Etisalat Analyses Human Capital with New Human Resources Strategy
AbuDhabi, United Arab Emirates, September 25, 2006 - As a driving force in one of the world's most dynamic telecommunications markets, Etisalat, the UAE's leading telecommunications provider, is maximizing human capital – one of the company's most critical assets. To achieve this, Etisalat has evaluated a number of integrated tools to map its human resources base and give a comprehensive view of skills and growth opportunities. Oracle today announced that Etisalat has deployed the Oracle â Human Resources Management System (HRMS) to complement the company's existing Oracle Financials, Supply Chain, Logistics and Contracts modules of the Oracle E-Business Suite software.
Kamal Osman Jamjoom Est. (KOJ) plans expansion powered by Oracle Retail and E-Business Suite Solutions
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 16 August 2006: Kamal Osman Jamjoom Est. (KOJ), one of the leading retail groups in UAE, is set to enhance and expand its operations across the Gulf region, by harnessing the power of Oracle Retail and E-Business suite solutions. The group is about to start the roll out of a number of Oracle applications that will create a powerful, integrated solution to manage its business, and to better position it to grow its presence in retail in the Middle East.
Oracle spices up Emirates Flight Catering division with its supply chain solutions
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 15 August, 2006: Maintaining high levels of service in delivery and culinary standards is no mean task when it comes to serving 60,000 meals to passengers, in addition to providing quality catering to over 105 airlines that fly daily from Dubai International Airport to remote corners of the globe.
To help ensure high standards in this demanding environment, Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) has gone live with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite, based on a JD Edwards solution from Oracle .
Qatar University goes live with Oracle E-Business Suite
Doha, Qatar, July 19, 2006: Qatar University, the premier educational institution in Qatar, today announced that it has gone live on Oracle E-business suite. Hyperlink, a specialist provider of information technology for business solutions and an Oracle certified partner, implemented the Oracle Financial, Supply Chain, Human Resources Management Solutions (HRMS) and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) modules for Qatar University, which will help the premier education institution boost productivity, increase operational efficiency and help its future expansion plans. Hyperlink completed this project in less than nine months with the implementation going live in mid 2006.
Landmark Group Enriches Retail Empire with Oracle Retail Solution
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June.18, 2006 - Landmark Group, one of the Middle East's fastest-growing retail conglomerates, announced today a comprehensive project to deploy Oracle Retail solutions in order to maximize sales and reduce costs across more than 500 retail outlets in the Middle East. The new contract makes the Landmark Group Oracle's largest retail customer in the Middle East.
Leading Manufacturer of Compressors Selects Oracle E-Business Suite over SAP for 35 Plants Worldwide
DUBAI, UAE, June 15, 2006 – Oracle announced that Tecumseh Products Company, an independent global manufacturer and supplier to companies such as The Coca-Cola Company and Whirlpool Corp., selected the Oracle E-Business Suite over SAP as the platform for its information technology (IT) initiative called Single Common Global Growth (SCG 2), to be rolled out to 35 manufacturing plants worldwide. One of the goals of Tecumseh,s SCG 2 implementation was the deployment of Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) to create a single, global parts catalogue to help improve change management, drive enterprise-wide collaboration and accelerate time-to-market.
Dubai Duty Free check out with Oracle Retail Solution
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 12 th, 2006 - As the world's third largest airport retailer, Dubai Duty Free (DDF) needs to ensure that right goods are on the shelves and information is on the tills, as they have a short window of time to sell to their traveling customers. Today, the company announced that it has selected Oracle Retail Warehouse Management System to streamline the movement of merchandise and data, giving them the back office information technology infrastructure to support their 2006 target of $670 million in retail sales, 13.5 per cent higher than last year's figures. The ORWMS will be deployed in the new 27,000 sq. mt. semi-automated Distribution Center that is being built by Dubai Duty Free to support its growing retail business at Dubai International Aiport.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Upgrades Reservation, Guest Loyalty and Data Warehouse Systems to Oracle 10g DUBAI, UAE, June 8, 2006 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., one of the world's largest hotel and leisure companies, has upgraded to Oracle 10g infrastructure software to support its critical business applications including reservation and guest loyalty, among others. Upgrading to a clustered Oracle Database 10g environment from a single-instance of Oracle9i Database is a part of the on-going migration of Starwood's mainframe applications to an open platform. The company is expecting to complete its three-year mainframe migration project by end of 2006.
Dubai Bank Selects Oracle Human Resources Management System
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 11, 2006 - Oracle Corporation, the world's largest enterprise software company, announced today that Dubai Bank has selected Oracle Human Resources Management Systems and Oracle Payroll modules of the Oracle E-Business Suite as part of the project to automate the bank's back office Human Resources related processes.
Etihad Airways Flies Higher with Oracle E-Business Suite
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 8, 2006 - Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has completed the implementation of a comprehensive ebusiness transformation based on the Oracle E-Business Suite, as the national carrier strengthens its reputation as one of the world's leading new airline.
Dubai Sports City Scores With Oracle E-Business Suite for Financials, Customer Care, and Property Management DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 30 2006 – Dubai Sports City, a master-planned, master-developed sporting and lifestyle community within the Dubailand development, has selected the Oracle E-Business Suite to manage its finances, purchasing and customer care. As part of the agreement with Oracle, Dubai Sports City will also utilize the company's property management and project costing solutions to help effectively oversee the build-out and leasing of more than 1200 villas and 800 apartments within the community.
Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) Runs Oracle E-Business Suite to Support Expansion and Entry into New Markets Dubai, UAE, April 1 8, 2006 - Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), the UAE's national oil conglomerate, has completed an extensive deployment of Oracle E-Business Suite modules, to improve business efficiency through automation of several critical business processes, including oil inventory management and costing, order management, and distribution. The enterprise resource planning (ERP) upgrade is another step in ENOC's long-term strategy to replace in-house developed applications for its core business processes with Oracle solutions
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health consolidates data across 150 clinical centers
RIYADH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 11, 2006 - The Ministry of Health today announced their intention to implement the Oracle 10g Database across 150 clinical centers in the Kingdom, to centralize their medical data and deliver high availability across the centers.
Dubai's Corporate Office chooses Oracle solution to streamline group operations
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 19, 2006 - The Corporate Office of the Government of Dubai has selected Oracle E-Business Suite to fully automate, integrate and streamline the business operations of PCFC (Ports Customs Free Zone Corporation), DP World, Nakheel, Customs, Jebel Ali FreeZone and other group companies.
Qatar Steel Improves Productivity with Oracle E-Business Suite
Doha, Qatar, February 5, 2006 - Qatar Steel Company (QASCO), said to be the largest steel manufacturer in the GCC region, has completed the implementation of Oracle's comprehensive business applications solution, Oracle E-Business Suite, as part of the industrial giant's expansion plans. Oracles E-Business Suite has enabled QASCO to streamline its various internal business processes, as well as giving senior management a clearer, more concise means to analyze business performance and make informed and timely business decisions.
Abu Dhabi's ALDAR Properties Selects Oracle E-Business Suite to Automate Business Processes and Enhance Customer Service
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 24, 2006 - ALDAR Properties, the UAE-based property developer, has selected Oracle E-Business Suite to fully automate, integrate and streamline the company's business operations. The project is aimed at improving operational efficiencies, enhancing financial reporting, maximizing the return on human talent and increasing the quality of customer service.
UAE's Al Fardan Exchange Adopts Oracle Treasury Solution
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 19, 2006 - One of the UAE's leading currency exchange providers, Al Fardan Exchange, today announced its selection of the Oracle Treasury software solution to manage liquidity and risk. Oracle Treasury is an integrated part of the Oracle E-Business Suite, and provides visibility and control of all enterprise-wide operational exposures as well as those associated with treasury positions.
National Bank Of Dubai Goes Live On Oracle Customer Relationship Management And Business Intelligence
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 22 December 2005 - Oracle Corporation, the world's largest enterprise software company, today announced that the National Bank of Dubai (NBD), the leading UAE financial institute has gone live on Oracle Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Oracle Financial Services Applications (OFSA) - both parts of the Oracle E-Business Suite.
Oman's Nawras Telecommunications Adopts Oracle E-Business Suite
MUSCAT, Oman, December 18, 2005 - Nawras, Oman's second mobile operator has automated its financial and procurement functions using Oracle E-Business Suite in order to improve operational efficiency, reduce operating costs, and streamline business processes.
Al Tayer Group Streamlines Business Operations With Oracle JD Edwards Upgrade
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 27 September, 2005 - The Dubai based business conglomerate, Al Tayer Group, has completed a significant update of its enterprise applications to the latest version of Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne enterprise resource planning system in order to increase operational efficiency, increase productivity and gain greater visibility of its core business processes.
Jordan Commercial Bank Deploys New Banking System Based On Oracle And Linux
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 26, 2005 - The Jordan Commercial Bank (JCBank) has implemented a new and comprehensive banking system, based on Oracle Database 10g and Oracle Application Server 10g, and deployed on a Linux operating system. Already live in all 26 branches across the Middle East, senior executives at JCBank anticipate the new system to lower costs, provide greater flexibility and improve customer service as the bank's plans for extended retail, corporate and investment operations unfold.
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) Implements Oracle E-Business Suite
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 21 July, 2005 - One of the UAE's leading Investment Authorities has deployed Oracle E-Business Suite to streamline business processes across different divisions of the organization. ADIA chose the Oracle E-Business Suite to automate and streamline financial processes, for enterprise-wide daily business intelligence, Oracle consulting was appointed to manage the large implementation project, which was completed on time and on budget.
BAHRAIN'S Ebrahim Khalil Kanoo Automotive Group Implements Oracle E-Business Suite
Manama, Bahrain, 6 July 2005 - Bahrain's Ebrahim Khalil Kanoo (E.K. Kanoo) Group, the Kingdom's exclusive distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, has chosen to implement Oracle E-Business Suite as part of its long-term vision to boost service and support levels for its Group Companies and Divisions and its extensive customer base
Oracle Technology Platform Drives Egypt's Comprehensive E-Government Initiative Cairo, Egypt, June 1, 2005 - As part of a comprehensive e-government initiative, Egypt's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT )/ MSAD/MOF has licensed a comprehensive range of Oracle technology to ultimately power and link up to 5000 financial units throughout the country. MCIT selected the Oracle Database, Oracle Application Server, and Oracle Internet Developer Suite as the technology backbone of its government resource planning (GRP) system, developed by partner (Giza Systems) and MCIT/MSAD staff members and currently being deployed at many different government locations.
Grand Stores plans strategic business transformation with Oracle E-Business Suite
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2005 - Grand Stores, a leader in the marketing and distribution of luxury brands in the UAE, announced that it is deploying the Oracle E-Business Suite as part of its strategic transformation plan to streamline its business, improve operational efficiency and enhance customer service across its nine retail showrooms in the UAE. The project aims to automate a number of key business functions, including finance, purchasing, inventory management, sales and marketing as well as human resources.
Banque Misr Analyzes Performance, Unifies Customer Service with Oracle Financial Services and Call Centre Applications
Cairo, EGYPT, May 11, 2005 - Banque Misr, the second largest and most renowned institutions in Egypt, has signed an agreement with Oracle to deploy Oracle Financial Services Applications across its nationwide network of almost 450 branches, in addition to a call centre and marketing upgrade. Covering a range of business requirements - from profit and performance measurement to customer support - Banque Misr's Oracle infrastructure will improve overall operational management while also raising customer satisfaction levels.
Egypt's Pachin Chooses Oracle E-Business Suite to Power Comprehensive Business Automation Strategy, Improve Operational Efficiency
CAIRO, Egypt, May 2, 2005 - Egypt's largest paint company is deploying Oracle E-Business Suite to automate a number of key business processes, including financial processes, purchasing, asset management, and inventory. Faced by rising demand from Egypt and the rest of the Middle East, Pachin sought a solution that would enable the organization to streamline core business units, maximize its human assets and enable the company to implement a just in time (JIT) delivery service for its customers nationwide.
Emaar Properties Deploys Oracle E-Business Suite to Automate Business Processes and Enhance Customer Service
Dubai, March 30, 2005 - Emaar Properties, the region's largest property developer, has completed the deployment of Oracle E-Business Suite to fully integrate and streamline the company's back-to-front-office business processes. Sahm Technologies Manages the project that help enhances operational efficiencies and financial reporting, and increases the quality of customer service.
Saudi's Aljomaih Automotive Invests in a Comprehensive Oracle Based E-Business Initiative
DAMMAM, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - 27 March 2005 - Aljomaih Automotive Company (AAC), the largest General Motors (GM) dealer in the Middle East, has embarked on a significant business process automation project. To enhance its level of service to customers and stakeholders in all aspects of the automotive business, Aljomaih is deploying the Oracle E-Business Suite, which will be used in over 70 branch offices across the Kingdom.
Bank of Alexandria Selects Oracle Collaboration Suite
CAIRO, Egypt, 23 March 2005 - Oracle Corp (Nasdaq: ORCL), the world's largest enterprise software company, announces the implementation of its Oracle Collaboration Suite at the Bank of Alexandria. The Oracle Collaboration Suite will be used to simplify communications and the sharing of customer and internal information across almost 200 branches and offices around the country.
Jordan's Fastlink automates business, closes books faster through oracle E-Business Suite
Amman, Jordan, 16 February, 2005 - Jordan Mobile Telephone Services Company "Fastlink", one of the Middle East's fastest-growing telecoms operators, has completed an Oracle-based initiative to automate a number of its key business processes, including accounting and financials, procurement, inventory, and human resources by deploying the Oracle E-Business Suite of business applications. Fastlink officials estimate that the new system is enabling the company to close its books 25% faster and reduce procurement cycle time by up to 25%, while introducing automation levels of up to 70% in areas such as payroll and expenses.
KGL Selects Oracle E-Business Suite to Power its Growth Strategy and Enhance Customer Services
Kuwait City, Kuwait. 14 February 2005 - Oracle Corporation, the world's largest enterprise software company, today announced that Kuwait & Gulf Link company (KGL), the leading provider of integrated transport and logistics solution in Kuwait and the GCC has selected modules of the Oracle E-Business Suite including Financials and Human Resources Management System (HRMS) in order to enhance its leading position and meet the high performance standards and provide the most cost effective cargo movement desired by its clients.
Saudi Chambers of Commerce Deploy Oracle-Based Online Document Legalization Scheme
RIYADH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - 26 January 2005 - The process of officially legalizing documents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is moving online as part of a major initiative by the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Saudi CSCCI). Independent software vendor House of Development has used the Oracle technology platform to develop a solution for real-time signature legalization and verification, enabling Saudi-based companies to apply for legalized documents online at their convenience.
Egypt's Social Fund for Development Chooses Oracle E-Business Suite
CAIRO, Egypt, 12 January 2005 - Egypt's Social Fund for Development (SFD) has chosen to implement elements of the Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Collaboration Suite and Oracle technology platform as part of a European Commission-funded initiative to develop a new management information system. The aim is to help the SFD improve the management of its financial resources, and monitor and evaluate its projects better, in order to achieve a greater level of transparency across funding allocations.
Al Rostamani's Arabian automobiles selects Oracle E-Business Suite to automate business process and enhance customer service
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 10 January, 2005 - Oracle Corporation, the world's largest enterprise software company, announced today that Arabian Automobiles Company (AAC), the automobile division of the Dubai based conglomerates, Al Rostamani group, has taken the strategic decision of consolidating its position as one of the top players and leaders in the automobile market, by selecting Oracle E-Business Suite as their new enterprise business solution platform.
Kudu Restaurants aim for global expansion with Oracle E-Business Suite Development
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, January 3, 2005 -- Oracle Corporation, the world's largest enterprise software company, today announced that Kudu, a prominent Saudi-based restaurant chain, is deploying Oracle E-Business Suite as part of its bid for regional and global expansion. The sandwich purveyor, which has outlets around the GCC, is utilizing Oracle software to centrally manage the purchasing, inventory, payroll, and other key financial functions for its more than 120 restaurants
