Of the 287 vendor program entries reviewed this year, one-third of them received the coveted five-star rating in the magazine's 11th annual Partner Programs Guide survey. The guide appeared in the March 21, 2005, issue of VARBusiness. "We applaud vendors like Oracle for their overall channel commitment and channel innovation," says VARBusiness Publisher Robert C. DeMarzo.

"Our partners are an essential part of the Oracle economy and they are critical to our success delivering solutions that help customers resolve their industry business needs," said Bronwyn Hastings, vice president, Worldwide Alliances & Channels at Oracle. "A global framework is key to enabling partners across regions to grow their business with Oracle and deliver value and satisfaction to customers through the highest quality solutions. We're honored to receive this recognition for our ongoing commitment to channel success through Oracle PartnerNetwork."

About VARBusiness Magazine
For the past 18 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the solution-provider community. VARBusiness provides unique strategic business and technology insight for solution providers through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design. Additional information about VARBusiness products, events and services, is available on the magazine's Web site at www.varbusiness.com.

About the Oracle PartnerNetwork
The Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 14,000 companies that deliver innovative enterprise software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's Internet economy. Oracle partners are able to offer customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise software company. Partners who are able to demonstrate superior product knowledge, technical expertise and a commitment to doing business with Oracle qualify for the Oracle Certified Partner level. These partners receive a higher level of service, support, training and certification from Oracle. Partners who are able to demonstrate the highest level of product knowledge, technical expertise and a commitment to business with Oracle qualify for the Oracle Certified Advantage Partner level. These partners receive a higher level of service, support, training and certification from Oracle.

About Oracle
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle please visit www.oracle.com.