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Oracle to Buy G-Log
Comprehensive Logistics Management Platform to Complement Oracle’s Supply Chain Applications
Redwood Shores, Calif   20-SEP-2005 05:00 AM    Oracle announced today that it agreed to buy G-Log, a privately held provider of logistics and transportation management software. The parties anticipate closing the transaction by the end of 2005, subject to certain regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. Financial details were not disclosed.

Globalization, increasing fuel costs, outsourcing, increased security and regulation, and transportation capacity shortages are driving the need for sophisticated logistics and transportation applications. G-Log delivers a single platform to plan, optimize, execute, analyze, and react to every aspect of supply chain flow. By bringing together logistics processes, data, knowledge and analysis in a single business engine, G-Log's products allow companies to lower the total cost of ownership while giving them the ability to drive an integrated, information driven enterprise.

"The acquisition of G-Log will allow Oracle to offer a comprehensive supply chain and logistics management solution through which companies can better manage their global supply chains," said Oracle Senior Vice President of Applications Development Rick Jewell. "With G-Log's proven transportation management platform and Oracle's leading technology infrastructure, ERP and supply chain applications, customers will now have an integrated offering for the lean enterprise."

Over 50 percent of G-Log's customers have Oracle applications and after completion of the acquisition, it is expected customers will recognize immediate benefits from the combination. G-Log's customer base includes industry-leading shippers and logistics service providers such as Big Lots, Brown Shoe, DuPont, Exel, Family Dollar Stores, Giant Eagle, Halliburton, Kuehne & Nagel, Rohm and Haas, Tesco, Toll Solutions, UPM and Volvo.

"By combining the talents and products of both organizations, Oracle will be better able to address evolving customer needs and effectively respond to industry trends that are driving the demand for complex logistics solutions," said G-Log Chief Executive Officer David Cairns.

About Oracle
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com

About G-Log
G-Log is the leading provider of global logistics and transportation software for enterprises and logistics service providers. G-Log’s single, Web-native GC3 logistics platform optimizes and executes all modes of transportation across all geographies. GLog’s clients are reducing cycle times, inventory levels, and total transportation costs while satisfying their customers’ demands for real-time information and on-time deliveries. The GLog solution provides a broad range of services in the transportation market, including optimization, order entry, procurement, supply chain event management (SCEM), visibility, track and trace, freight payment, and historical analysis. Recognized as a "Best of the Web" company by Forbes, G-Log clients include Big Lots, Brown Shoe, DuPont, Exel, Family Dollar Stores, Giant Eagle, Halliburton, Kuehne & Nagel, Rohm and Haas, Tesco, Toll Solutions, Total Logistic Control, UPM, and Volvo Logistics. For additional information, visit "http://www.g-log.com/" www.glog.com or call 877-GO-2-G-LOG (in the UK, call +44 (0) 1344 418500).

Trademarks
Oracle, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. G-Log is a registered trademark of Global Logistics Technologies,`Inc. Global Command and Control Center and GC3 are trademarks of G-Log. All other brands, products or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks`of their respective owners. The above is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle’s products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.

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