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This Knowledge Zone is specifically developed for partners interested in offering Oracle Endeca commerce applications, such as Endeca Guided Search and Endeca Experience Manager. Have your company’s PRM administrator apply to join this Knowledge Zone!
Oracle Endeca commerce applications is a flexible platform that powers adaptive digital experiences for any customer, every time, in any channel. InFront connects to backend technologies and data sources to deliver rich customer experiences, with tools for business users to scale always-relevant content and merchandising across every unpredictable customer path.
Key Benefits of Oracle Endeca commerce applications include:
- Single platform to manage experience across channels
- Business user control for fast time to market
- Increased conversion rates
WHY BUILD ENDECA COMPETENCIES?
Oracle Endeca commerce applications provide a flexible platform that powers adaptive digital experiences for any customer, every time, in any channel. Oracle Endeca Guided Search and Oracle Endeca Experience Manager connects to backend technologies and data sources to deliver rich customer experiences, with tools for business users to scale always-relevant content and merchandising across every unpredictable customer path.
Oracle Endeca commerce solutions are well positioned to capitalize on marketplace needs for a solution that will enable eBusiness leaders to support customer targeting, content relevancy, and personalization capabilities on their sites and across digitally enabled consumer touch points. In the era of agile commerce, more eBusiness leaders will look to take advantage of Customer Experience Management (CXM) solutions to drive optimized experiences and increase sales.Join
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- On Demand Webcast: Oracle Buys Eloqua - Adds Leading Modern Marketing Platform to the Oracle Customer Experience Cloud (recorded on February 21, 2013). Learn how this combination of best-in-class solutions is expected to enable modern marketers to provide a highly personalized and unified experience across channels, create brand loyalty through social and online interactions, grow revenue by driving more qualified leads to sales teams, and provide superior service at every touchpoint.
- Listen to the replay! Oracle’s Vision for the Social-Enabled Enterprise Webcast (September 10, 2012). Watch Oracle President Mark Hurd and Oracle senior executives to learn more about Oracle’s vision for the social-enabled enterprise.
- New! Perhaps one of the most difficult skills for a consultant to learn is how to be a world class consultant. Many times, this skill is acquired through trial and error – at the client's expense. The Consulting Skills Boot Camp is a compilation of real world best practices and observations collected over decades of consulting and related experiences. This 5 day course is presented in an interactive setting as the students learn from each other as well as from the instructor. The Consulting Skills Boot Camp is designed to boost the effectiveness of anyone who is in a customer facing role. Please visit the Consulting Skills landing page, schedule (see applications tab) and registration page or contact kim.miller@oracle.com for more information.
- ORACLE BUYS ENDECA: Oracle currently provides a leading platform for CRM and cross-channel commerce. With the addition of Endeca products, Oracle plans to deliver an integrated suite of commerce and customer experience management products to help companies improve their customers' interactions across all channels. Endeca offers a leading catalog search, navigation, and customer experience management solution. Visit here to view the solution footprint, and partner-specific information and assets including sales resources and enablement.
- Oracle Completes Acquisition of Endeca
- New Report on Mobile's Growing Influence on Consumer Retail Activity
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- Enablement 2.0: offers Oracle Partners training resources and tools to support specialized knowledge and ensure in-depth expertize on their chosen path to Specialization. Partners can make the most of the enablement benefits in their drive to extend market reach and expand revenue opportunities.
Learn more about Enablement Benefits - OPN Competency Center
- leverage this unparalleled enablement resource to train your staff on how to develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. The Competency Center will feature Oracle Endeca commerce solutions Guided Learning Paths offering role-specific training for Oracle Endeca commerce Applications. - OPN Enablement 2.0 Boot Camps are designed as a ”jump start" training with the most up-to-date training on industry-leading Oracle solutions and services, offering a combination of classroom lectures, hands-on labs, and case studies.
View All Boot Camp Schedules | Request a Boot Camp
Coming Soon in Fall 2012- Oracle Endeca commerce solution Implementation Specialist Guided Learning Path
- Oracle Endeca commerce solution PreSales Specialist Guided Learning Path
- Oracle Endeca commerce solution Sales Guided Learning Path
- Oracle Endeca commerce solution Support Guided Learning Path
- OPN Certified Specialist Certification identifies and endorses Oracle Partner individuals who achieve certification requirements. This Certification also contributes to company’s achievement towards OPN Specialized Program.
Events
Tools and Resources
- Endeca Overview & Resources
- New! Overview of an Endeca Commerce Implementation

In case you missed it, the Endeca Commerce team hosted a webcast to provide partners with an overiew of what it takes to implement Endeca Commerce. We’ll provide you with a high level overview of an Endeca Commerce project plan, guidance on project staffing and scheduling, tips on how to estimate for an implementation, as well as be informed on Oracle Enablement and Training available to you as a partner. - New! Endeca commerce White Papers and Resources At a Glance

Oracle Endeca's commerce solution enables your company to deliver a personalized, consistent customer buying experience across all channels–online, in-store, mobile, or social. Whenever and wherever customers engage with your business, the Oracle Endeca commerce solution delivers, analyzes, and targets just the right content to just the right customer to encourage clicks and drive business results.
- New! Overview of an Endeca Commerce Implementation
- OPN Partner Resources
- OPN Most Popular Resources
- OPN Partner Business Center Consultants
- PRM Administrator Resources
- Register for OPN Portal Access and Badge your ID
- OPN Agreements and Policies
- OPN Distribution Agreements
- Oracle Support
- Advanced Customer Services
- Comprehensive Development Tools & Resources

- Comprehensive Support Tools & Resources

- Resources
- Partner Playbook
- New! Endeca Product and Sales Playbook for Partners (PDF)

Learn about Endeca Commerce product positioning and functionality. This playbook equips you to sell, identify and qualify opportunities, pursue specific sales plays, and deliver competitive differentiation. Find out where you should plan to focus your resources, and how to broaden your offerings by leveraging the OPN Specialized enablement available to your organization.
- New! Endeca Product and Sales Playbook for Partners (PDF)
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Specialized Company News and Information 
Local Information 
Education 
Events Tools and Resources 

OPN Member
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Specialized CompanyNews & Information
- On Demand Webcast: Oracle Buys Eloqua - Adds Leading Modern Marketing Platform to the Oracle Customer Experience Cloud (recorded on February 21, 2013). Learn how this combination of best-in-class solutions is expected to enable modern marketers to provide a highly personalized and unified experience across channels, create brand loyalty through social and online interactions, grow revenue by driving more qualified leads to sales teams, and provide superior service at every touchpoint.
- Listen to the replay! Oracle’s Vision for the Social-Enabled Enterprise Webcast (September 10, 2012). Watch Oracle President Mark Hurd and Oracle senior executives to learn more about Oracle’s vision for the social-enabled enterprise.
- ORACLE BUYS ENDECA: Oracle currently provides a leading platform for CRM and cross-channel commerce. With the addition of Endeca products, Oracle plans to deliver an integrated suite of commerce and customer experience management products to help companies improve their customers' interactions across all channels. Endeca offers a leading catalog search, navigation, and customer experience management solution. Visit here to view the solution footprint, and partner-specific information and assets including sales resources and enablement.
- Oracle Completes Acquisition of Endeca
- New Report on Mobile's Growing Influence on Consumer Retail Activity
- Partner News

- Current Global PartnerNetwork Newsletter

- Current Partner Enablement Update

- Subscribe to a variety of Oracle Newsletters – see what’s available (You may be asked to register). Scroll down to the e-newsletter section, and check the boxes for newsletters you'd like to receive.
- InDepth Newsletters – Inside news and original content you won't find anywhere else, delivered to your inbox each quarter, on Oracle applications and technology solutions.
- Subscribe to RSS news feeds Learn more about RSS feeds – find out what they are and how they might be useful to you!
- Oracle Magazine Feature Casts
- OPN PartnerCasts Check out these podcasts designed especially for Oracle partners.
- Subscribe to a variety of Oracle Newsletters – see what’s available (You may be asked to register). Scroll down to the e-newsletter section, and check the boxes for newsletters you'd like to receive.
- More Partner News

Local Information
- EMEA Alliances and Solutions Corner
- Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!
Education
- Enablement 2.0: offers Oracle Partners training resources and tools to support specialized knowledge and ensure in-depth expertize on their chosen path to Specialization. Partners can make the most of the enablement benefits in their drive to extend market reach and expand revenue opportunities.
Learn more about Enablement Benefits - OPN Competency Center
- leverage this unparalleled enablement resource to train your staff on how to develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. The Competency Center will feature Oracle Endeca commerce solutions Guided Learning Paths offering role-specific training for Oracle Endeca commerce Applications. - OPN Enablement 2.0 Boot Camps are designed as a ”jump start" training with the most up-to-date training on industry-leading Oracle solutions and services, offering a combination of classroom lectures, hands-on labs, and case studies.
View All Boot Camp Schedules | Request a Boot Camp
Coming Soon in Fall 2012- Oracle Endeca commerce solution Implementation Specialist Guided Learning Path
- Oracle Endeca commerce solution PreSales Specialist Guided Learning Path
- Oracle Endeca commerce solution Sales Guided Learning Path
- Oracle Endeca commerce solution Support Guided Learning Path
- OPN Certified Specialist Certification identifies and endorses Oracle Partner individuals who achieve certification requirements. This Certification also contributes to company’s achievement towards OPN Specialized Program.
Events
Tools and Resources
- Endeca Overview & Resources
- New! Overview of an Endeca Commerce Implementation

In case you missed it, the Endeca Commerce team hosted a webcast to provide partners with an overiew of what it takes to implement Endeca Commerce. We’ll provide you with a high level overview of an Endeca Commerce project plan, guidance on project staffing and scheduling, tips on how to estimate for an implementation, as well as be informed on Oracle Enablement and Training available to you as a partner. - New! Endeca commerce White Papers and Resources At a Glance

Oracle Endeca's commerce solution enables your company to deliver a personalized, consistent customer buying experience across all channels–online, in-store, mobile, or social. Whenever and wherever customers engage with your business, the Oracle Endeca commerce solution delivers, analyzes, and targets just the right content to just the right customer to encourage clicks and drive business results.
- New! Overview of an Endeca Commerce Implementation
- OPN Partner Resources
- OPN Most Popular Resources
- OPN Partner Business Center Consultants
- PRM Administrator Resources
- Register for OPN Portal Access and Badge your ID
- OPN Agreements and Policies
- OPN Distribution Agreements
- Oracle Support
- Advanced Customer Services
- Comprehensive Development Tools & Resources

- Comprehensive Support Tools & Resources

- Resources
- Partner Playbook
- New! Endeca Product and Sales Playbook for Partners (PDF)

Learn about Endeca Commerce product positioning and functionality. This playbook equips you to sell, identify and qualify opportunities, pursue specific sales plays, and deliver competitive differentiation. Find out where you should plan to focus your resources, and how to broaden your offerings by leveraging the OPN Specialized enablement available to your organization.
- New! Endeca Product and Sales Playbook for Partners (PDF)
OPN Member
Knowledge Zone Community Member
Specialized Company News and Information 
Local Information 
Education 
Events Tools and Resources 

OPN Member
Knowledge Zone Community Member
Specialized CompanyNews & Information
- On Demand Webcast: Oracle Buys Eloqua - Adds Leading Modern Marketing Platform to the Oracle Customer Experience Cloud (recorded on February 21, 2013). Learn how this combination of best-in-class solutions is expected to enable modern marketers to provide a highly personalized and unified experience across channels, create brand loyalty through social and online interactions, grow revenue by driving more qualified leads to sales teams, and provide superior service at every touchpoint.
- Listen to the replay! Oracle’s Vision for the Social-Enabled Enterprise Webcast (September 10, 2012). Watch Oracle President Mark Hurd and Oracle senior executives to learn more about Oracle’s vision for the social-enabled enterprise.
- New! Perhaps one of the most difficult skills for a consultant to learn is how to be a world class consultant. Many times, this skill is acquired through trial and error – at the client's expense. The Consulting Skills Boot Camp is a compilation of real world best practices and observations collected over decades of consulting and related experiences. This 5 day course is presented in an interactive setting as the students learn from each other as well as from the instructor. The Consulting Skills Boot Camp is designed to boost the effectiveness of anyone who is in a customer facing role. Please visit the Consulting Skills landing page, schedule (see applications tab) and registration page or contact kim.miller@oracle.com for more information.
- ORACLE BUYS ENDECA: Oracle currently provides a leading platform for CRM and cross-channel commerce. With the addition of Endeca products, Oracle plans to deliver an integrated suite of commerce and customer experience management products to help companies improve their customers' interactions across all channels. Endeca offers a leading catalog search, navigation, and customer experience management solution. Visit here to view the solution footprint, and partner-specific information and assets including sales resources and enablement.
- Oracle Completes Acquisition of Endeca
- New Report on Mobile's Growing Influence on Consumer Retail Activity
- Partner News

- Current Global PartnerNetwork Newsletter

- Current Partner Enablement Update

- Subscribe to a variety of Oracle Newsletters – see what’s available (You may be asked to register). Scroll down to the e-newsletter section, and check the boxes for newsletters you'd like to receive.
- InDepth Newsletters – Inside news and original content you won't find anywhere else, delivered to your inbox each quarter, on Oracle applications and technology solutions.
- Subscribe to RSS news feeds Learn more about RSS feeds – find out what they are and how they might be useful to you!
- Oracle Magazine Feature Casts
- OPN PartnerCasts Check out these podcasts designed especially for Oracle partners.
- Subscribe to a variety of Oracle Newsletters – see what’s available (You may be asked to register). Scroll down to the e-newsletter section, and check the boxes for newsletters you'd like to receive.
- More Partner News

Local Information
- EMEA Alliances and Solutions Corner
- Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!
Education
- Enablement 2.0: offers Oracle Partners training resources and tools to support specialized knowledge and ensure in-depth expertize on their chosen path to Specialization. Partners can make the most of the enablement benefits in their drive to extend market reach and expand revenue opportunities.
Learn more about Enablement Benefits - OPN Competency Center
- leverage this unparalleled enablement resource to train your staff on how to develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. The Competency Center will feature Oracle Endeca commerce solutions Guided Learning Paths offering role-specific training for Oracle Endeca commerce Applications. - OPN Enablement 2.0 Boot Camps are designed as a ”jump start" training with the most up-to-date training on industry-leading Oracle solutions and services, offering a combination of classroom lectures, hands-on labs, and case studies.
View All Boot Camp Schedules | Request a Boot Camp
Coming Soon in Fall 2012- Oracle Endeca commerce solution Implementation Specialist Guided Learning Path
- Oracle Endeca commerce solution PreSales Specialist Guided Learning Path
- Oracle Endeca commerce solution Sales Guided Learning Path
- Oracle Endeca commerce solution Support Guided Learning Path
- OPN Certified Specialist Certification identifies and endorses Oracle Partner individuals who achieve certification requirements. This Certification also contributes to company’s achievement towards OPN Specialized Program.
Events
Tools and Resources
- Endeca Overview & Resources
- New! Overview of an Endeca Commerce Implementation

In case you missed it, the Endeca Commerce team hosted a webcast to provide partners with an overiew of what it takes to implement Endeca Commerce. We’ll provide you with a high level overview of an Endeca Commerce project plan, guidance on project staffing and scheduling, tips on how to estimate for an implementation, as well as be informed on Oracle Enablement and Training available to you as a partner. - New! Endeca commerce White Papers and Resources At a Glance

Oracle Endeca's commerce solution enables your company to deliver a personalized, consistent customer buying experience across all channels–online, in-store, mobile, or social. Whenever and wherever customers engage with your business, the Oracle Endeca commerce solution delivers, analyzes, and targets just the right content to just the right customer to encourage clicks and drive business results.
- New! Overview of an Endeca Commerce Implementation
- OPN Partner Resources
- OPN Most Popular Resources
- OPN Partner Business Center Consultants
- PRM Administrator Resources
- Register for OPN Portal Access and Badge your ID
- OPN Agreements and Policies
- OPN Distribution Agreements
- Oracle Support
- Advanced Customer Services
- Comprehensive Development Tools & Resources

- Comprehensive Support Tools & Resources

- Resources
- Partner Playbook
- New! Endeca Product and Sales Playbook for Partners (PDF)

Learn about Endeca Web Commerce product positioning and functionality. This playbook equips you to sell, identify and qualify opportunities, pursue specific sales plays, and deliver competitive differentiation. Find out where you should plan to focus your resources, and how to broaden your offerings by leveraging the OPN Specialized enablement available to your organization.
- New! Endeca Product and Sales Playbook for Partners (PDF)
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Oracle Specialization (Qualifying Specialization)
The Oracle Specialization recognizes partner organizations that are proficient in selling, implementing and/or developing Oracle ATG Web Commerce solutions..
Topics covered in this Specialization include:
- Cross-Channel Commerce and Personalized User Experiences
Oracle partners who achieve this Specialization are differentiated in the marketplace through proven expertise with Oracle ATG Web Commerce Specialization.
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