Oracle has reported strong revenue and licence growth both globally and across the EMEA region, following an impressive fourth quarter of the last fiscal year.

Highlights of some excellent results include total annual revenue increases across the EMEA region of 10 per cent; worldwide fourth quarter new licence revenue growth of 32 per cent, and worldwide fourth quarter GAAP revenues up 25 per cent to $4.9bn (€3.9bn).

• Oracle EMEA reported strong performance for the fiscal year 2006 as total revenues increased by 10 per cent. Over 100 per cent applications growth in the last six months reflects Oracle's rapidly gaining market share. Oracle reported revenues of $4,708 (€3,740) million in US GAAP basis for the fiscal year 2006 (ended 31 May 2006) for the EMEA region, a 10 per cent growth compared to fiscal year 2005. Operations in the region accounted for 33 per cent of worldwide FY06 revenues, and new licence revenues grew 10 per cent compared with the previous year. For the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006, new licence revenues were also up 20 per cent on the fourth quarter 2005 as the region saw increased demand from a broad span of industry sectors, in particular public services, financial services, retail and telecommunications, as well as the small, medium enterprise market. Sergio Giacoletto, executive vice president, Oracle EMEA commented: "This has been a good year for the region, with growth across all lines of business. We have increased our revenues; consolidated our leadership in our bedrock markets of public services, financial services and telecommunications; and extended our presence substantially in the healthcare, retail and transport and logistics industries. For EMEA customers, the decision to put Oracle at the heart of their business success is based on three compelling factors: open standards-based technologies and information architecture; a world-class set of customer-centric information age applications from a single vendor; and the peace of mind of a superior support service."
• Oracle's new licence revenues grew by 32 per cent to $2.12 billion, exceeding previous guidance of 8 per cent to 18 per cent growth. Database technology licence revenues grew 18 per cent, while applications licence revenues increased 83 per cent. Organic applications licence revenues, which exclude the Siebel and Retek acquisitions, increased 56 per cent. Fourth quarter total GAAP revenues increased 25 per cent to $4.85 billion, exceeding previous guidance of 13 per cent to 17 per cent growth. Q4 GAAP earnings per share were estimated to be $0.24, compared to previous guidance of $0.21 to $0.23. Total non-GAAP revenues increased to $4.94 billion or 22 per cent in the fourth quarter, exceeding previous guidance of 10 per cent to 14 per cent growth. Non-GAAP earnings per share were estimated to be $0.29, compared to previous guidance of $0.26 to $0.28.
• Oracle Corporation has reported fourth quarter GAAP EPS of 24 cents, non-GAAP EPS of 29 cents, applications new licence revenues up 83 per cent, and database and middleware new licence revenues up 18 per cent. Fiscal 2006 fourth quarter GAAP earnings per share of $0.24 were up 24 per cent compared to the same quarter last year. Fourth quarter GAAP revenues were up 25 per cent to $4.9 billion, while quarterly GAAP net income was up 27 per cent to $1.3 billion. Total GAAP software revenues were up 28 per cent to $4billion with GAAP database and middleware new licence revenues up 18 per cent and GAAP applications new licence revenues up 83 per cent. GAAP services revenues were $857 million, up 13 per cent compared to the same quarter last year. Non-GAAP earnings per share were $0.29 in the fourth quarter, up 11 per cent compared to the same quarter last year. Non-GAAP net income was up 13 per cent to $1.5 billion compared to the fourth quarter last year. Fiscal year 2006 GAAP earnings per share were $0.64, up 16 per cent compared to the prior year. Fiscal year 2006 GAAP revenues were up 22 per cent to $14.4 billion, while annual GAAP net income was up 17 per cent to $3.4 billion. Total GAAP software revenues for the full year were up 23 per cent to $11.5 billion with annual GAAP database and middleware new licence revenues up 9 per cent and annual GAAP applications new licence revenues up 66 per cent. Annual GAAP services revenues were $2.8 billion, up 19 per cent compared to the year ago period. Fiscal year 2006 non-GAAP earnings per share were $0.80, up 19 per cent year over year. Annual non-GAAP net income was up 20 per cent to $4.2 billion compared to fiscal year 2005. Oracle president, Charles Phillips said: "In Q4 Oracle delivered accelerating revenue growth across virtually all product lines and geographies."