Thursday, February 01, 2007
Oracle apps launch, short on glitz, long on reassurance | InfoWorld | News | 2007-02-01 | By China Martens, IDG News Service
Oracle apps launch, short on glitz, long on reassurance InfoWorld News 2007-02-01 By China Martens, IDG News Service: "'We thought we did a lot of work pitching Apps Unlimited at OpenWorld, but we found afterwards users still had a lot of questions,' said John Wookey, senior vice president of applications at Oracle, in an interview at the event. Oracle's OpenWorld user conference was in October in San Francisco. Although JD Edwards World A9.1 shipped last April, the other products have only recently become available, for instance, EBS 12.0 debuted last week.
Capabilities across the board included role-based analytics, business intelligence dashboards, master data management and XML-based reporting. Specific improvements included a new task-based user interface and enterprise search functionality in Siebel 8.0 and new human capital management features such as talent management in PeopleSoft 9.0
Wookey also noted that plans are under way for the next releases of all the products. 'Apps Unlimited is not a one-time thing, it will go forward,' he said. For instance, Siebel 8.1, which will include a focus on self-service capabilities, should be out late this year. "
Capabilities across the board included role-based analytics, business intelligence dashboards, master data management and XML-based reporting. Specific improvements included a new task-based user interface and enterprise search functionality in Siebel 8.0 and new human capital management features such as talent management in PeopleSoft 9.0
Wookey also noted that plans are under way for the next releases of all the products. 'Apps Unlimited is not a one-time thing, it will go forward,' he said. For instance, Siebel 8.1, which will include a focus on self-service capabilities, should be out late this year. "
