says John Mazur, research director with Gartner's carrier network infrastructure team. The database giant already has a well-established installed base on the IT and business side of telco. In fact, Oracle claims 90 percent of the world's telco carriers use its databases. And its recent Siebel acquisition may have given the company the lion's share of telco CRM as well."
CMPnetAsia.com
CMPnetAsia.com: "
SAP AG developers are designing and building industry specific business processes for the mySAP All-In-One enterprise resource platform (ERP) suite, a company spokesman confirmed Wednesday.
The software snippets, referred to as best practices, target industry-specific business processes for mid-market companies. Seventy five versions are complete, with plans to make approximately 80 more available by the end of the year, acknowledged Jim Dever, an SAP spokesman.
Dever confirmed SAP's commitment to mid-market companies, but wouldn't comment on 'rumors' that SAP will launch 'a new product called Kayak' referred to in a resent report by AMR Research analyst Bruce Richardson. "
SAP AG developers are designing and building industry specific business processes for the mySAP All-In-One enterprise resource platform (ERP) suite, a company spokesman confirmed Wednesday.
The software snippets, referred to as best practices, target industry-specific business processes for mid-market companies. Seventy five versions are complete, with plans to make approximately 80 more available by the end of the year, acknowledged Jim Dever, an SAP spokesman.
Dever confirmed SAP's commitment to mid-market companies, but wouldn't comment on 'rumors' that SAP will launch 'a new product called Kayak' referred to in a resent report by AMR Research analyst Bruce Richardson. "
Bloomberg.com: Market Insight
Bloomberg.com: Market Insight: "SAP AG, the world's largest maker of business-management software, may report the fastest earnings growth in more than a year as sales increased in the U.S.
Net income at Walldorf, Germany-based SAP probably rose 18 percent to 300 million euros ($368 million), according to the median estimate of 14 analysts in a Bloomberg survey. License sales, a gauge of future revenue from maintenance and services, increased 18 percent to 512 million euros, the survey showed.
``A solid start could further underpin SAP's growth story,'' said Knut Woller, an analyst at HVB Group in Munich, who rates SAP ``outperform.'' ``The Americas region remains the growth engine.'' "
Net income at Walldorf, Germany-based SAP probably rose 18 percent to 300 million euros ($368 million), according to the median estimate of 14 analysts in a Bloomberg survey. License sales, a gauge of future revenue from maintenance and services, increased 18 percent to 512 million euros, the survey showed.
``A solid start could further underpin SAP's growth story,'' said Knut Woller, an analyst at HVB Group in Munich, who rates SAP ``outperform.'' ``The Americas region remains the growth engine.'' "
SAP launches community around SOA, composites
SAP launches community around SOA, composites: "The program will initially focus on how Web services can be used to improve business processes in the banking industry in addition to advancements in radio frequency identification technology (RFID) and geospatial information. SAP said the program will allow 'partners and customers to define the way software is developed and deployed to solve evolving business requirements.'
The program was announced last year at SAP TechEd '05 in Boston as the first multi-industry community to define enterprise services. The new program has an initial membership of more than 60 charter customers and partners who signed on last year.
More information:
SAP joins group to push for SOA standards
SOA, system consolidation adds to data migration pain
Charter member customers include Arla Foods, Colgate-Palmolive and Halliburton. SAP vendor partner members are, among others, include Infosys, Juniper Networks, Mercury Interactive Corporation, Open Text, and OSIsoft."
The program was announced last year at SAP TechEd '05 in Boston as the first multi-industry community to define enterprise services. The new program has an initial membership of more than 60 charter customers and partners who signed on last year.
More information:
SAP joins group to push for SOA standards
SOA, system consolidation adds to data migration pain
Charter member customers include Arla Foods, Colgate-Palmolive and Halliburton. SAP vendor partner members are, among others, include Infosys, Juniper Networks, Mercury Interactive Corporation, Open Text, and OSIsoft."
Saturday, April 08, 2006
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http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=7468&ret=news.aspx&cat=Business: "Alba Spectrum Group announces implementation and support for the integration between SAP Business One (SAP BO) and mySAP, SAP R/3. In international business environment SAP Business One is candidate for small and mid-size ERP for Multinational corporation Sales Office, Service Facility, Distributors, Suppliers and Dealers networks. You can create seamless integration from SAP Business One to another ERP, such as Microsoft Axapta, Navision, Oracle E-Business Suite just by using Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) tools from the ERP software market, however this integration has SAP brand staying behind.
SAP BO Integration Technology has pre-configured scenarios for the likeable subsidiary-headquarters documents transfer/interchange: both master and document levels, plus we can tune it for you with XML and XSLT settings and streams � no Java or VB coding required."
SAP BO Integration Technology has pre-configured scenarios for the likeable subsidiary-headquarters documents transfer/interchange: both master and document levels, plus we can tune it for you with XML and XSLT settings and streams � no Java or VB coding required."
LinuxElectrons - Oracle Says Fusion Middleware Experiences Impressive Growth on Linux
er.mLinuxElectrons - Oracle Says Fusion Middleware Experiences Impressive Growth on Linux: "Oracle Fusion Middleware for Linux, the company's comprehensive, standards-based family of middleware products is the fastest growing middleware suite, and continues to experience exceptional growth with an increasing number of organizations choosing open, standards-based technologies that lay the foundation for service-oriented architectures (SOA). Growing its new license revenue by 24 percent year over year during Q3 FY06, a portion of Oracle Fusion Middleware's growth is connected to Linux. Oracle's hot-pluggable architecture, combined with Linux, the fastest growing operating system, enables customers to deliver highly available, secure, enterprise-class solutions on the lowest cost hardware and operating system infrastructure."
Friday, April 07, 2006
Agassi: SAP undaunted by Oracle | InfoWorld | News | 2006-04-05 | By Paul Krill
Agassi: SAP undaunted by Oracle InfoWorld News 2006-04-05 By Paul Krill: "Speaking at the Software 2006 conference on Wednesday, Agassi disputed any contention that Oracle leads in applications. He said that prior to the PeopleSoft (Profile, Products, Articles) acquisition in 2004, SAP's lead over Oracle was 30 percentage points; now, it is 35 market share points.
'I guess that's the reason the applications [are] called Oracle11i. The i is for imaginary,' Agassi said.
During his presentation, Agassi touted SAP's NetWeaver platform and ESA (Enterprise Services Architecture) strategies as well as the proliferation of 'micro-vertical' solutions, which are highly specialized applications. He also counseled a customer from Shell that implementing the ERP giant's new NetWeaver architecture must be done at a pace that suits a particular installation. "
'I guess that's the reason the applications [are] called Oracle11i. The i is for imaginary,' Agassi said.
During his presentation, Agassi touted SAP's NetWeaver platform and ESA (Enterprise Services Architecture) strategies as well as the proliferation of 'micro-vertical' solutions, which are highly specialized applications. He also counseled a customer from Shell that implementing the ERP giant's new NetWeaver architecture must be done at a pace that suits a particular installation. "
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
SAP Hires New EVP to Lead Platform Ecosystem Development
SAP Hires New EVP to Lead Platform Ecosystem Development: "News Analysis: SAP's announcement of Zia Yusuf as executive vice president of platform ecosystem development efforts brings up a question: What happened to George Paolini?
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What happened to George Paolini? That's the question that has slowly bubbled to the surface following SAP's announcement March 28 that it appointed Zia Yusuf as executive vice president to lead SAP's platform ecosystem development efforts.
Yusuf, who formerly lead SAP's Corporate Consulting Team, Corporate Strategy Management team and the Design Services Team, is taking over the top ecosystem building spot from Paolini, who held the position for just over a year.
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What happened to George Paolini? That's the question that has slowly bubbled to the surface following SAP's announcement March 28 that it appointed Zia Yusuf as executive vice president to lead SAP's platform ecosystem development efforts.
Yusuf, who formerly lead SAP's Corporate Consulting Team, Corporate Strategy Management team and the Design Services Team, is taking over the top ecosystem building spot from Paolini, who held the position for just over a year.
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Report finds SAP winning war with Oracle
The new report from Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester Research Inc. found that SAP has stronger momentum than Oracle, due largely to its major head start in the business applications market. It also concludes that SAP has a better partnership strategy than Oracle and has done a better job of articulating the value of its technology to customers.
'[SAP] built those partnerships at the application level, and they also have the largest customer base,' said R. 'Ray' Wang, a Forrester business applications analyst and a co-author of the report. 'A head start, a partner ecosystem and a customer base are pretty much key ingredients for success.'
Alternatively, the report found that Oracle's strong middleware platform and better support of open standards make it the right choice for customers who rely heavily on custom development in conjunction with packaged applications. "
'[SAP] built those partnerships at the application level, and they also have the largest customer base,' said R. 'Ray' Wang, a Forrester business applications analyst and a co-author of the report. 'A head start, a partner ecosystem and a customer base are pretty much key ingredients for success.'
Alternatively, the report found that Oracle's strong middleware platform and better support of open standards make it the right choice for customers who rely heavily on custom development in conjunction with packaged applications. "
Oracle exec says PeopleSoft, Siebel customers happy - Yahoo! News
Oracle exec says PeopleSoft, Siebel customers happy - Yahoo! News: "The company acquired Siebel in 2005 and PeopleSoft in 2004. PeopleSoft in 2003 had merged with JD Edwards. Using the metric of renewals of support agreements with Oracle, these new Oracle customers are satisfied, with renewal rates since the acquisitions being higher than they had been in the previous year, said Kurian, who is Oracle senior vice president of development for the company's middleware platform.
'In general, our customer [base] is very happy,' Kurian said.
Oracle, Kurian said, is focused on its Fusion strategy, which unifies its database, middleware, and applications to provide a next-generation suite of software. But Oracle still is developing new releases of its PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, and Siebel applications, Kurian said. These new releases are targeted for delivery in the next calendar year.
Earlier at Software 2006, Dave DeWalt, president of the EMC "
'In general, our customer [base] is very happy,' Kurian said.
Oracle, Kurian said, is focused on its Fusion strategy, which unifies its database, middleware, and applications to provide a next-generation suite of software. But Oracle still is developing new releases of its PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, and Siebel applications, Kurian said. These new releases are targeted for delivery in the next calendar year.
Earlier at Software 2006, Dave DeWalt, president of the EMC "
Oracle exec says PeopleSoft, Siebel customers happy - Yahoo! News
Oracle exec says PeopleSoft, Siebel customers happy - Yahoo! News: "The company acquired Siebel in 2005 and PeopleSoft in 2004. PeopleSoft in 2003 had merged with JD Edwards. Using the metric of renewals of support agreements with Oracle, these new Oracle customers are satisfied, with renewal rates since the acquisitions being higher than they had been in the previous year, said Kurian, who is Oracle senior vice president of development for the company's middleware platform.
'In general, our customer [base] is very happy,' Kurian said.
Oracle, Kurian said, is focused on its Fusion strategy, which unifies its database, middleware, and applications to provide a next-generation suite of software. But Oracle still is developing new releases of its PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, and Siebel applications, Kurian said. These new releases are targeted for delivery in the next calendar year.
Earlier at Software 2006, Dave DeWalt, president of the EMC "
'In general, our customer [base] is very happy,' Kurian said.
Oracle, Kurian said, is focused on its Fusion strategy, which unifies its database, middleware, and applications to provide a next-generation suite of software. But Oracle still is developing new releases of its PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, and Siebel applications, Kurian said. These new releases are targeted for delivery in the next calendar year.
Earlier at Software 2006, Dave DeWalt, president of the EMC "
