The Rhodes event kicks-off a series of seven Oracle PartnerNetwork Days in 2007, with events to follow in Germany (April), the Netherlands (June), Norway (September), Italy, the UK and France (October).

"Oracle PartnerNetwork Days provide a forum for our partners to discuss, directly with us, the issues they face in some of the world's fastest moving markets," said Stein Surlien, Vice President, Alliances & Channels, Oracle Europe, Middle East and Africa. "Partners want to know how they can maximise opportunities and take advantage of the Oracle applications, middleware and technology stack to grow their businesses. To cater for this we've built more opportunities for one-to-one discussions into this year's Oracle PartnerNetwork Day agenda."

For the first time the programme included all-day breakout sessions, which gave EE&CIS partners in Rhodes, access to industry experts and encouraged the free flow of ideas on subjects such as leveraging joint marketing opportunities with Oracle.

"Oracle has an extensive portfolio of world-class products which span applications, customer relationship management, middleware and database technologies which are in demand from both large enterprises through to smaller organisations, and in both the public and private sectors," said Alfonso Di Ianni, Senior Vice President, Oracle European Enlargement & CIS Region. "Our partner community therefore, can take advantage of the tremendous opportunities Oracle offers in this region, to provide the best solutions on the market."

Dionysios Michalopoulos, Managing Director Greece, Cyprus & Israel of Fujitsu Siemens said: "The Oracle PartnerNetwork is globally recognised as one of the world's leading partner programmes and these events are a testament to that."

"We find Oracle PartnerNetwork Days extremely worthwhile in that they are geared up to help partners achieve success and deliver practical best practice advice on how to use the tools available through the Oracle PartnerNetwork to improve our business."

About the Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 19,000 companies who deliver innovative software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork program provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's global economy. Oracle partners are able to offer their 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 levels. http://oraclepartnernetwork.oracle.com

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