ORACLE LAUNCHES MAJOR DEVELOPMENT CENTER
IN CHINA
Shenzhen-based Software Center
Will Develop,
Support Oracle Products And Services Throughout China
Hong Kong, March 25, 2002 - Oracle
Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL), the world's largest enterprise software company,
today announced the launch of the Oracle China Development Center –
the company’s first development center in China, and the only enterprise
software centre in Asia that will serve as a development facility created
specifically to meet the needs of the rapidly-growing China market. Strategically
located in the Shenzhen High-Tech Industrial Park in Shenzhen, the Oracle
China Development Center is expected to be operational by May 2002 and
is expected to employ 100 staffers within the first six months of operation.
Over the following five years, Oracle plans to intensify its expansion
in China by rapidly growing the China Development Center team.
“Through the Oracle China Development Center, and
our close partnership with the Shenzhen High-Tech Industrial Park, we
expect to play an important role in China by expanding into one of the
country’s most rapidly growing trade zones,” said Derek Williams,
executive vice-president, Oracle Corp., Asia Pacific Division. “Oracle
has had a continued presence in China for more than 10 years, and as such,
we are cognizant of the fact that China’s rapidly developing economy
needs Oracle’s 100% commitment to its success.”
Even more important, Williams said, is that Oracle’s
long-standing presence in China has given the company the perspective
it needs to provide Chinese enterprises with the appropriate strategies.
“As China embraces globalization, and opens its market to global competition,
Oracle will help businesses adapt appropriately to achieve growth and
return-on-investment, by creating software solutions and services that
cater to the unique needs of local enterprises. In fact, these local enterprises
have indicated to us already that they are keen to achieve e-business
transformation, while reducing cost and complexity,” said Mr. Williams.
“To that end, we will develop Internet-based products and services specifically
for our Chinese customers, which will allow them to quickly deploy cutting-edge
technology and at the same time, lower their operational costs by leveraging
Oracle’s online services.”
The Oracle China Development Center will comprise five
major focus areas, including project development, laboratories, a product
knowledge center, a customer center, and development services.
- Project Development - focused on enhancing Oracle's
China-specific services and expanding ability to implement large, complex
national projects.
- Laboratories - focused on acceleration of technology
adoption rate and providing excellent showcase for solutions jointly
developed with Oracle's partners.
- Product Knowledge Center and Connected Customer Center
- focused on a fully-featured infrastructure for knowledge transfer
and enhanced customer service offerings.
- Development Services - focused on rapid porting,
certification, testing, localization and language translation of Oracle's
products.
In addition, to support China’s nationwide mobile
network expansion, Oracle has already commenced work on a mobile commerce
infrastructure and plans to establish a validation laboratory for 3G.
The organization will develop parts of the Oracle9i AS mobile applications
studio at the Oracle China Development Center, and will set up laboratories
to validate mobile devices that are specifically produced for the China
market. A special team will be created at the Oracle China Development
Center to focus on scalability needs of the telecom network infrastructure
in China, with a complete test-to-scale facility. Oracle will work closely
with network equipment manufacturers and national operators, assisting
them in employing advanced features of the database such as Real Application
Clusters to support what experts expect to be the largest mobile network
in the world.
Oracle has operated in China for over ten years and
has built a strong customer base including such well-known Chinese enterprises
as AsiaInfo, Beijing Founder Electronics, Beijing Da Tang Power Generation,
China Banknote Printing & Minting Corporation, China Southern Airlines,
Chengde Iron and Steel Company, GuangZhou Metro Corporation, HangZhou
Motorola, Shanghai Hitachi and Xiang Tan Steel Corp.
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