• Oracle today announced nine new, and five updated ISV Solution Maps for Oracle® Applications spanning critical vertical industry and horizontal business processes.
• Oracle ISV Solution Maps provide customers with a complete view of the vertical industry and horizontal business process solutions available from Oracle and complimentary offerings from its ISV partners.
• New and Updated ISV Solution Maps include:
• o New vertical industry maps for High Technology - Distribution; High Technology - Semiconductor; High Technology – OEM Consumer Electronics; High Technology - OEM Complex Equipment; High Technology - Manufacturing Services; Media and Entertainment; Natural Resources - Mills Products; Oil and Gas - Upstream; and a new horizontal business process map for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) - On Demand.
• o Updated horizontal business process maps for CRM - On Premise; Human Capital Management (HCM); Supply Chain Management (SCM); Manufacturing; and an updated vertical industry map for Public Sector.

Demonstrating Continued Investment in Application Customers and Partner Ecosystem

• ISV Solution Maps provide customers with a powerful planning tool for matching business process and functional requirements with a complete range of solutions available from the Oracle partner ecosystem.
• The ISV Solution Maps illustrate extensive application functionality and business processes. Additionally they indicate which components are available from Oracle and which are available from select Oracle ISV partners. ISV Solution Map users can drill down into a map, click on a partner name, and link directly to the partner's profile in the Oracle PartnerNetwork Solutions Catalog.
• ISVs that have an integration validated through the Oracle PartnerNetwork Application Integration Architecture for Partners Initiative (AIAP) are clearly identified on the maps. ISVs may achieve validation utilizing native/point-to-point integration methods, Oracle Fusion Middleware components, or Oracle Application Integration Architecture.
• For partners, the ISV Solution Maps help them align more closely with Oracle by identifying opportunities for developing and validating integrations with Oracle Applications, as well as communicating the value proposition to mutual customers. Partners represented in the ISV Solution Maps also benefit from increased visibility with Oracle’s customers, prospects and sales force.
• The new ISV Solutions Maps are available immediately at (http://www.oracle.com/partnerships/solution-maps/independent-software-solution-maps.html)

Supporting Quotes

• "The ISV Solution Maps provide a winning proposition for both customers and ISV partners," said Tom Herrmann, vice president, Worldwide ISV Management and Programs at Oracle. "The solution maps allow our ISV partners to align more closely with our application product lines while benefitting from increased exposure to Oracle customers and prospects. Customers can see which partners are working closely with Oracle to help provide a complete solution around a given business process or industry solution."
• "Oracle's ISV solution maps provide customers with the initial blueprints for architecting core processes between a company’s business applications and complementary, specialized, ISV solutions - a process that has historically been confusing and time intensive," said Darren Bibby, Program Manager, Software Channels Research, IDC. "With the Solution Maps, customers can navigate to ISV solutions validated to integrate with their Oracle applications - and partners benefit from the ability to more tightly align their offerings with the Oracle Application customer base."
• "The new Media & Entertainment Solution Map and Partner Ecosystem will help our customers understand how Secure Path complements Oracle to provide a complete media metadata management, transformation and syndication solution," said Josh Kline, President and CEO of Secure Path Technology. "Finding applications that work well together has been a historical challenge for the entertainment industry, and Secure Path is pleased to be partnered with Oracle to help solve this problem."

Supporting Resources

• Oracle PartnerNetwork Portal
• Oracle and ISVs
• ISV Solution Map Q&A
• ISV Solution Maps for Oracle Applications
• Validated Solutions Integration
• Oracle Applications Unlimited

Contacts
For more information regarding ISV Solution Maps for Oracle Applications, including how to request consideration for inclusion, email an inquiry to isvsm_ww@oracle.com.

Analyst Reports
Solutions-Centric Ecosystems Disrupt the Enterprise Software World Order, by R "Ray" Wong, Forrester, May 7, 2007.

About the Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 19,500 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 Certified Partner levels.

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