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Oracle Information In Depth Newsletters, Crystal Ball Edition, January 2009
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INFORMATION INDEPTH NEWSLETTERS
Crystal Ball Edition
January 2009
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Hello and welcome to 2009! We hope you enjoyed the holiday season and are ready for an exciting year. 2008 brought many changes and improvements to Oracle Crystal Ball products and resources, and we’re sure you’ll agree that Oracle Crystal Ball is now better than ever. As always, we thank you for your continued support and interest.
As we finalize the integration of Oracle and Crystal Ball, we are transitioning Oracle Crystal Ball Newsletter subscribers to the Oracle Business Intelligence newsletter. The Oracle Business Intelligence Newsletter will include all the latest Crystal Ball news, events, and user group information. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, please unsubscribe by following the instructions to manage your Oracle.com account and subscriptions.
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Crystal Ball Solutions for Financial Forecasting and Analysis Oracle’s Crystal Ball solutions for Financial Forecasting and Analysis calculate the probability of achieving your strategic goals and provide the ability to develop plans that include a more realistic measure of financial risk and reward than traditional financial planning and analysis methods.
Download the brochure, "Crystal Ball Solutions for Financial Forecasting and Analysis".
Oracle Crystal Ball, Fusion Edition
In November, Oracle released the latest version of Oracle Crystal Ball Fusion in which a new version numbering scheme was implemented with additional digit groups to align with Oracle versioning standards. More…
To see how Oracle Crystal Ball Fusion Edition can help your finance department forecast better, e-mail Michael Franden.
Oracle Crystal Ball Enterprise Performance Management
Increasing economic volatility and uncertainty are forcing businesses to better manage risk and improve forecast accuracy. However, most business managers are struggling to quantify the risks underlying their forecasts and to mitigate the key risk factors. Oracle Crystal Ball improves your strategic planning by enabling you to use the tools of forecasting, simulation, and optimization for uncertainty management.
Now, with Oracle Crystal Ball Enterprise Performance Management, you can apply the power of Oracle Crystal Ball to your Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Business Intelligence (BI) applications. Learn more about Oracle Crystal Ball Enterprise Performance Management.
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Live Webcast: Financial Forecasting and Analyses: Best Practices
February 6, 2009
9 a.m. PT
Presented by Jim Franklin, vice president and general manager, Oracle Crystal Ball, and Steve Hoye, solution consultant, Oracle Crystal Ball
To create flexible plans that can handle a complex financial environment, you need to move from a deterministic, fixed-input model to a stochastic process that lets you analyze variability and uncertainty. The business principles laid out in this seminar illustrate the value in calculating the probability of your strategic goals and developing plans that include a more realistic measure of financial risk and reward than traditional financial planning and analysis methods.
U.S. (toll free): 1.877.302.8255
International (toll number): +1 3039282609
Audio conference ID: 1109410
To join the live Webinar, access the InterCall Web Meeting Web site at Crystal Ball Webinar and click Start Now.
Webcast Replay: Future Guidance: A Practical Approach to Integrated Business Planning
The replay of this highly successful Webcast with Business Finance magazine, featuring Gary Simon of FSN Newswire, Ivo Bauermann of Oracle, and Ken Kordana of The Stanley Works is now available. The Webcast makes the case for truly integrated business planning and highlights the functionality in business terms that can be delivered only by Oracle's complete planning solution. Watch the replay.
Webcasts on Demand
Watch free Oracle Crystal Ball Webcasts on demand. The Webcasts are designed to be hands-on and educational for both new and existing Crystal Ball users. Visit our Solution Space, enter pin cb4me, and search by Industry and/or Application.
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| EVENTS |
iSix Sigma Live
Miami, Florida
January 13-16
The premier conference for Lean Six Sigma leaders and business executives interested in implementing Lean Six Sigma.
Register now.
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IQPC
Orlando, Florida
January 19-22
With the economic downturn affecting your business globally, tailored sessions will give you the power to turn around your company’s operations.
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Six Sigma in Software and IT Conference
San Francisco, California
February 3
WCBF’s 3rd Annual Lean and Six Sigma for Process Excellence in IT and Software Development Conference.
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Oracle Crystal Ball Seminar
London
February 3
Do you use spreadsheets to model your strategic business decisions? Learn how to improve the quality of your decision making and forecasting using Oracle's Crystal Ball.
Register now.
For more information on Webcasts, conferences, public forums, and seminars, visit the Oracle Events Page.
For information on events in Spain and the U.K., including London and Ireland, e-mail Patrick Bolger.
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| EDUCATION |
Grow Crystal Ball at Your University
We invite you to share Crystal Ball classroom edition with a colleague. This limited-time offer provides new users with everything they need to implement Crystal Ball into their curriculum. Get more information.
If you have questions for Michael Franden, or would like Michael to come to your school, contact him directly at Michael Franden.
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