Oracle Applications
Oracle Applications, including the Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft Enterprise, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and JD Edwards World, enable information-driven business processes that connect and automate an organization. Developed to deliver business insight, adaptive industry processes and a superior ownership experience, Oracle Applications enable efficient management of all core business functions, such as customer interactions, financial management, human resources and supply chain management.

Customers that purchased Oracle Applications during Oracle's second quarter include: Allied Healthcare, Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund, Banque des Etats de l'Afrique centrale, Brunswick Corporation, CAE Inc., Clear Channel Entertainment Inc., Citizens Gas & Coke Utility, Deepak Nitrite Ltd., De Rivas Zorggroep, Diesel S.P.A., Engelhard Corporation, Exelon Business Services Company, Express Consulting OJSC, Godrej Industries Limited, Government of Assam-PWD Dept., Hitachi (Hong Kong) Limited, InnerWireless Inc., Lifespan Corporation, Merichem Chemicals and Refinery Services LLC, McGuigan Simeon Wines, Noble Energy, Inc., NSF International, Penfabric Sdn Bhd., Pulmuone Co., Ltd., RAC Auto Windscreens, Red Dot Corporation, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated, Shenzhen Development Bank, Siberian Ural Petrochemical and Gaz Company, Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., Skellerup Industries Ltd., Software Technology Parks of India, Sportsman's Warehouse, STX Corporation, Tanzania Education Authority, TeliaSonera and UK National Health Service.

"Sportsman's Warehouse has added advanced planning capabilities to its existing suite of Oracle applications to manage the company's supply chain more efficiently," said Chris Utgaard, Chief Operating Officer, Sportsman's Warehouse. "As a fast-growing retailer, we are confident that Oracle applications will provide the flexibility and scalability needed to support our continued growth while improving overall business productivity."

"The success of our current Oracle investment and the value presented by Oracle's Insight Program led us to expand our footprint by adding Shop Floor Management, Advanced Supply Chain Planning and Procurement functionality," said Chi Yin, Vice President, IT and Global Communication, Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. "These additional capabilities will enable our fabless operations to more quickly design and manufacture products at a lower cost. We also feel that these new products will help us achieve operational excellence in the areas of our manufacturing systems and help us integrate our systems more tightly to give us better response to our customers needs."

Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware
Oracle's infrastructure software includes the world's leading database¾Oracle Database¾and Oracle Fusion Middleware, a family of products that includes Oracle Application Server 10g, related Oracle Application Server products and options, Oracle Collaboration Suite and Oracle Data Hubs. Oracle Collaboration Suite is the first enterprise-class collaboration product that leverages a relational database and application server to offer a secure, reliable and scalable way to simplify business communications and consolidate information.

Organizations around the world that purchased Oracle Database during the second quarter include: ABN AMRO Management Services Ltd., Andhra Bank, Banque des Etats de l'Afrique centrale, BC Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services, Billa Dienstleistungs, Bulgarian Telecommunications Company, CAE Inc., Canara Bank, Citibank Korea Inc., Core Laboratories LP, Correos, Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile, Diesel S.P.A., Dubai Bank, Dubai Immigration, Dubai Rent A Car, Engelhard Corporation, FINANSBANK, FNAC, Fuji Xerox Australia Pty Ltd., Future Tech West, Gammon Construction Ltd., Government of Assam-PWD Dept., Government of Bahrain, HealthEast Care System, High Court Calcutta, Huaan Property Insurance Co., Ltd., Indian Bank, Illinois State Police, InnerWireless Inc., JetBlue Airways, Junta Andalucia, Korea Exchange Bank, Levi Strauss Istanbul Konfeksiyon San Tic A.S., Logistics Computer Services Inc., Los Angeles County - Department of Health Services, MCI, Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd., Ministry of Finance, Oregon State University, Otis Plc, Parkway Group Healthcare Pte Ltd., Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated, Shenzhen Development Bank, Siberian Ural Petrochemical and Gaz Company, Skellerup Industries Ltd., Software Technology Parks of India, South African Airways, Sportsman's Warehouse, Survey Sampling, Syndicate Bank, The Dhanalakshmi Bank Limited, Universitaire de Sante McGill and Vimpelcom.

"MCI plans to leverage Oracle Grid technologies to maximize efficiencies of our databases and create an extremely dynamic infrastructure to meet the fast paced needs of our customers," said Joe Rader, Senior Director, Global Operations, MCI.

"The Illinois State Police, the Chicago Police, and Oracle partnership to create I-CLEAR will help us significantly reduce crime, deter violence and save lives, while providing a substantial return on investment for Illinois taxpayers," said Colonel Ken Bouche, Illinois State Police. "Our upgrade to Oracle Database 10g will enable us to take advantage of automated management capabilities for easy, cost-effective operation as well as the availability, scalability, and security features the database is known for."

Oracle Fusion Middleware, an integrated, standards-based software platform, allows organizations of all sizes to be more responsive to changing business requirements, enables organizations to develop and manage applications in Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and grid computing environments. Oracle Fusion Middleware attracts customers seeking an integrated software suite for the development, deployment, management and integration of Java, Web services and service-oriented applications.

Demonstrating its continued strength in the application server market, Oracle now counts more than 28,500 Oracle Fusion Middleware customers, including organizations that selected Oracle during its second quarter: Andhra Bank, Asya Finans, BANKEUROPA Bankasi A.S., BankEuropa Turkey, BC Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services, BC Pension Corporation, Bulgarian Telecommunications Company, Bulldog Communications Limited, CAE Inc., Carillion Construction Limited, Centre de Sante et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Chief Transport Road Inspectorate, Clear Channel Entertainment Inc., Click Commerce, Inc., Commonwealth Health Corporation, Consolidated Shipping Services, LLC, Core Laboratories, L.P., Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile, Diesel S.P.A., Dubai Bank, Dubai Immigration, Dubai Rent A Car, Electricity Department Govt of Manipur, ERG Limited, Express Consulting OJSC, FINANSBANK, FNAC, Fuji Xerox Australia Pty Ltd., Future Tech West, Gammon Construction Ltd., Government of Assam-PWD Dept., Great Plains Regional Medical Center, HealthEast Care System, High Court Calcutta, Hughes Network Systems, LLC, InnerWireless Inc., Hoffmann La Roche Inc., JetBlue Airways, J & T Banka, a.s., Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd., Levi Strauss Istanbul, Levi Strauss Istanbul Konfeksiyon San Tic A.S., Logistics Computer Services Inc., Med-Eng Systems Inc., Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd., MGI Metro Group Information Technology Polska Sp. z o.o., Old Mutual Life Assurance Company SA Ltd., Otis Plc, Pasadena Unified School District, Rockwell Automation, Siberian Ural Petrochemical and Gaz Company, Software Technology Parks of India, South African Airways, Survey Sampling, Syndicate Bank, Tanzania Education Authority, TCM TeleCare Management Inc., Transpetrol Slovakia and Universitaire de Sante McGill.

"We have chosen Oracle's SOA Suite including Oracle BPEL Process Manager with SAP Adapter, Oracle Business Activity Monitoring and Oracle Portal to implement a composite application for Lufthansa Flight Training realizing process automation for a new business segment called "Competence Training" including a sales channel for external business partners," said Wolfgang Schlott, Process Management, Lufthansa Flight Training. "Oracle's SOA Suite provides us with a comprehensive set of Process, Integration and Portal tools to build a highly dynamic system to fulfill our requirements for flexibility and short term business results. It was key to us that Oracle's SOA Suite integrates well into our present heterogeneous IT environment including the existing CRM system, SAP R/3 financials in the backend, Novell Single-Sign-On and Directory technologies and various other systems. In addition, Oracle BAM will provide business value by helping us to monitor and measure all of our business processes as a foundation for permanent optimization and improvement."

"After looking at various integration solutions, the Oracle BPEL product was the obvious choice for our integration of PeopleSoft HRSA and SalesForce.com," said David Katz, Project Manager, and Christian Moore, Technology Project Manager, Heald College. "The Oracle BPEL product provided a flexibility not previously available, allowing us to rapidly adapt and streamline our business processes."

Oracle On Demand
Oracle customers continue to select Oracle On Demand-the Company's Software as a Service offering-to help them achieve a better total cost of ownership. With Oracle On Demand, customers can take advantage of Oracle's investment in software and technology infrastructure, and focus on their core competencies.

The number of customers that have chosen Oracle On Demand during the second quarter include, among others: Acoma Business Enterprises, Clopay Corporation, Infopia, Keithley Instruments Inc., Master Lock Company, New Orleans Public Schools, NY OASAS, U.S. Military Health System and Verilink.

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