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Wireless Industry Leaders Join Fast-Growing Oracle(R) Wireless Partner InitiativeFounding Partners Will Work With Oracle to Offer a Full Range of Integrated Technologies for Wireless SolutionsREDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Oct. 17-- Building on the recent announcement establishing a partner initiative for Oracle9i(TM) Application Server Wireless Edition, Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL - news) today announced the 12 founding partners that will be key to rapidly extending the capabilities of Oracle's wireless middleware.The founding partners include some of the early leaders in the development of the wireless Internet: Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (CGEY), eCal, GoAmerica, iXL (IIXL), LPG Innovations, MapInfo, OracleMobile, Portal Software, Trintech, 24/7 Media, SignalSoft, Vignette and Xmarc. Oracle's Wireless Partner Initiative was created to help independent software vendors (ISVs), application service providers (ASPs) and system integrators (SIs) build wireless portals and Internet applications that will wireless-enable e-businesses using Oracle9i Application Server Wireless Edition. Oracle offers the world's leading wireless Internet software including its market-leading Oracle9i Application Server Wireless Edition, wireless development tools, and expertise in developing, deploying and hosting wireless Internet applications. ``Every one of these partners is doing something amazing in the wireless space,'' said Thomas Kurian, Oracle vice president, e-Business. ``With these partners' offerings, we can provide more complete wireless Internet market applications and services than any of our competitors -- and our customers will benefit.'' The unique and open architecture of Oracle9i Application Server Wireless Edition allows participating partners to integrate their applications easily. This integration will offer customers a single middleware environment where personalized, location-based services; mobile commerce applications with interactive advertising; and e-mail, contact management or calendaring applications can easily be deployed onto wireless devices. Partners are expected to enjoy a variety of business benefits by participating in Oracle's Wireless Partner Initiative. By developing new, personalized, location-based services they will be able to generate new revenue streams. Because they now only need to develop applications once in order to make applications available on any wireless device, they will be able to reduce development costs. Finally, by developing and deploying on the open, integrated Oracle9i Application Server Wireless Edition platform, they will be able to shorten time-to-market, thereby bringing these new innovative applications to their customers more quickly. By joining the Wireless Partner Initiative, the founding partners have embraced Oracle9i Application Server Wireless Edition and committed to offering fully integrated wireless solutions that are both more reliable and more cost-effective to deploy and implement. All of these partners are market leaders in areas that complement Oracle9i Application Server Wireless Edition: Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Telecommunications, Media & Networks -- one of the largest communications management and IT consulting firms in the world, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Telecom offers management and IT consulting services, systems integration, and technology development, design and outsourcing capabilities on a global scale to help traditional businesses and ``dot companies'' continue to implement growth strategies and leverage technology in the new economy. eCal -- the leading infrastructure provider of a calendaring and communications platform that harnesses the collaborative power of the Internet to simplify the management of time-dependent information and events. GoAmerica -- a nationwide wireless data and Internet service provider that enables its individual and business subscribers to remotely access the Internet, e-mail and corporate intranets in real time. iXL -- a global consulting firm that helps companies use the power of wireless and other emerging technologies and advanced business strategy to build stronger, more profitable relationships with their customers, employees and business partners. LPG Innovations -- a provider of mobile office and service management solutions for corporations and portal operators, LPG Innovations focuses on transforming rapidly new technologies to highly scalable solutions with open interfaces and built-in fault tolerance. MapInfo -- enables customers to use location to transform information into business advantage. MapInfo provides business intelligence solutions that are deployed across organizations to help them better understand their markets and customers. OracleMobile -- a division of Oracle Corp., OracleMobile is a leading wireless Application Service Provider (ASP) that creates and hosts wireless Web sites for e-businesses, carriers, and enterprises on Oracle9i AS Wireless Edition. Portal Software, Inc. -- Through Infranet®, the leading customer management and billing software for Internet and emerging, next-generation communications services, Portal is building business infrastructure for the Internet. SignalSoft -- the software developer of Wireless Location Services®, a product suite that enables location-based wireless services for information, billing, safety and tracking. Trintech -- a leading provider of secure electronic payment infrastructure solutions for real world, Internet and wireless transactions. 24/7 Media -- a leading global provider of interactive advertising and marketing solutions for Web publishers, online advertisers, advertising agencies, e-marketers and e- commerce merchants. Vignette -- the leading supplier of e-business applications, Vignette's products enable businesses to create and extend relationships with prospects and customers and facilitate high-volume transaction exchanges with suppliers and partners. Xmarc -- a proven provider of infrastructure software solutions for wireless and Internet-enabled companies that need to manage, interact with, and distribute critical corporate and location-based information. Oracle's Wireless Partner Initiative is part of the existing Oracle Partner Program (OPP), established in 1998 to provide partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's Internet economy. About Oracle Oracle Corporation provides the software that powers the Internet. For more information about Oracle, please call 650-506-7000. Trademarks Oracle is a registered trademark and Oracle9i is a trademark or registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Editorial Contact: Reema Bahnasy OracleMobile 415/401-4000 jmorgan@tenthdimension.com top of page |
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