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GENEVA, Switzerland
12-MAR-2004 01:20 AM
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:
ORCL) today announced key customer wins signed during the third quarter of its
fiscal year 2004 across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). With a strong
portfolio of products which incorporate Grid technologies, Oracle sees increased
demand as organisations in the region choose Oracle® software and services
to help them deliver greater efficiencies and productivity, and to expand markets.
"Our performance in EMEA continues to please, with third quarter revenues
up 17% to $918m," said Sergio Giacoletto, Executive Vice President, Oracle
Europe, Middle East & Africa. "We are now seeing organisations taking
a more strategic approach in re-aligning business systems. Companies are standardising,
consolidating and automating their infrastructure to deliver true business intelligence,
increase their focus on customers and to lower costs."
He added, "Demand for Oracle solutions is increasing, particularly in
Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East and across most industry sectors,
particularly in public services, telecommunications and financial services."
Key Industry Sectors Show Enthusiastic Adoption
Many organisations in Europe, Middle East and Africa have adopted or expanded
implementations of Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, Oracle Application
Server, Oracle Collaboration Suite and Oracle Real Application Clusters across
a wide range of industries. Customer examples include:
Public Services
APEH/Hungarian Taxation Office (Hungary), Comune di Como (Italy), Federal
Government Finance and Budgeting Department (Belgium), Ministry of Interior
(Italy), Ministry of Welfare (Italy), Ministry of Health (Turkey), Norfolk County
Council (UK), Norwegian Customs Department - TAD Toll-Og Avgiftsdirektoratet
(Norway), REACH (Ireland), University of Witwatersrand (South Africa), Direction
du Commissariat de l'Armée de Terre (France)
Financial Services
Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG (Austria), OTP Bank (Hungary), Raiffeisen
Bank (Hungary), Türkiye Is Bankasi A.S. (Turkey), ING Bank (Belgium), Nova
Banka d.d. (Croatia), Sberbank (Russia), Alfa Strakhovanie (Russia), Al-Rahji
Banking and Investment Corporation (Saudi Arabia), Wesbank (South Africa), Crédit
du Nord (France), National Bank of Romania (Romania), Banca Transilvania (Romania),
BPLG (France), Credit Agricole: APIS SA & GIE AMT (France)
Telecommunications
BT (UK), Globul (Bulgaria), Telecom Egypt (Egypt), VIPnet (Croatia), Islandic
Telecom (Denmark), Qtel (Qatar), Radio Movel (Portugal), Stavtelesot (Russia),
Vimpelcom (Russia), Megafon (Russia), Svyaz Komi Republic (Russia), Etisalat
(UAE), Special Telecommunication Services (Romania)
Travel and Transportation
Arriva (UK), AVL List GmbH (Austria), Deutsche Post World Net (Germany),
JSC Siberia Airlines (Russia), Manchester Airport (UK), Dubai Drydocks (UAE),
Nanset Standard AS (Norway), OEAMTC (Austria), SINELEC - Autostrada del Brennero
(Italy), Excel Logistics Ltd (UK)
Energy and Utilities
Hydro Industries (Israel), Edia - Empresa de desenvolvimento e Infra-Estruturas
do Alqueva S.A. (Portugal), Elsam Kraft (Denmark), OMIP - Operador Mercado Ibérico
Energia - Polo Português (Portugal)
Manufacturing
API Group Plc (United Kingdom), Scania (Sweden), Skanska (Sweden), Volvo
Car Corporation (Sweden), RG Investment Co (Egypt), Kaharafi (Kuwait), Alkhorayef
Group (Saudi Arabia), Khartsysk Pipe Works (Ukraine), Onninen (Finland)
Healthcare
FirstAssist (UK), Hospital Le Havre (France), Qpharma (Sweden), National
Health Laboratory Service (South Africa)
Retail
Alapage.com (France), Coop Consorzio Nord Ovest (Italy), Corneliani spa
(Italy), Diesel (Italy), Carrefour (France)
Other Industries
Lavazza (Italy - Foodstuffs), Tiger Food Brands Limited (South Africa -
Foodstuffs), MGI Metro Group Information Technology GmbH (Germany - IT Services),
Oddfjell Drilling (Norway - Oil & Gas), Vediorbis (France - Professional
Services)
Major Industry Awards Emphasise Oracle's Achievements
Oracle's technological superiority was publicly recognised in a number of honours,
awards and surveys from independent sources across EMEA during the third quarter,
FY04.
"We are proud to receive these awards from across EMEA signifying our
achievements in the region," commented Giacoletto. "Above all, they
demonstrate how we have addressed the needs of our customers both in terms of
technology innovation and quality of service."
Highlights of Industry Awards and Recognition for Oracle in EMEA in third
quarter FY04
Oracle JDeveloper
- World Organisation of Webmasters (WOW), Sweden - Webservice Awards
Oracle E-Business Suite ERP:
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Netherlands - Oracle scored 644 points out
of a possible 654 in this PwC evaluation of 21 competitive financial software
packages, comfortably out-distancing all rivals
- IPL Consultants - Oracle Warehouse Management ranked No. 1 on overall functionality
for the Trade/Wholesale sector
Oracle Database
- Java Magazin Reader's Choice Award, Germany - Best Enterprise Database
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