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- AMR, Oracle's Siebel Makes Inroads in Automotive (PDF)
Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: September 2008)
As follow up to customer interviews while at Oracle OpenWorld, AMR Research profiled how A.B. Volvo and Tata Motors are using Siebel successfully for enhanced end customer and dealer satisfaction.
- AMR, Tata Motors Becomes Demand Driven (PDF)
(Publication: March 2008)
This AMR Research Alert Article is dedicated to highlighting the successes and benefits that Tata Motors received from their Siebel implementation as they embarked upon a comprehensive demand-driven value chain transformation.
- IDC, Automotive Manufacturing, Critical IT Deployment Case Study - Maruti Udyog Limited (PDF)
(Publication: June 2007)
This case study profiles the successes of Oracle customer Maruti Udyog Limited. The implementation allowed the customer for better and more centralized control of the prices of vehicles and spare parts, with lower levels of information discrepancies.
- IDC, Automotive Manufacturing, Critical IT Deployment Case Study - ChangAn Auto (PDF)
(Publication: June 2007)
This case study profiles the successes of Oracle customer ChangAn Auto. ROI was 664% and ChangAn improved its quality control processes and accelerated the introduction of new products.
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- IDC, The Modern Supply Chain: Inventory Optimization Competitive Assessment (PDF)
Distribution rights expire May 2010 (Publication: May 2009)
Oracle is the only major ERP vendor to offer its own Inventory Optimization product offering.
- Forrester, Case Study: C&S Wholesale Adopts Collaborative Demand Forecasting (PDF)
Distribution rights expire January 2010 (Publication: January 2009)
To promote its value to grocers in managing merchandise availability, C&S embarked on an ambitious strategy to put demand planning at the center of business processes and in particular to develop forecasts at the SKU level. C&S chose to work with Oracle's Demantra Demand Management solution to automate and formalize the process. C&S selected Demantra for its configurability and ease of use.
- Gartner, MarketScope for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry
Distribution rights expire February 2010 (Publication: November 2008)
- AMR, Demantra Customer Panel: Demand Planning in a Chaotic World (PDF)
Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: October 2008)
Each organization highlighted classic issues that led them to improve demand planning and precision. These ranged from the dead and excess product that literally rots if poorly planned to EA's challenges with a weekly product launch cycle that is also co-dependent upon the availability and popularity of key gaming hardware.
- Nucleus Research, Oracle Delivers Supply Chain Management Visibility (PDF)
Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: September 2008)
THE BOTTOM LINE: In a global supply chain, it's all about visibility. With its latest product releases, Oracle attacks key moving parts of the supply chain such as supply, demand, and production — enabling greater visibility and reduced costs for both Oracle and non-Oracle customers. [...] As Oracle continues to challenge SAP's position as ERP market leader, it is giving customers more reasons to consider it as the vendor of choice for their ever-changing SCM needs, as well.
- Gartner, Improving Sales is Goal of Oracle Trade Management
Distribution rights expire December 2009 (Publication: September 2008)
- AMR, What Is an Effective Trade Promotion? Part 2 (PDF)
(Publication: December 2007)
With Oracle rating the highest on TPM strategic vendor importance, the company is a strong contender to close the application gaps in TPM.
- AMR, Using Downstream Data To Create Integrated Business Performance
(Publication: September 2007)
The Oracle demand signal repository application will include data capture and management capabilities, analytics, and exception alerts to enable enhanced out-of-the-box functionality. This will leverage existing Oracle database products and include prebuilt integration with Oracle applications like Demantra, Siebel, and G-Log.
- AMR, Giant Eagle and Kraft: A Successful Joint Value Creation (PDF)
(Publication: August 2006)
Joint value stream discussions all too often become about shifting costs versus rethinking processes to improve joint value. In this case study, two partners, Giant Eagle and Kraft, rolled up their sleeves to apply the principles from the Toyota Production System (TPS) to rethink replenishment processes to reduce out of stocks. Oracle's G-Log product is featured.
- AMR, Oracle Acquires Demantra, Moves Further Into Demand-Driven World (PDF)
(Publication: June 2006)
This purchase is good news for process, discrete, and retail clients. This makes Oracle a much more serious contender in the SCM market.
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- IDC, Oracle Reasserts Commitment to Manufacturing (PDF)
Distribution rights expire November 2009 (Publication: May 2009)
The focus of Oracle's Annual Manufacturing Summit in Pella, IA, along with presentations from marquee customer Pella Windows and other manufacturing firms reasserted Oracle's commitment to the manufacturing space.
- IDC, The Modern Supply Chain: Inventory Optimization Competitive Assessment (PDF)
Distribution rights expire May 2010 (Publication: May 2009)
Oracle is the only major ERP vendor to offer its own Inventory Optimization product offering.
- Gartner, Life Science Manufacturing Operations Management Systems are Ready for Ubiquity
Distribution rights expire April 2010 (Publication: March 2009)
- IDC/Manufacturing Insights, SaaS ERP System with Oracle at Farwest Steel Corporation: A Case Study (PDF)
Distribution rights expire January 2010 (Publication: January 2009)
Farwest steel improved its order delivery, inventory visibility, and cost tracking by modernizing its application infrastructure on Oracle E-Business Suite On Demand.
- AMR, 2009 Manufacturing Operations Outlook: Economic Downturn Lends Opportunity to Invest and Rearchitect for a Complex Future (PDF)
Distribution rights expire January 2010 (Publication: January 2009)
Economic conditions turned 2008 from "proceed with caution" to "red alert" for manufacturers. Organizations of all sizes across manufacturing segments reduced inventory levels, shut down plants, and slashed workforces. Despite its scariness, however, this downturn creates opportunity for improvement in 2009. Companies surveyed as part of AMR Research's annual manufacturing operations IT spending study indicate they will use the lull in business to retool, update outdated systems, and prepare for what will undoubtedly be a different global business climate when recovery occurs.
- AMR, Oracle's MOC: Enhance Value of Production Environment and Longevity of EBS (PDF)
Distribution rights expire January 2010 (Publication: January 2009)
Oracle customers seeking to maximize their current E-Business Suite (EBS) 11.5.10 deployments and gain better optics into manufacturing performance should examine Manufacturing Operations Center (MOC) EMI closer.
- Nucleus Research, Oracle Delivers Supply Chain Management Visibility (PDF)
Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: September 2008)
THE BOTTOM LINE: In a global supply chain, it's all about visibility. With its latest product releases, Oracle attacks key moving parts of the supply chain such as supply, demand, and production — enabling greater visibility and reduced costs for both Oracle and non-Oracle customers. [...] As Oracle continues to challenge SAP's position as ERP market leader, it is giving customers more reasons to consider it as the vendor of choice for their ever-changing SCM needs, as well.
- ARC Advisory, Oracle's Technical Roadmap (PDF)
(Publication: December 2007)
For manufacturing, AIA should be on your "must read" list, because Oracle shows us how they believe we should use the latest technologies, such as SOA, to solve integration problems today, while moving toward more comprehensive interoperability.
- IDC, Oracle OpenWorld 2007: Application Assimilation (PDF)
(Publication: November 2007)
IDC's newsletter highlights some announcements made at Oracle OpenWorld.
- AMR, The Manufacturing Operations Software Application Market Sizing Report, 2006-2011 (PDF)
(Publication: November 2007)
Oracle's functionality for manufacturing execution rivals that offered by best-of-breed competitors and includes centralized creation of routings and workflows that accommodate local customization, part and lot level track and trace and genealogy, in-process quality tracking, work-in-process (WIP) tracking, marriage of as-built record with the as-planned product design, and of course, EAM functionality that can be linked directly to real-time asset status data via Oracle's Sensor Edge server technology.
- IDC, Perspective on Oracle OpenWorld Asia/Pacific 2007: For Integrated Digital Manufacturing, the Battle Is Outside the Four Walls (PDF)
(Publication: September 2007)
With the release of Oracle Fusion applications planned within the next few years, manufacturers can look forward to an integrated strategy towards managing their dynamic businesses. In the short term, the outside-in approach with a combination of core ERP and best-of-breed add-ons, should give the manufacturers ample opportunity to streamline business process management, across the manufacturing value chain.
- Aberdeen, Oracle ERP Users Synchronize the Value Chain with Automated Lean Tools (PDF)
(Publication: June 2007)
Oracle customers outperformed the overall market and were 50% more likely than other manufacturers to achieve Best in Class status.
- AMR, Oracle Fights for its Share of Manufacturing (PDF)
(Publication: June 2007)
Oracle seems to be giving SAP a run for its money in new manufacturing deployments. Users are in fact looking beyond SAP's partner programs, reseller agreements, integration toolkits, and manufacturing marketing initiatives. They are giving Oracle equal consideration when it comes to future manufacturing software investments.
- AMR, Lean Planning and Execution Software: Extending Lean Thinking Across the Enterprise (PDF)
(Publication: May 2007)
This report analyzes interviews with more than 20 technology providers of lean planning and execution applications and more than 45 companies currently practicing lean manufacturing techniques. Oracle is mentioned positively in this report.
- ARCWire, Oracle Warehouse Management Release 12 (PDF)
(Publication: April 2007)
The new solution has made several improvements that will make the manager of a Distribution Center happy. However, the most significant news around WMS for this release is Oracle's new ability to support heavy process manufactuirng verticals, like Chemicals and Metals. In comparing new releases of ERP WMS solutions to best of breed solutions, this analyst continues to be struck with the greater support for the warehouse attached to the factory, and the end to end lot traceability that the ERP style WMS solutions provide.
- AMR, Lean and Enterprise Technology Implementations: Lessons Learned Over and Over Again (PDF)
(Publication: November 2006)
This note briefly profiles two of Oracle's lean manufacturing customers, Toyota Europe and Ducati.
- ARC, Oracle OpenWorld 2006 - A Truly Overwhelming Event (PDF)
(Publication: November 2006)
ARC focused its time on presentations and meetings related to Supply Chain Management and Logistics. Overall, the event was very productive and informative. We heartily recommend that users attend future Oracle events.
- Aberdeen, The Total Cost of ERP Ownership (PDF)
(Publication: October 2006)
Aberdeen set out to measure TCO across the ERP vendor landscape. In surveys with users Aberdeen found that Oracle implementations were lower than SAP's for the average cost of software + services costs per user.
- AMR, OpenWorld 2006: Oracle overtly Challenges the MES Paradigm (PDF)
(Publication: October 2006)
We have little doubt that many Oracle customers will find Oracle MES reason enough for an upgrade to Release 12. Activating Oracle MES on EBS Release 12 functionality will be a compelling alternative to tackling the integration and governance complexity—and incurring the high total cost of ownership—associated with the integration of best-of-breed MES products.
- AMR, Oracle Acquires Demantra, Moves Further Into Demand-Driven World (PDF)
(Publication: June 2006)
This purchase is good news for process, discrete, and retail clients. This makes Oracle a much more serious contender in the SCM market.
- ARC Advisory, Oracle to Buy Demantra (PDF)
(Publication: June 2006)
With Demantra's proven demand chain solutions, and Oracle's leading technology infrastructure and existing ERP and supply chain applications, Oracle plans to provide a seamless solution for the lean enterprise.
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- Ovum, Telecom Italia: Service Exposure Exploits Opportunities for Service Providers
Distribution rights expire May 2010 (Publication: May 2009)
Ovum reviews the business benefits from Telecom Italia's approach to service exposure by their implementation of Oracle Communications Service Gatekeeper and Oracle Communications Converged Application Server.
- OSS Observer, Oracle OpenWorld Commentary
Distribution rights expire December 2009 (Publication: December 2008)
In the two years since Oracle established a specific focus on the communications segment it has made significant investments and major claims about the impact it could make. At Oracle OpenWorld this year Oracle provided strong evidence of major progress in achieving its goals.
- Gartner, Dataquest Insight: Business Support System Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors, 2008
Distribution rights expire December 2009 (Publication: December 2008)
- Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Master Data Management for Customer Data, 2008 (PDF)
Distribution rights expire July 2009 (Publication: July 2008)
- Dataquest Insight: Convergent Charging Vendor Selection; Who's Doing What?
(Publication: June 2008)
- Gartner Magic Quadrant for Field Service Management, 2008
(Publication: May 2008)
- Gartner Magic Quadrant for CRM Customer Service Contact Centers, 2008
(Publication: April 2008)
- Stratecast, Communications Global Company-Level Assessment: Oracle (PDF)
(Publication: February 2008)
Oracle Corporation has virtually defined what it is to be a world-class software company. In just 30 years, the company has gone from seed capital to $18 billion in annual revenues, leadership in commercial-grade databases and is a significant player in ERP. {...} Given its track record, it should come as no surprise that Oracle has its sights set on the complex, rapidly changing, world of communications OSS and BSS.
- OSS Observer, Oracle Application Integration Architecture for Communications (PDF)
(Publication: February 2008)
With Oracle Application Integration Architecture for Communications, Oracle is emphasizing its stated strategy to provide productized integrations of key telecom software applications. It is a bold move that may turn out to be well accepted by CSPs who are definitely tired of the high costs and myriad failures in application integration.
- OSS Observer, Oracle Real-Time Charging (PDF)
(Publication: December 2007)
Oracle's real-time charging solution can support the complex discounting, offers, tax requirements normally associated with offline billing solutions. Oracle's success in Orange/France Telecom, as well as other key Communications Service Providers gives it credibility in the telecom market.
- OSS Observer's Activation Outlook (PDF)
(Publication: September 2007)
Oracle, based on its MetaSolv acquisition, is the leading activation supplier with 15% market share, followed by Syndesis (Subex), HP, Comptel and Telcordia.
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- Forrester, Global Banking Platform Deals 2008: Setting the Stage in a Maturing Market (PDF)
Distribution rights expire May 2010 (Publication: May 2009)
Oracle is ranked the top "Global Power Seller" of Banking Platforms.
- Forrester, Global Banking Platform Deals 2007: Vendors (PDF)
Distribution rights expire June 2009 (Publication: June 2008)
Forrester ranks Oracle number 1 among banking platform vendors in number of deals.
- Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Operational Risk Management Software for Financial Services, 2008
(Publication: June 2008)
- Tower Group, Islamic Banking: Core Vendors Fill Growing Demand for Shari'ah-Compliant Banking (PDF)
(Publication: October 2007)
Islamic banking is more complex than traditional banking in that products must conform not only to the secular laws of a country but also to interpretations of the holy Qur'an by local Islamic scholars. Oracle i-flex solutions is named as a vendor with a core banking system that supports Islamic banking.
- Celent, Insurance Accounting Systems Vendors, 2006 (PDF)
(Publication: October 2007)
Celent looks at insurance accounting and financial solutions from five vendors. Solutions fall into two groups: enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors and independent software vendors with a broad insurance focus. Orace is ranked as a leading provider.
- Celent, Evaluation of Customer Profitability Analytics Vendors (PDF)
(Publication: September 2007)
Celent examines the customer profitability offerings of nine vendors. Oracle, Teradata and SAS fare well in the evaluations.
- Forrester, Global Banking Platform Deals, 2006: Regions and Functionality (PDF)
(Publication: August 2007)
i-flex solutions is ranked as the top sellling core banking platform globally in this analysis of deal flow by Forrester. In terms of functionality, core banking, party centricity, the branch, risk management, and multichannel enablement, are still key drivers for core banking renewal, according to Forrester.
- IDC, Oracle OpenWorld Shanghai: Enriching Database and Business Analytics Offerings (PDF)
(Publication: August 2007)
This IDC Flash takes a closer look at Oracle OpenWorld Asia Pacific 2007 that was held in Shanghai on July 30 - August 2, 2007. This event, which reportedly garnered more than 8,000 attendees, focused on three key themes: database, fusion middleware, and applications. Moreover, this IDC Flash closely examines the announcements and plans that relate to Oracle Database 11g and Oracle' s business intelligence (BI) road map.
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- IDC, Top 10 Life Science Software Vendors (PDF)
Distribution rights expire May 2010 (Publication: May 2009)
Oracle is rated number one Life Science Software Vendor by a large margin.
- IDC, Healthcare Industry Insights, Opportunistic Growth: Oracle Buys Relsys to Strengthen Its eClinical Position (PDF)
Distribution rights expire April 2010 (Publication: April 2009)
This Health Industry Insights Perspective examines Oracle's announced acquisition of Relsys International. The note provides a positive perspective on the move by Oracle saying that it, "strongly complements its existing health sciences portfolio to provide its pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients with a comprehensive IT suite to advance their clinical trial efforts. Further the analysis highlights that Oracle will be better able to respond to market needs in the pharmacoviglance space.
- Gartner, Life Science Manufacturing Operations Management Systems are Ready for Ubiquity
Distribution rights expire April 2010 (Publication: March 2009)
- AMR, Acquiring Vigilance: Oracle Buys Relsys International (PDF)
Distribution rights expire April 2010 (Publication: April 2009)
This research note covers Oracle's acquisition of Relsys International, providing a positive perspective on the end to end drug safety capabilities of the combined entity. Further, the note highlights the benefit of an integrated safety platform, while recognizing the challenges the market will face when making this transformation.
- IDC, Oracle Unveils Its New Exadata Database Server at Oracle OpenWorld 2008 (PDF)
Distribution rights expire October 2009 (Publication: October 2008)
The report identifies key issues facing the healthcare market, as well as the growth trends that align well to the benefits of the HP Oracle Exadata Database Server. The report concludes that "if the cost and performance advantages touted by Oracle are verified in future deployments, Oracle's new Exadata machines are likely to be well represented in future healthcare data warehouse deployments."
- KLAS, Excerpt from June 2008 Healthcare Enterprise Business Intelligence Perspective Report (PDF)
Distribution rights expire October 2009 (Publication: June 2008)
In KLAS' recent Healthcare BI study, Oracle is highlighted as one of the emerging leaders of this market, being ranked highest for enterprise user/scalability, workflow and technology/architecture.
- IDC, The Practical Faces of Translational Research: Dana Farber Leads the Way (PDF)
Distribution rights expire August 2009 (Publication: August 2008)
This case study provides insights on the robust translational research system being implemented at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. It explains how Dana Farber architected a robust IT infrustructure built on InforSense and Oracle product solutions, specifically OID and HTB. The report advises other healthcare organizations that both InforSense and Oracle are "leading solution providers in the move towards implementation of effective and efficient translational research IT infrastructure."
- Frost & Sullivan, Life Sciences CTMS Award Summary, "Oracle Receives CTMS Market Leadership Award" (PDF)
Distribution rights expire August 2009 (Publication: July 2008)
Frost & Sullivan's 2008 Market Leadership of the Year Award for the Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS) highlights Oracle's leadership in CTMS stating that Oracle "clearly distinguished from other CTMS vendors that either cater to a niche market or provide applications only for a fixed market segment such as big pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology or CROs".
- AMR, Life Sciences Take Note: Five Really Cool Observations from the DIA (PDF)
(Publication: July 2008)
This research note highlights AMR's observations from the 2008 DIA conference. One of the five observations covers Oracle's formation of the Health Sciences GBU and positively refers to two of Oracle's CTMS case study presentations from the May 2008 event.
- Regional Electronic Health Record: An Example of an Integrated Information System From Ib-Salut (PDF)
(Publication: December 2007)
In this report excerpt, IDC HII reviews the superior medical information system of Ib Salut, a Spain based regional health agency, and is cited as an important example for other health organizations throughout Europe. As a key part of the solution, Oracle is touted for its flexible solutions architecture and participatory implementation methodology.
- Oracle Receives Highest Scores in Two Key Areas of KLAS' December 2007 Top 20 Report (PDF)
(Publication: December 2007)
In KLAS's end of year top 20 Report, Oracle Peoplesoft was ranked second among all healthcare provider ERP solutions with Oracle EBS ranked fifth overall. Oracle also received the highest scores in two key areas of the analysis, ranking 90% for 'recommend to a friend/peer' and 89% for 'buy again'.
- IDC, Delivering Patient-Centric Care: Swedish Medical Content-Enables Its Electronic Medical Records with Oracle (PDF)
(Publication: December 2007)
Swedish Medical has also built an innovative, dynamic publishing application using Oracle Content Management that addresses the enterprisewide training needs of its 7,000 employees. The custom Pick-and-Pack application helped Swedish keep its electronic medical record rollout on schedule.
- Pierre Audoin Consultants, HR Software 2006 Providers Shares in France (Payroll, HCM, Time Management) (PDF)
(Publication: November 2007)
Oracle is the leading software vendor in terms of Licenses revenue in 2006 in France, ahead of SAP, Sage, HR Access Solutions, and Cegid, with a market share of 10%.
- Datamonitor Decision Matrix: Selecting a CRM vendor in the pharmaceutical industry (PDF)
(Publication: October 2007)
As the leading vendor in the categories of technology assessment and end-user sentiment, the Siebel CRM solution version 8 propels Oracle onto the top of the shortlist of CRM vendors for the pharmaceutical industry.
- AMR, Using Downstream Data To Create Integrated Business Performance
(Publication: September 2007)
The Oracle demand signal repository application will include data capture and management capabilities, analytics, and exception alerts to enable enhanced out-of-the-box functionality. This will leverage existing Oracle database products and include prebuilt integration with Oracle applications like Demantra, Siebel, and G-Log.
- Datamonitor, Evaluating Business Intelligence Opportunities in the Pharmaceutical Industry (PDF)
(Publication: May 2007)
With its patient-centric applications Oracle is well positioned to provide the much needed data management and BI solutions required for translational medicine. The company is active in partnerships with AMCs and has a dedicated vertical sales team to support its pharmaceutical clients.
- KLAS, Oracle Solutions Rank High in KLAS' ERP Market Review (PDF)
(Publication: April 2007)
Oracle E-Business Suite performed best in four business categories with Oracle PeopleSoft showing market momentum by scoring highest for being implemented in the last three years.
- ARCWire, Oracle Warehouse Management Release 12 (PDF)
(Publication: April 2007)
The new solution has made several improvements that will make the manager of a Distribution Center happy. However, the most significant news around WMS for this release is Oracle's new ability to support heavy process manufactuirng verticals, like Chemicals and Metals. In comparing new releases of ERP WMS solutions to best of breed solutions, this analyst continues to be struck with the greater support for the warehouse attached to the factory, and the end to end lot traceability that the ERP style WMS solutions provide.
- Butler Group Technology Audit, Oracle E-Business Suite HRMS 11i (PDF)
(Publication: October 2006)
The Oracle E-Business Suite HRMS offers a broad range of functionality that will be highly relevant for many medium and large organisations that are keen to address some of the more complex issues around wider HR processes, particularly if they are considering consolidating their IT infrastructure.
- Forrester Wave, Human and Social Services Enterprise Frameworks, Q3 2006 (PDF)
(Publication: September 2006)
This report rates leading human and social services enterprise framework vendors across 93 criteria. Oracle is rated as a strong performer. See below report for a drill-down report on Oracle.
- Forrester Wave, Human and Social Services Enterprise Frameworks, Q3 2006, Oracle Scorecard (PDF)
(Publication: September 2006)
The company is pursuing the human services market aggressively. It brings an array of processing firepower to the task in the form of the Oracle Business Intelligence Suite, Oracle's Siebel Case Management, Oracle's Siebel CRM applications, Oracle E-Business Suite and/or PeopleSoft Enterprise, and Oracle Fusion Middleware.
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- AMR, MDM Update, Part 4: MDM for ERP Suites - Oracle Continues to Outpace SAP
Distribution rights expire October 2009 (Publication: October 2008)
Showing momentum, Oracle has invested heavily in its MDM capabilities, with over 600 customers of its various MDM products to show for it. [...] SAP's MDM product continues to languish as it struggles to meet the needs of customers.
- AMR, Oracle Advances Merchandising With AVT (PDF)
(Publication: October 2008)
Oracle is acquiring Advanced Visual Technologies (AVT), for an undisclosed sum, in a move designed to expand its abilities into full end-to-end merchandising.
- AMR, Retail Highlights from Oracle OpenWorld 2008 (PDF)
Distribution rights expire October 2009 (Publication: October 2008)
Oracle unveiled a strategy of aligning applications with critical business processes called Retail Process Packs, which combine flexible out-of-the box business processes with modular applications, supported by an integrated architecture and business case implementation approaches.
- AMR, Retail Notes for July 2008 (PDF)
Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: July 2008)
Oracle Retail Release 13 helps retailers connect the supply chain dots. Often chided for its lack of integration across acquired applications, Oracle's Release 13 takes significant strides in addressing this concern. While it may have taken the company longer to get here than many would have liked, retailers won't be disappointed.
- AMR, Retail Notes for May 2008 (PDF)
(Publication: May 2008)
Includes section titled "Oracle is surging ahead in battle for food retailer wallets." AMR writes: "Marquee-account wins at Ahold, SUPERVALU, and UK food retailer Morrisons demonstrated that Oracle's footprint is currently resonating with food retailers."
- AMR, Increasing Localization: Adopting a Comprehensive Assortment Management Strategy for GMA Retailers (PDF)
(Publication: January 2008)
Oracle should be considered by hybrid or hardline retailers, large and complex fashion assortment retailers, and department stores looking for a configurable merchandise planning suite.
- IDC, Enterprise Retail Suites: Oracle is Pulling Ahead (PDF)
(Publication: November 2007)
Oracle is winning in the enterprise retail software space. Oracle deserves credit for staying focused and delivering a broadening set of capabilities targeted squarely at retail's new strategic needs and its recent competitive wins seem to be validating that success.
- AMR, Retail ERP: Leading Vendors Define Their Middle Way (PDF)
(Publication: November 2007)
Oracle was the first vendor to turn away from the retail ERP message and instead highlights its position as a provider of integrated enterprise applications. The subtle difference is a stronger message about a suite of individual best-of-breed applications with data integration, single sign-on, and consistent user interface versus a single enterprise application.
- AMR, The Retail Software Market Sizing Report, 2006- 2011 (PDF)
(Publication: October 2007)
This report shows Oracle has the top market share in retail, inclusive of Hyperion.
- IDC, Oracle in Retail - Accelerating Course to Value (PDF)
(Publication: July 2007)
We find that the key retail challenges and opportunities for growth are well reflected by Oracle's retail product strategy, which now comprises an integrated "fusion-enabled" product suite, ranging from back-office platforms, supply chain and merchandise management applications, store operations, workforce management, and multichannel sales applications.
- AMR, Oracle Rolls Out Retail Merchandising Standard Edition, Hopes Retailers SE Benefits (PDF)
(Publication: May 2007)
Oracle is putting midsize retailers squarely in its sights with the introduction of Oracle Retail Merchandising Standard Edition (SE), a repackaging of the company's merchandise management functionality into what the company is touting as an easier-to-implement version.
- AMR, Out of Office, but Working Hard (PDF)
(Publication: April 2007)
To aid consumer-centric merchandising, Oracle presented its concept of "planning-centric retailing," which is defined as a continuous process that simultaneously supports transparent execution that requires minimal manual interaction.
- AMR, Advanced Point of Sale, Part 2: Which Platform Is Right for You? (PDF)
(Publication: December 2006)
This report provides an overview of the advanced point-of-sale software marketplace and Oracle is included in the evaluation.
- AMR, Retail Shines at Oracle OpenWorld (PDF)
(Publication: November 2006)
Oracle showcased its increasing commitment to the retail industry at this year's Oracle OpenWorld conference, with a particular emphasis on system modularity and new functionality.
- Forrester Wave, Point-of-Sale Software, Q3 2006 (PDF)
(Publication: September 2006)
This report rates leading point-of-sale software vendors across 137 criteria. Oracle is rated as a leader. See below report for a drill-down report on Oracle.
- Forrester Wave, Oracle Is A Leader in Next-Generation Retail Software (PDF)
(Publication: September 2006)
Oracle took a strong early stance on standardizing its retail application on a Java platform. The result is a product that is more mature than other Java solutions on the market and is a strong offering overall.
- AMR, Giant Eagle and Kraft: A Successful Joint Value Creation (PDF)
(Publication: August 2006)
Joint value stream discussions all too often become about shifting costs versus rethinking processes to improve joint value. In this case study, two partners, Giant Eagle and Kraft, rolled up their sleeves to apply the principles from the Toyota Production System (TPS) to rethink replenishment processes to reduce out of stocks. Oracle's G-Log product is featured.
- AMR, An In-Depth Look at Oracle's Retail Strategy: Don't Call It ERP (PDF)
(Publication: August 2006)
Oracle's betting on the value proposition of science-based insights to fuel best-in-class applications, producing faster speed to benefit and higher return for each individual application or module. The crux of this will come via the integration and enhancements of the acquired assets.
- Aberdeen, Oracle Buys 360Commerce – Can Best-of-Breed Be “Suite” Too? (PDF)
Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: January 2006)
Oracle announced the purchase of 360Commerce, a premier vendor of store and workforce management solutions.
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- Ovum, The Changing IT Needs of the Construction Industry (PDF)
Distribution rights expire November 2009 (Publication: October 2008)
"Although starting from an unlikely position, Oracle, through a combination of its acquisitions and its organic developments, is developing one of the strongest positions", in terms of the integrated BIM model described in this research note.
- CXP: Case Study - Business At Work: A committed partner for Oracle Accelerate (PDF)
Distribution rights expire October 2009 (Publication: September 2008)
Business At Work is one of the first Peoplesoft's partners to achieve the "Oracle Accelerate" certification for its solutions built around Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Service Automation developed specifically for service companies.
- Service Performance Insight, Professional Services Performance Pillars (PDF)
(Publication: May 2008)
SPI Research has conducted extensive research on the performance metrics for Professional Services Organisation and identified five core "Performance Pillars" that can be analyzed and used to measure future success.
- Forrester, Trends 2008: Project-Based Solutions (PDF)
(Publication: February 2008)
Vendors such as Oracle move toward a convergent vision and expand their solution footprints to address program/product management, service delivery automation, internal governance, and asset/facility management.
- Nucleus Research, ROI Case Study: Siebel CRM On Demand Equifax (PDF)
(Publication: December 2007)
Equifax deployed Siebel CRM On Demand to support a standardized sales process and consistent global reporting, increasing sales and management productivity to drive greater profitability. The ROI was 392% and the payback, 10 months.
- Service Performance Insight, Oracle Applications for the Professional Services Sector: Focused, Committed, and Growing (PDF)
(Publication: November 2007)
Through a combination of development, acquisitions and partnerships, Oracle is rapidly emerging as both an up-market and midmarket leader in business applications for the Professional Services sector.
- SPIview, Oracle Profile (PDF)
(Publication: June 2007)
Oracle, founded in 1977 sits atop the leader board in terms of market penetration in professional services organizations. As a result of the supplier's acquisition spree over the past three years it now boasts several leading ERP solutions for the Professional Services sector: Oracle eBusiness Suite, PeopleSoft Enterprise Service Automation, and both JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and JD Edwards World.
- Forrester, Introducing Project-Based Solutions (PDF)
(Publication: June 2007)
Forrester's inaugural coverage of project-based software solutions (PBS) identifies a new category of software designed to manage and support project-based business processes, provides a business justification for PBS, and assesses the key vendors and their solutions. Oracle EBS, JD Edwards, and PeopleSoft Enterprise is covered in this report.
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- IDC, Government Insights, Oracle puts an "i" in Government at Oracle OpenWorld (PDF)
Distribution rights expire November 2009 (Publication: November 2008)
It's not always the technology, but Oracle iGovernment offers technology in a well-thought-out strategy that should serve Oracle and its public sector clients well.
- IDC, Government Insights, Electronic Health Information: The Key to Evidence-Based Medicine and Improved Patient Care (PDF)
Distribution rights expire November 2009 (Publication: November 2008)
This Government Insights' White Paper provides background information on the healthcare industry in the United States along with the challenges and opportunities associated with leveraging technology and electronic health information to promote more effective care delivery across a broader patient community.
- Gartner, Product Review of Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management
Distribution rights expire November 2009 (Publication: October 2008)
- AMR, Oracle Advances Merchandising with AVT (PDF)
Distribution rights expire October 2009 (Publication: October 2008)
- Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Higher Education Administrative Suites
Distribution rights expire October 2009 (Publication: October 2008)
- Ovum, The Scottish Government's EBusiness Suite Release 12 project (PDF)
(Publication: March 2008)
Read on for lessons learnt from a rapid E-Business Suite implementation in a Public Sector organisation. Key to this success were a focus on usability and less customisation, focus on HRMS. Another learning point was that moving from 11.5.10 to 12 during an implementation can be achieved successfully and at low risk.
- Andrews Consulting Group, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and Local Goverments (PDF)
(Publication: August 2007)
This paper examines Oracle's commitment to EnterpriseOne and explains why it is a viable, long-term solution for local governments. It also explains why EntepriseOne is uniquely suited to meet the needs of small and medium-sized governments (SMGs).
- Forrester Wave, Human and Social Services Enterprise Frameworks, Q3 2006 (PDF)
(Publication: September 2006)
This report rates leading human and social services enterprise framework vendors across 93 criteria. Oracle is rated as a strong performer. See below report for a drill-down report on Oracle.
- Gartner, Case Study: Government Case Management With a CRM Product in Victoria, Australia
(Publication: July 2006)
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- IDC, The Modern Supply Chain: Inventory Optimization Competitive Assessment (PDF)
Distribution rights expire May 2010 (Publication: May 2009)
Oracle is the only major ERP vendor to offer its own Inventory Optimization product offering.
- Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems, 2008
Distribution rights expire April 2010 (Publication: April 2009)
- Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems
Distribution rights expire April 2010 (Publication: April 2009)
- IDC, Advanced CRM, Loyalty Management, and Targeted Marketing: Lessons
Learned, from Air Mauritius (PDF)
Distribution rights expire September 2009 (Publication: July 2008)
- Gartner, Case Study: A Sophisticated Governance Structure Enabled MTR to succeed in an IT Integration Merger
Distribution rights expire August 2009 (Publication: July 2008)
- AMR, Logistics Management: Recapture the Economies of Scale Lost to Globalization (PDF)
(Publication: February 2008)
Electrolux chose Oracle Transportation Management as the technology platform for the project. In the first year of implementation, the company has seen an accumulated net savings of several percent of transportation cost. Beyond that, Electrolux feels that the additional visibility it gains from managing transportation cooperatively will lead to reductions of inventory and higher distribution-center efficiency.
- The Forrester Wave: Transportation Management Solutions, Q1 2008 (PDF)
(Publication: February 2008)
Oracle Leads With A Wide Breadth Of Offerings And Impressive Market Momentum
- IDC, Oracle OpenWorld 2007: Application Assimilation (PDF)
(Publication: November 2007)
IDC's newsletter highlights some announcements made at Oracle OpenWorld.
- Andrews Consulting Group, Land O'Lakes Reaps Big Benefits with Oracle Transportation Management (PDF)
(Publication: July 2007)
Now that Oracle has a robust transportation management product, many JD Edwards users could benefit from deploying the solution and integrating it with their current applications.
- ARCWire, Oracle Warehouse Management Release 12 (PDF)
(Publication: April 2007)
The new solution has made several improvements that will make the manager of a Distribution Center happy. However, the most significant news around WMS for this release is Oracle's new ability to support heavy process manufactuirng verticals, like Chemicals and Metals. In comparing new releases of ERP WMS solutions to best of breed solutions, this analyst continues to be struck with the greater support for the warehouse attached to the factory, and the end to end lot traceability that the ERP style WMS solutions provide.
- ARC, Oracle OpenWorld 2006 - A Truly Overwhelming Event (PDF)
(Publication: November 2006)
ARC focused its time on presentations and meetings related to Supply Chain Management and Logistics. Overall, the event was very productive and informative. We heartily recommend that users attend future Oracle events.
- AMR, Giant Eagle and Kraft: A Successful Joint Value Creation (PDF)
(Publication: August 2006)
Joint value stream discussions all too often become about shifting costs versus rethinking processes to improve joint value. In this case study, two partners, Giant Eagle and Kraft, rolled up their sleeves to apply the principles from the Toyota Production System (TPS) to rethink replenishment processes to reduce out of stocks. Oracle's G-Log product is featured.
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- Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Utilities Customer Information Systems
Distribution rights expire June 2010 (Publication: June 2009)
- Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Outage Management Systems
Distribution rights expire June 2010 (Publication: June 2009)
- IDC, Oracle Utilities and OpenWorld: Connecting the Dots (PDF)
Distribution rights expire October 2009 (Publication: October 2008)
This Energy Insights Perspective discusses Oracle's OpenWorld event, which was impressive as always. [...] More importantly, the progress that Oracle is making with Fusion and Application Integration Architecture (AIA) is evidence of its continued commitment to utilities. [...] Oracle has clearly been busy, establishing its utilities division firmly and effectively. Compared with where it was a year ago, there is more synergy and commitment to continuity of the product line and product management. Utilities can opt for a best-of-breed application or go with a long-term enterprise view, and Oracle appears ready to support either one with gusto.
- IDC - Big Event, Big Commitment: Oracle in the Utilities Industry (PDF)
(Publication: November 2007)
The level of commitment to the utilities industry at Oracle OpenWorld was impressive. Is Oracle in this business for the long term? The answer, we believe, is yes, and it's all about scale.
- Ovum, A Powerful Acquisition for Oracle? (PDF)
(Publication: May 2007)
Oracle has made a good start towards developing a utilities business applications footprint. Lodestar brings the next complementary set of business requirements, covering areas such as meter data management and load profiling.
- Forrester, Oracle's Acquisition Of SPL Brings Utilities CIOs A Vendor Heavyweight (PDF)
(Publication: November 2006)
This acquisition provides Oracle with the opportunity to add some global marquee customer names as well as gain the operational expertise required to develop a global utilities solution in regulated and deregulated markets that span across electric, gas, and water.
- ARC Advisory, Product Enhancements and Strategic Acquisitions Enhance Oracle's EAM Offerings (PDF)
(Publication: November 2006)
ARC Advisory proclaims "a bright future for EAM at Oracle."
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