Wednesday, March 28, 2007
peripheral vision: Top Ten Reasons Why Oracle is on a Roll
peripheral vision: Top Ten Reasons Why Oracle is on a Roll:
"#10 Oracle was early in its recognition of the growing maturity of the enterprise software market and the need for substantial consolidation.
#9 Oracle’s CEO Larry Ellison has refocused his energies on technology and vision rather than sales.
#8 Oracle’s sales force is highly motivated by a rich compensation structure and the benefit of a substantially enhanced strategic presence in accounts.
#7 Addition of new offerings in major verticals through acquisitions such as Retek, ProfitLogix, i-Flex, Portal Software and others, have opened up vast new markets
#6 “Lifetime” support for all acquired products, reducing customer anxiety and further reinforcing a customer-centric view.
#5 High performance middleware products are virtually free – allowing Oracle to leverage its leading position in relational DBMSs with the rapid increase of breadth and depth of its applications.
#4 Competitor SAP has been slow to react and continues to be focused more on the SMB market than the bigger picture.
#3 Acquisitions of PeopleSoft/JDEdwards and Siebel in particular, combined with Oracle’s very large presence in the DBMS and applications markets, means a huge number of customers have multiple offerings from Oracle and need to re-examine their licensing profile.
#2 Fusion is a compelling open, standards based, vision of applications services that will drive a new wave of profound improvements in business productivity.
#1 Oracle’s revamped management team has proven itself remarkably adept in navigating a complex and aggressive growth strategy, with no obvious missteps."
"#10 Oracle was early in its recognition of the growing maturity of the enterprise software market and the need for substantial consolidation.
#9 Oracle’s CEO Larry Ellison has refocused his energies on technology and vision rather than sales.
#8 Oracle’s sales force is highly motivated by a rich compensation structure and the benefit of a substantially enhanced strategic presence in accounts.
#7 Addition of new offerings in major verticals through acquisitions such as Retek, ProfitLogix, i-Flex, Portal Software and others, have opened up vast new markets
#6 “Lifetime” support for all acquired products, reducing customer anxiety and further reinforcing a customer-centric view.
#5 High performance middleware products are virtually free – allowing Oracle to leverage its leading position in relational DBMSs with the rapid increase of breadth and depth of its applications.
#4 Competitor SAP has been slow to react and continues to be focused more on the SMB market than the bigger picture.
#3 Acquisitions of PeopleSoft/JDEdwards and Siebel in particular, combined with Oracle’s very large presence in the DBMS and applications markets, means a huge number of customers have multiple offerings from Oracle and need to re-examine their licensing profile.
#2 Fusion is a compelling open, standards based, vision of applications services that will drive a new wave of profound improvements in business productivity.
#1 Oracle’s revamped management team has proven itself remarkably adept in navigating a complex and aggressive growth strategy, with no obvious missteps."
