Mumbai, September 16, 2004 - Oracle India Private Ltd today announced that D&O Clinical Research Organization, a strong player in the emerging market of Clinical Data Management in India has successfully implemented Oracle Clinical. This is the first major win in this segment for Oracle India.

The clinical trial phase is the most complex part of the life sciences product cycle - and in order to reduce time to market, it is critical that companies shorten it. Tracking adverse events and eliminating redundancy in the process of remote data capture are challenges that players in this space have to meet. Companies are also faced with strict regulatory requirements that require detailed records and the efficient handling of huge volumes of data.

Oracle India helped D&O use Oracle Clinical, a part of Oracle E-Business Suite, to meet these requirements. As a result, D&O has been able to compress the cycle for clinical data compilation and open up a new area of business.

Speaking on this occasion, Mr Girish Virkar, CEO, D&O Clinical Research Organization said, "Oracle has ensured that the clinical data management software is fully compliant with 21CRF Part11 guidelines. This is essential to ensure that the data captured in the database is thoroughly auditable. Oracle Clinical maintains audit trail of the entire sequence of events in clinical data management and ensures that the study can be reconstructed with the log of activities. Second, it provides timely service support. This is very critical when a project requires any technical support; the vendor should be available to solve the problems immediately. These benefits made us choose Oracle over other vendors."

"Oracle Clinical is a powerful, comprehensive clinical data management solution which allows companies to standardize and control data definitions and data usage across a global operation, ensuring that data is defined, managed, and interpreted consistently worldwide. This expedites the multinational regulatory approval process and reduces cycle times in critical clinical trial processes, thereby accelerating time to market for new products" added Mr Ram Varanasi, General Manager - Sales, Oracle India Pvt Ltd.

About D&O
D&O is a well-established Contract Research Organization conducting R&D, Custom Synthesis for more than a decade. D&O's strength lies in its four R&D units, one affiliated analytical lab and cGMP Pilot Plant in India. D&O essentially caters to the requirements of multinational pharmaceutical companies across the globe. Last year D&O expanded its activity by diversifying into Clinical Research Field. This diversification will cater services like Clinical Trials, Data Management and Bio-statistics to Indian and global customers. For more information please visit www.dnogroup.com

About Oracle India
Oracle India Private Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle Corporation, the world's largest enterprise software company, has been operating in India for more than a decade. Oracle was one of the first international software companies to set up an India Development Centre in 1994. Today, Oracle's two India Development Centers, at Bangalore and Hyderabad, work closely with Oracle's global software development team, headquartered at Redwood Shores, California, on the entire Oracle product family. India is also a hub for several of Oracle's global support, consulting and financial services operations. Through its offices in Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Gurgaon, and an extensive network of more than 150 channel and alliance partners under the Oracle PartnerNetwork, Oracle India markets the complete range of Oracle products and services across India. Oracle database is supported on 13 major Indian languages. Oracle India has more than 6,250 customers in the telecommunications, banking, insurance, manufacturing and utilities industries, in both the government and private sectors.

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