Following a Strong 2003, Oracle Asia
Pacific Highlights Linux,
Grid and Mid-Market as Key
Drivers of Technology Adoption in Year Ahead
Global Decision Makers Call Out
Asia Pacific for
Greatest Growth Opportunities
Hong Kong, February 11, 2004 - Against
a backdrop of strong customer momentum across key industries in 2003,
Oracle Asia Pacific heads into the new year with compelling offerings
in the strategic areas of grid technology, Linux and mid-market. With
Asia Pacific having recently been selected by global executives as the
region offering their businesses the greatest growth opportunities over
the next three years*, these cost-effective and highly productive solutions
are well positioned to be significant drivers for continued technology
adoption in the year ahead.
"We are glad to see that our Asia Pacific performance
in 2003 has shrugged off difficulties in the regional business earlier
in the year to rebound with a vibrant contribution to Oracle’s global
performance," said Derek Williams, executive vice president for Oracle
Corporation Asia Pacific Division. "The Oracle E-Business Suite and
Oracle infrastructure products have both seen excellent uptake from major
corporations and institutions across industries in the region."
This endorsement of Oracle solutions sets the prognosis
for healthy adoption in 2004 as the forecast resurgence in IT spending
unfolds, especially in Asia Pacific. A recent research report from IDC
dated December 15, 2003, highlights double-digit growth for the Asia Pacific
IT market (excluding Japan) in 2004, particularly China and India. "The
region’s two largest developing economies - China and India - are charging
forward on the economic front and driving overall regional IT market recovery,"
said Piyush Singh, Managing Director, IDC Asia Pacific.
Key Industry Sectors Show Enthusiastic Adoption
Many organisations in Asia Pacific adopted or expanded implementations
of Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, Oracle Application Server,
Oracle Collaboration Suite and Oracle Real Application Clusters in 2003,
particularly in the key industry sectors of government, financial services,
telecommunications, manufacturing and distribution, and transportation.
While some customers chose to buy individual components of Oracle’s
portfolio of products and services, others have taken advantage of Oracle’s
unique capabilities to increase performance and reduce costs through a
completely integrated infrastructure. Customer examples include:
Government
Beijing Development and Planning Committee (China); China Ministry of
Finance (China); Commercial Tax Department, Government of Karnataka (India);
Department of Highway, Ministry of Transportation (Thailand); GuangDong
Local Taxation Bureau (China); Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
Limited (India); Institute of Technical Education (Singapore); Ministry
of Land & Cooperative Development (Malaysia); Ministry of Education (Malaysia);
Ministry of Health (Malaysia); Ministry of the Interior (Taiwan); National
Archives Administration (Taiwan); Royal Thai Air Force (Thailand); and
University of Melbourne (Australia).
Financial Services
Accident Compensation Corporation (New Zealand); Bangkok Bank of Thailand;
Bangkok Insurance Plc., Co., Ltd. (Thailand); Bank of East Asia (Hong
Kong); China Everbright Bank (China); Citibank N.A. Asia Pacific Processing
Center (Singapore); Great Eastern Life Assurance Co. Ltd (Sinagpore);
Krung Thai Bank Public Co. Ltd. (Thailand); MBF (Australia); National
Agricultural Cooperative Federation (Korea); Sampath Bank Limited (Sri
Lanka); and Thai Military Bank Plc. (Thailand).
Manufacturing and Distribution
Calcomp Electronic Co., Ltd. (Thailand); Canon Singapore Pte Ltd (Singapore);
CEI Contract Manufacturing Ltd (Singapore); Central Retail corporation
Ltd. (Thailand); Compal Electronics Inc. (Taiwan); FamilyMart Taiwan Co.;
Fuji Hunt Photographic Chemicals, Pte. Ltd. (Singapore); Fuji Xerox Asia
Pacific Pte. Ltd. (Singapore); Guangzhou No.2 Tobacco Co. Ltd. (China);
HuaWei (China); Hyflux Limited (Singapore); Indian Leaf Tobacco Division
of ITC Ltd. (India); JMS Singapore Pte Ltd, Mektek Manufacturing Corporation
(Thailand) Ltd.; POSCO (Korea); Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (India);
Surface Mount Technologies (Hong Kong); Tian Shi Group (China); Toyota
Motor Thailand; United Electronics Co. Ltd. (China); and Vtech Holding
Limited (Hong Kong).
Telecommunications
Beijing Digital Telecom Investment Co. Ltd. (China); China Mobile Liao
Ning Branch (China); China Telecom (China); China Unicom (China); Digi
Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Malaysia); Hutchison CAT Wireless Multimedia
Ltd. (Thailand); Maxis Communications Bhd (Malaysia); Reliance Infocomm
Private Ltd. (India); Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited (India);
TOT Corporation Public Co. Ltd. (Thailand); and Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
(India).
Transportation
Ocean Tankers (Pte) Ltd., (Singapore); Qantas Airways Ltd. (Australia);
and Singapore Airlines (Singapore).
Major Industry Awards Emphasise Oracle's Achievements
Oracle's technological superiority was publicly recognised in a series
of high-profile honours and awards and surveys from independent sources
across Asia Pacific during 2003 (refer to Appendix 1). The accolades from
regional user surveys and industry polls reflect the growing recognition
among users, influencers and decision-makers that Oracle software and
services cater to the demands of Asian businesses and deliver a high level
of customer satisfaction.
'We are very proud to see this string of awards from
across Asia Pacific signifying our achievements in the region,' commented
Williams on the series of awards. 'Above all, they show how we have met
the needs of our customers both in terms of technology innovation and
quality of service. This success sets the tone for the coming year.'
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* "CEO Briefing: Corporate Priorities for 2004",
Economist Intelligence Unit
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