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Oracle Lowers Costs on a Global Scale for Customers by Delivering Software As An Online ServiceNew Customers Choose Oracle(R) E-Business Suite Online to Automate, Standardize and Integrate Business Processes While Reducing CostsREDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Nov. 14 / -- ( http://www.oracle.com/tellmemore/?1079926 ) Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL - news), the world's largest enterprise software company, today announced new customer wins for Oracle® E-Business Suite Online, demonstrating Oracle's momentum in the growing online services industry. Increasingly, businesses are turning to Oracle for its E-Business Suite software, delivered as an online service to cut costs by simplifying business operations, minimizing information technology (IT) costs and deploying business-critical applications quickly and easily. Additionally, by using Oracle software delivered as an online service, businesses can focus on their core competencies, instead of software management, helping them achieve strategic corporate goals faster.New Oracle E-Business Suite Online customers include Karl Suss, a global supplier of manufacturing equipment and process technology for the advanced packaging, microelectronics and micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) markets, and Peach Direct, a provider of Web-enabled TV technology and services. Karl Suss selected Oracle to standardize financial and manufacturing business processes on a global scale. Peach Direct selected Oracle because only Oracle could provide a fully integrated suite of applications and complete hosting services. Infinity Pharmaceuticals, MedUnite, e-Travel and Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals are also among the customers that purchased Oracle E-Business Suite Online during Q1. Karl Suss Selects Oracle to Standardize on Global Scale ``Oracle's online services will enable us to maximize the power of the Oracle software, increase productivity and lower costs all on a global scale,'' said Dana Potter, director of IT for Karl Suss. ``With Oracle, we will have more information to shorten close cycles and facilitate optimum decision making, enabling us to improve profitability.'' By using Oracle software delivered as an online service, Karl Suss can focus on its core business, while Oracle applications experts maintain the company's software. Karl Suss anticipates achieving global business growth through streamlining its business operations. Peach Direct Chooses Oracle for Integration ``We looked at other technology vendors, but Oracle was the only one that provided an A-to-Z turnkey solution, allowing us to benefit from integrated software and hosting services,'' said Ron Drori, president for Peach Direct. ``By automating and integrating all of our business processes from account processing to order fulfillment and shipping, we will be able to significantly reduce operating costs and execute our business in the most efficient manner possible, enabling us to go-to-market much more quickly.'' Peach Direct chose to deploy Oracle applications as an online service to allow the company to eliminate the need for in-house technical expertise and costly hardware and software. Peach Direct expects the Oracle solution to be up and running within 60 days. Additionally, Oracle continues to see increased momentum for its customer relationship management (CRM) online services, sales.oracle.com and support.oracle.com. To date, more than 15,000 customers in more than 150 countries are using the CRM online services to manage key components of their business. Further demonstrating Oracle's continuing success in the online services marketplace, many customers also chose to renew their contracts for Oracle E-Business Suite Online during Q1, including Boston Medical Technologies, Inc., Convergent Resources, Maple Optical Systems, Inc., Nuance, Smartsynch, Virtual Ink and Yipes Communications. About Oracle Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, visit our Web site at www.oracle.com. OracleMobile 415/401-4000 jmorgan@tenthdimension.com top of page |
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