Industry Specific AppCasts

Podcasts about Oracle Applications

Listen to Oracle executives Cliff Godwin talk with customers, partners, and product and industry experts, on the latest Industry and Market trends.

Communications

• Oracle Customer, USi, Sees Value from Pre-Built Service Oriented Architecture (7 min.)
  June 5, 2007
  Michael Rulf, Vice President, Advanced Engineering, at USI, an AT&T Company, and David Krauss, Product Marketing Director for Oracle speak with Cliff about how Oracle's Application Integration Architecture (AIA) will help customers implement and derive value from an SOA framework.
• The Netherland's Telco Market Leader Discusses the Value of Oracle's AIA to IT Managers (9 min.)
  May 22, 2007
  Ernst Lamein, Manager IT Architecture CRM at KPN and David Krauss, Product Marketing Director at Oracle speak with Cliff about Oracle's Application Integration Architecture (AIA) and how it can help IT Managers address integration requirements while simplifying and consolidating their IT infrastructure.

Cross Industry Topics

• UPK version 3.1 goes GA! (5 min.)
  January 10, 2007
  Hear Russell Handley, Director, UPK Product Marketing, discuss the much anticipated release of UPK 3.1, and how it can benefit enterprises of all sizes, across all geographies.
• Advisor Commentary on BPO Powered by Oracle (15 min.)
  August 28, 2007
  Hear Lowell Williams, Executive Director for Global Human Resources Outsourcing at EquaTerra and Russell Handley, Director Oracle BPO Marketing speak with Fred about current trends in Business Process Outsourcing, the relevance of Oracle's BPO entry into the space, and finally what customers and providers should be thinking about.
• KBACE Technologies Talks About Oracle Tutor Customer Benefits (12 min.)
  May 15, 2007
  Maryellen Papelian, Education Practice Lead at KBACE Technologies and Russell Handley, Director of Tutor Marketing at Oracle explain what Oracle Tutor is, how customers use Oracle Tutor to document business processes, and how Oracle Tutor provides both content and software tools to easily create and maintain business process documents.
• The Importance of Master Data Management and the Issues they Solve (14 min.)
  May 8, 2007
  Oracle offers a portfolio of Master Data Management offerings and Pascal Laik, Vice President of Master Data Management Strategy at Oracle discusses with Cliff the benefits customers will receive by using these products and the differences between Master Data Management, Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence.
• The Benefits of BPO Powered by Oracle (9 min.)
  April 17, 2007
  Sonny Singh, Oracle's Industry Business Unit Senior Vice President, speaks with Fred about the unique attributes of Oracle's BPO strategy, shares examples of customer and provider successes, and explains how listeners — both customers and providers — can benefit from this offering.
• How Oracle Customers Can Prepare their Enterprise Applications for Daylight Savings Time (8 min.)
  March 1, 2007
  Jeff Robbins, Senior Director at Oracle, speaks with Cliff about the issues and risks to Enterprise Applications associated with Daylight Savings Time, what Oracle is doing to prevent any disruption of service for their customers, and the challenges for customers who have moved to a Third Party for support.
• Oracle and Adobe Collaborate to Enable Enterprise Rich Client Interoperability (11 min.)
  January 9, 2007
  Christophe Coenraets, Flex Evangelist from Adobe and Luke Kowalski, Oracle's Corporate UI Architect speak with Fred about the technology and user experience benefits that the Adobe and Oracle collaboration bring to enterprise customers.
• Oracle: Focus on the Customer (13 min.)
  August 22, 2006
  Jeb Dasteel, Vice President Oracle Global Customer Programs, talks with Fred about what Oracle is doing to drive Customer Focus and to create the Superior Ownership Experience for every Oracle customer.
• Inside Oracle's Acquisitions: Accelerating Innovation (27 min.)
  June 19, 2006
  Doug Kehring, Oracle's Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, talks with Fred about why the enterprise software industry has been consolidating, Oracle's own acquisition and integration strategy, and the role that technology can play in improving M&A success.

Education

• Oracle Solutions for Higher Education (11 min.)
  May 1, 2008
  Curtiss Barnes, VP of Product Strategy for Education and Research describes Oracle's best in class offerings for Higher Education institutions, Oracle's tremendous global market presence and the strong partnership Oracle maintains with its education customers to ensure our products meet the needs of the industry today and into the future.
• Oracle's Applications Solution Centers provide value to Higher Education Customers (14 min.)
  March 7, 2006
  Fred speaks with Paul Purcell, Business Technology Architect from City University and Davis Bennett, Senior Practice Director for Oracle's Applications Solution Centers about the benefits and cost savings organizations are receiving from using these Centers to implement their ERP applications.

Financial Services

• CRM Solutions Bring Value to the Capital Markets Industry (10 min.)
  December 19, 2006
  Ed Garry, Senior Director Capital Markets at Oracle, speaks with Fred about how the Capital Markets industry is embracing CRM strategies and the solutions that support customer centric business models.
• What's Keeping CFOs Up at Night: Inside Finance With the CFO Executive Board (20 min.)
  June 19, 2006
  John Roberts, Managing Director of the CFO Executive Board, talks with Fred about the current set of challenges CFOs face in sustaining profitable growth, enabling compliance, and managing costs, and reviews the finance best practices and technologies being adopted by leading CFOs around the world to address those challenges.

Insurance

• The Role of IT Innovations in Delivering Value in the Insurance Industry (21 min.)
  June 19, 2006
  Charles Johnston, Senior Director, Insurance Industry Strategy and Marketing talks with Fred about the key business trends in the Insurance industry as well as the role of IT in the insurance industry.

Life Sciences

• Oracle Applications in the Healthcare and LifeSciences Industry (11 min.)
  October 18, 2007
  Listen to Greg Jones, Vice President, Applications Development discuss key issues impacting the Healthcare industry today, Oracle's plans in this area, and how Oracle Applications are helping Healthcare customers.

Manufacturing

• The Value Proposition to Upgrading to Oracle's EBS Supply Chain Management R12 (8 min.)
  August 7, 2007
  During this interview, Cliff asks Jon Chorley, Oracle's Vice President of Supply Chain Product Strategy, about the new supply chain capabilities and products in Oracle's EBS Supply Chain Management R12, the value proposition of R12, and how R12 provides an evolutionary path to Fusion.
• Supply Chain Globalization and the Changes in the World of Manufacturing (11 min.)
  June 19, 2006
  John Barcus, Senior Director, Supply Chain Applications talks with Fred about the important current trends for Manufacturers, supply chain globalization as well as the role of technology in the Manufacturing space.
• Industrial Manufacturing Industry Trends and Challenges (19 min.)
  February 14, 2006
  Lorne Jones, Senior Director of Oracle's Global Manufacturing Strategy and Marketing Practice, talks with Fred about the challenges industrial manufacturing companies face, and Oracle's expertise in supporting their Lean enterprise initiatives with Oracle enterprise solutions.
• The Benefits of Oracle's Warehouse Management Solution and RFID (15 min.)
  December 6, 2005
  Oracle supply chain expert Irving Chernofsky speaks with Fred about Oracle Warehouse Management (per trademark list), the benefits customers are receiving today from this product, how it supports Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and where you can get more information about these products.

Professional Services

• Trends in the Professional Services Market for Small and Medium Businesses (15 min.)
  May 1, 2007
  Margot McDonnell, VP of Sales at BizTech and Ted Kempf, Oracle's Senior Director of Industry Marketing for Professional Services speak with Fred about the best practices for delivering Oracle solutions to the Professional Services industry and a new program that provides benefits to small and medium size businesses.
• Project-Based ERP - The Evolution of Project Management (21 min.)
  October 31, 2006
  Fred Studer speaks with Ray Wang, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research and Ted Kempf, Senior Director for Oracle's Project Management Solutions about trends in the project management market, where enterprise project management is heading in the next 2 – 3 years and highlights from Ray's new line of research on project management solutions.
• Oracle and BearingPoint Bring Value to Professional Services Customers (21 min.)
  April 25, 2006
  Chris Manero, BearingPoint's Managing Director, and Andres Amaya, Oracle's Professional Services Industry Director, speak with Fred about the importance of Predictive Service Execution and the many ways customers are using Oracle's E-Business Suite to drive greater profit and improve cash flow.
• Forrester Research Industry Analyst and Oracle Experts Discuss Trends in the Project Management Applications Market (20 min.)
  January 31, 2006
  Fred interviews Margo Visitacion, Vice President at Forrester Research, and Heather Deason, Senior Director, Oracle Projects Strategy and Development. Learn how Oracle Projects supports the full lifecycle of project management with a single, accurate view of all project-related activities in an organization. Find out about trends in this market.

Public Sector

• Transforming Government With ERP Solutions (17 min.)
  March 21, 2006
  Liz LaRosa and Jerry Linden from Oracle's Public Sector Industry Strategy and Marketing team talk with Fred Studer about the issues public sector managers face today and how governments can meet these challenges by using ERP systems to transform government operations.
• US Department of Treasury's HR Connect: Transforming Human Capital Management (7 min.)
  September 20, 2005
  Lynn Eddy, Associate CIO of the US Department of Treasury's HR Connect Program Office, explains the origins and architecture of that innovative application, its impact on human capital management across the Federal Government, and the lessons involved for application implementers in the public sector (as well as across other industries).

Retail

• BPEL Technology: A Tool for Apps-to-Apps Integration, Using Oracle E-Business Suite Financials & Oracle Retail Merchandising System (11 min.)
  January 3, 2006
  Cliff talks with Jeff Wexler, Senior Director of Oracle Retail Industry Strategy, and Amlan Debnath, VP of Oracle Server Technologies, about using Oracle Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) to support integration between Oracle E-Business Suite Financials and Oracle Retail Merchandising System.

Midsize Companies

• Customer Says Oracle Applications is Right for Midsize Companies (12 min.)
  June 12, 2007
  Randy Masso, Director of IT at Cross Match Technologies, and Jeff Abbott, Oracle's Vice President of the Global Midsize Companies Business Unit, speak with Fred about Randy's experience implementing Oracle E-Business Suite and the benefits of the new Oracle Accelerate program aimed at Midsize Companies.
• Trends in the Professional Services Market for Midsize Companies (15 min.)
  May 1, 2007
  Margot McDonnell, VP of Sales at BizTech and Ted Kempf, Oracle's Senior Director of Industry Marketing for Professional Services speak with Fred about the best practices for delivering Oracle solutions to the Professional Services industry and a new program that provides benefits to Midsize Companies.