The Solution Maps are made available to indicate how Oracle is representing select partner products and Oracle Applications in the broader context of industry and horizontal business processes. Today, Oracle has released its second group of ISV Solution Maps, including industry maps for Healthcare [Provider and Payer]; Retail; Life Sciences; Insurance; Public Sector and Professional Services; and new horizontal maps addressing Corporate Performance Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Financial Management, Procurement, and Project and Grants Management.

"This new set of solutions maps builds on the initial set announced at Oracle OpenWorld last October," said Doug Kennedy, vice president, Worldwide Alliances and Channels at Oracle. "We're developing and maintaining a comprehensive set of ISV Solution Maps to help key partners to align more closely with our application product lines and vertical industry solutions, and to promote these ISVs more effectively to our customers and prospects."

Powerful Tool for Customers
The ISV Solutions Maps demonstrate Oracle's commitment to delivering leading business applications. Oracle ISV partners provide customers with options for extending and enhancing the value of their Oracle investments by delivering integrated solutions that complement Oracle Applications. The Maps illustrate extensive application functionality for industry and business processes and indicate which components are available from Oracle and which are available from select ISV partners. With these maps customers can also clearly see how Oracle enables them to further leverage their investments in third-party software products. ISVs in the Solution Maps are required to meet defined criteria for inclusion. For example, ISVs that have an integration validated through the Oracle PartnerNetwork Applications Integration Initiative are clearly identified. ISV partners with Oracle validated integrations help customers to reduce risk and accelerate implementation cycles. These validated integrations can be achieved through native/point-to-point or Oracle Fusion Middleware. Partners now also have the third option of utilizing the new Oracle Application Integration Architecture announced today (see separate release.)

The Solution Maps are linked to the Oracle PartnerNetwork Solutions Catalog. Users can drill down into an ISV Solution Map, click on a partner, and link directly to their profile in the Solutions Catalog. The Solutions Catalog profile provides a full company and solution description, as well as the ability to directly contact the partner.

"Finding ISV products that work well with their main business applications has historically been challenging, with customers having to wade through massive volumes of material to find simple complementary products," said David Mitchell, Ovum. "Solution Maps bring an easier way for customers and partners alike to find third-party solutions that align with broader Oracle solutions, starting with a high-level map but being able to navigate quickly to companies and their products that can add value."

ISV Solution Maps Support the Oracle Ecosystem
Partners represented in the Solution Maps benefit from increased visibility with Oracle customers, prospects, and the Oracle sales force. The Maps are also a tool for ISVs to better understand and communicate to customers where and how their solutions add value to Oracle Applications. ISVs can use the Solution Maps to readily identify opportunities to develop around Oracle Applications and to validate integrations through the Oracle PartnerNetwork Applications Integration Initiative.

To learn more about the ISV Solution Maps for Oracle Applications, including how to request consideration for inclusion, partners can refer to a Q&A on the ISV Solution Maps at http://www.oracle.com/partnerships/solution-maps/faq.html, or contact isvsm_ww@oracle.com/.

Additional information on Oracle's ISV Solution Maps will be presented at this week's Collaborate Conference in Las Vegas during the following sessions:

Oracle Applications Users Group
OAUG Forum Vendor Product Awareness Session: ISV Partner Solution Maps for Oracle Applications
Date / Time: Wednesday, April 18, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: Room Reef D

Quest International Users Group
Educational Breakout Session 24700: ISV Partner Solution Maps for Oracle Applications
Date / Time: Thursday, April 19, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: Room Banyan B.

Availability
The Solutions Maps for Healthcare [Provider and Payer]; Retail; Life Sciences, Insurance, Public Sector, Professional Services, Corporate Performance Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Financial Management, Procurement and Project and Grants Management are available immediately at (www.oracle.com/partnerships/index.html) and available to partners via the Oracle PartnerNetwork Portal. Additional maps will be published to the same location.

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. For more information on the Oracle PartnerNetwork please visit the Website: http://oraclepartnernetwork.oracle.com.

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