Integration in Focus

Continued

Process integration packages will be available for every major product line, with many serving as hooks between the different product lines. For example, there are Siebel integration packs for several modules of Oracle E-Business Suite. Process integration packs that are expected to be available include

Oracle E-Business Suite/Siebel/Oracle Retail. This will include Oracle's Siebel CRM On Demand Integration Pack, which is intended to support the opportunity-to-quote process and includes autoconversion of opportunities to quotes and quotes to orders; and Oracle's Siebel CRM Integration Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite Order Management, which is expected to support the order-to-cash process lifecycle, including capabilities for complex product configuration, inventory availability, automated order processing, price synchronization, and real-time order status. As well, look for Siebel CRM Trade Promotions and Deductions Integration Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite, which is expected to provide a closed-loop trade promotional process for consumer goods companies, encompassing trade promotion creation and settlement flows. The company will also release a Multi Order Channel Management Integration Pack for Siebel CRM, Oracle E-Business Suite, and Oracle Retail, aimed at providing a uniform customer experience regardless of sales channel, which will enable customer service and sales representatives in the retail industry to view and manage orders across sales channels.

PeopleSoft. This includes Oracle's PeopleSoft Financials Integration Pack for Oracle Financial Services Accounting Hub, which is expected to allow users in the financial services industry to consolidate information from back-office systems into Oracle Financial Services Accounting Hub and PeopleSoft General Ledger.

Siebel. Oracle will also release Communications Integration Packs for Siebel CRM, Oracle Billing and Revenue Management, and Oracle Financials, which are intended to support the concept-to-launch and order-to-cash processes enabling product and price synchronization, account hierarchy management, billing activation for sales orders, bill presentation, payments, and more.

JD Edwards/Siebel. This will include Siebel CRM On Demand Integration Pack for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, which is planned to include support for the lead-to-order process, new-account creation and maintenance process, and product lookup synchronization; and Oracle Transportation Management Integration Pack for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, which is planned to include support for rate and route shopping during sales order entry, optimized shipment planning and consolidation, freight audit and settlement processing, and carrier payment.

i-flex/Siebel. This will include Siebel CRM Integration Pack for i-flex FLEXCUBE Account Originations, which is intended to provide an integrated front-to-back-office banking solution that gives banks a single view of the customer and a streamlined account opening and fulfillment process.

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