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• Save the Date! Oracle PartnerForum at Oracle OpenWorld
  We invite you to join us Sunday, October 2nd, at Moscone South in San Francisco, California, for the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Forum. Be the first to hear about new opportunities, strategies for growth, and other key executive messages. The OPN Forum is the stage for conversations around strategy and direction that are exclusive to our OPN partners. Be sure to include the Oracle PartnerNetwork Forum in your conference plans today. Read more.
• Save the Date! 2012 JD Edwards Partner Summit in Broomfield, CO: January 31 to February 2.
  Highlights of the JD Edwards Summit will include keynotes from Oracle executives and external speakers, and workshops for Executives, Sales, Presales and Consultants. Participate in hands on training on various applications and tools from the latest JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World releases. If you want to suggest an agenda topic or are interested in sponsorship, please contact Sheila Ebbitt at sheila.ebbitt@oracle.com
• Now Available: Release 9.0.2 Stand Alone
  This new version of the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Release 9.0.2 Standalone Client enables you to provide more up to date demonstrations. Along with many application enhancements, this new version includes JD EnterpriseOne Tools Release 8.98.4 and is available in 15 languages
• New! Downloadable Data Packs for Expired Effective Dates in Demo Data
  To aid partners in advancing expired effective dates in the JDE EnterpriseOne Demo Data, Oracle is providing Data Packs to update the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 standalone data. Oracle is providing downloadable data packages on the My Oracle Support Update Center for two new Data Packs: Replace Records and Replace Tables
• Now Available: FY12 Oracle Global PartnerNetwork Kick Off Replay
  Catch ALL of the action On Demand!
• Now Available: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Sales Tax Inclusive Pricing for Release 9.0. In some countries, such as China, it is a common business practice to include tax in the sale price of an item. With this enhancement, Sales Order Management enables the flexibility to price sales order lines either inclusive or exclusive of tax.
• Now Available: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne enhanced grower hierarchy functionality for Release 9.0.
  The enhanced grower hierarchy improves crop visibility in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Grower Management and the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Grower Pricing and Payments systems.
• JD Edwards - The Strategic Platform for Business Growth ,a conversation with Lyle Ekdahl, Group Vice President, JD Edwards and Dave Kamath, Chief Information Officer, IDEX Corporation
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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 is an intelligent training tool that allows partners to manage their training with role-focused guided learning paths and measure their achievement toward Specialization (select the appropriate role: Sales, PreSales, Implementation or Support)
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• OPN Boot Camps are "jump start" training covering Oracle’s growing portfolio of product lines and solutions areas. Bootcamps are offered in addition to the standard curriculum offered by Oracle University.
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  • Upgrade Value Proposition Tool. Use this on line tool to create net change, statement of direction and upgrade value proposition reports. Learn more. Access an instructional presentation
  • Apparel Management UPK tutorial on Oracle’s Online Learning Library (OLL)
  • Fulfillment Management UPK tutorial on Oracle’s Online Learning Library (OLL)
  • View the replays of the Upgrade to the 9s eSeminar Series
  • Health Checks On My.Support (Requires My Oracle Support sign on)
    • Avoid known problems and improve stability. As part of Oracle’s ongoing commitment to providing better proactive support capabilities to you, we are pleased to announce the release of 56 new Health Checks.
  • EnterpriseOne Express Installation For IBM I On Power Systems
    • Alternative to the traditional installation process, allowing for the install of a fully functioning JD Edwards EnterpriseOne installation in days rather than weeks. Learn more
  • JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Information Portal
    Provides a single entry point to locate the documentation, training, and other useful information to help with your implementation process and improve your daily experience with our products.
  • JD Edwards Partner Content Solution Factory Look here for valuable presentations and information. Of particular interest to developers:
    • Self Running Demos: UPK enabled demos allow you to view base functionality
    • Oracle On Demand: Cloud & SaaS for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
    • Support Documentation: Product, tools, technology, UPK, reporting, localizations and Accelerators documentation of note.
  • JD Edwards EnterpriseOne eSeminar Series
    The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Partner eSeminar series is a way for the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne development product strategy team to communicate to Oracle's partner community. Please see replays for past events.
  • JD Edwards EnterpriseOne AppCasts
    Listen to Oracle executives talk with customers, partners, and product and industry experts, exploring topics that can help Oracle Applications customers and prospects better understand the value of these products.
  • JD Edwards Support and Critical Account Escalations
    Maximize the value of JD Edwards Support and effectively engage the Oracle Critical Accounts team.
  • Downloadable Starter Data Packs for Apparel Management & Fulfillment Management,
    To aid partners in executing the new products for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, Oracle is providing Starter Data Packs to supplement the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 standalone data. Downloads available from the Update Center: Apparel & Fulfillment
  • JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Release 9.0 Update 2
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New! Announcing Oracle Weblogic on the Oracle Database Appliance

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Oracle Database Appliance X3-2 Launch

Watch the replay of the webcast where Oracle executives, including President Mark Hurd, introduced the latest release of Oracle Database Appliance. You’ll also hear customers discuss how Oracle Database Appliance has revolutionized the way they deploy, manage, and support a database platform. Watch Now.

New! Oracle Database Appliance X3-2 Corporate Announcement

Oracle announces the general availability of Oracle Database Appliance X3-2 that provides up to twice the performance and supports over four times the storage as compared to the original Oracle Database Appliance.  Access Now

Oracle Database Appliance X3-2 Pre-Launch Briefing for VARs and Sis

View the webcast to learn about the new Oracle Database Appliance virtualization platform, Oracle Database Appliance hardware refresh update, positioning, and the Oracle Database Appliance DEP Initiative. Watch Now

Oracle Database Appliance Customized Video

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Oracle Database Appliance Marketing Kit
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• New! Private Database Cloud on Oracle Database Appliance (PDF)
• Time Savings and Ease of Deployment Comparison Study - Oracle Database Appliance vs. Microsoft SQL Server

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• ORC Paper: Time Savings and Ease of Deployment Comparison Study - Database Appliance vs. Microsoft SQL Server
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• Warranty Support Information for Oracle Hardware
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• NAS A&C Partner Training – Oracle Database Appliance

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  • Download Oracle Weblogic Server on Oracle Database Appliance
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