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Oracle Launches Online Partner CommunityOracle PartnerNetwork Provides Single Point of Online Entry to Oracle And Other Partner ResourcesSAN FRANCISCO ORACLE OPENWORLD, Dec. 3 / -- ( http://www.oracle.com/tellmemore/?1159635 ) Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL - news), the world's largest enterprise software company, today announced the immediate availability of the Oracle PartnerNetwork(TM) (OPN), a comprehensive online partner resource that simplifies the method of accessing and delivering Oracle®, and other third-party, resources. The Oracle PartnerNetwork enables partners as diverse as solution integrators, hardware vendors, application service providers (ASPs), system integrators and independent software vendors (ISVs) to gain a competitive advantage by moving their businesses online.Developed with Oracle9i Database technology, the Oracle PartnerNetwork provides access to Oracle resources in a manner similar to Oracle's successful online developer community, Oracle Technology Network (OTN). The Oracle PartnerNetwork features a partner-specific dedicated web services portal that helps partners move their business online, cut costs and increase efficiency by providing immediate access to all of the resources and online services needed to develop a successful partnership with Oracle as well as to take advantage of all of the benefits an online business can offer. ``The Oracle PartnerNetwork is designed to position our partners for success,'' said Julie Tung, vice president, Partner Marketing for Oracle Corp. ``Oracle has already experienced the efficiencies of moving to an e-business model. We have increased our margins, slashed internal costs, expanded our reach and have been able to do more with less. We want to enable our partners to experience the same benefits from adapting the e-business model.'' The Oracle PartnerNetwork, delivers services, tools, and resources via immediate online access. The content rich online community positions all partners for success with access to worldwide, real time corporate and region-specific information and infrastructure. ``Moving the partner community online to the Oracle PartnerNetwork is a very innovative way to integrate and align the partners' ecosystem with the Oracle ecostructure,'' said Sharon Ward vice president, Hurwitz Group. ``The Oracle PartnerNetwork leverages and shares the same tools and resources Oracle channels use internally and empowers the partners in an easy-to-access, powerful, cost effective and streamlined way.'' Members of the Oracle PartnerNetwork will have access to new services that will enable them to develop, market, sell and deliver solutions into the market faster. -- Develop better solutions. Oracle PartnerNetwork allows members to leverage new Partner Technical Services Design and Migration resources, ISV Embedded Installation Kits, Partner-specific workshops and seminars, weekly DBA tips and much, much more. -- Market more cost effectively. With new, state-of-the-art Oracle eMarketing tools, members can create awareness and generate demand with expanded marketing campaign kits and leverage Oracle branding with fresh, updated logos. -- Sell more. Members can generate leads by promoting their solutions and services through the Oracle Solutions Marketplace. In addition, participants can gain a rich understanding of fast-moving Oracle technology provided by Sales Training, obtain customized and personalized pricing information, and leverage new Guided Selling Demos. -- Deliver solutions and services online. Members can certify their configuration and Oracle9i with Real Application Clusters online. -- Manage Oracle PartnerNetwork membership. With enhanced online enrollment services, members can immediately access all of the resources, tools and services. All Oracle partners are in the process of making the transition to the Oracle PartnerNetwork, allowing them free access to the portal and the services it provides. For new partners, access to the portal will be included in the annual partner subscription fee, currently $1,995.00 (USD). Effective immediately, all previous corporate and regional Oracle Partner Web sites will be seamlessly redirected to http://partner.oracle.com. About Oracle Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, visit our web site at www.oracle.com. Trademarks Oracle is a registered trademark and Oracle9i and Oracle OpenWorld are trademarks or registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation. Oracle Partners Embrace Oracle PartnerNetwork ``Improving marketing efficiency is key for an organization of our size as we need to increase our reach and better know our customers'', said Jytte Johansen, Marketing Executive, Lindhard. ``We have found the Oracle web-first approach to marketing activities very interesting and in order to promote our Fast Forward Manufacturing services we have developed and executed a campaign using the eMarketing tools Oracle provides through its Oracle PartnerNetwork. This has proven to be cost effective and very successful, and enabled us to have a direct dialogue with our target market.'' ``Working with Oracle Partner marketing was an eye opener for us. We learned how to manage our marketing campaigns more effectively. Leveraging Oracle internal Marketing resources, we created a Landing Pad and mailshot for our Wireless Hosting services in a few hours. Moving forward we are looking at generalizing this approached for all of our managed services,'' said Laurent Delifer, President and COO of NavLink. ``Online access to up-to-date and complete Oracle development resources is very important to our partnership. The new clean and concise layout of the Oracle PartnerNetwork 'Life Cycle' sections will make it easier and faster to deliver our solutions into the marketplace,'' said Tom Strange, president, Decision Support Technologies. ``The Oracle PartnerNetwork provides quicker access to overall development, marketing and sales tools which will make it easier for our Marketing and Sales organization at Tomax to grow more business and more importantly close more business,'' said Barry Blumberg, vice president of Marketing of Tomax Corporation. ``Working with Oracle partner marketing was an eye opener for us. We learned how to manage our marketing campaigns more effectively. Leveraging Oracle internal marketing resources, we created a landing pad and an email blast to grow our business in a short period of time. Moving forward we are looking to apply this standard approach to all of our products and services,'' said Larry Poirier, CEO Nitro Microsystems. ``The new Oracle PartnerNetwork focuses on delivering Oracle resources for DAZ partnering needs. What I need from Oracle is fresh, easy sales presentations, information, and marketing material that I can quickly leverage in front of customers. Putting these resources online, in a format that everyone can use quickly and easily, brings real value to my team,'' said Deborah Arnold, vice president, DAZ Systems. ``Improving business efficiency is key in today's market environment,'' said Jeff Boston, senior vice president Consulting Services with Forsythe Solutions Group, ``We have found the Oracle web-first approach to be cost-effective and very successful. This will help to enable us to have a direct dialogue with our target markets in development, marketing and sales.'' ``The Oracle PartnerNetwork offers critical new online services to partners. Providing content management, document management, imaging and workflow solutions designed exclusively for the Oracle environment, 170 Systems has been developing and selling integrated solutions with Oracle for more than a decade. The improved self- service tools available on the OPN will further enable us to develop, market and sell our complementary product solutions to Global 1000 organizations worldwide,'' Nina Purvis, Oracle Relationship Manager, 170 Systems, Inc. SOURCE: Oracle Corporation OracleMobile 415/401-4000 jmorgan@tenthdimension.com top of page |
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