Oracle Reports GAAP EPS Up 36% to 25 CENTS, NON-GAAP EPS Up 40% to 31 Cents
On December 19, 2007, announced fiscal 2008 Q2 GAAP earnings per share were up 36% to $0.25, compared to the same quarter last year. Second quarter total GAAP revenues were up 28% to $5.3 billion, while quarterly GAAP net income was up 35% to $1.3 billion. Total GAAP software revenues were up 29% to $4.2 billion with GAAP new software license revenues up 38% to $1.7 billion. Database and middleware new license revenues were up 28% and applications new license revenues were up 63%. Services revenues were up 22% to $1.2 billion, compared to the same quarter last year.

Oracle Buys End-User Experience Management Leader Moniforce
On December 6, 2007, Oracle purchased Moniforce, a leading software vendor for monitoring the availability and performance of any web application. With customers spanning key industries including financial, retail and government, Moniforce's technology is expected to strengthen Oracle's Enterprise Manager Application Performance Management capabilities that allow application administrators to proactively detect and resolve end-user experience and application logic issues.

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• Getting Coherence - FREE Data Grid Webinar - Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. ET
  This webinar is recommended for developers, development managers, and architects who plan to use Oracle Coherence, providing them with a hands-on, in-depth review of all of Oracle Coherence Data Grid capabilities, and clarifying when and how each of the different caching options and features should be used. Register today!
• Oracle Announces Expanded Presence at the 97th Annual National Retail Federation Convention and Expo., at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, (January 13-16). More
• Business Intelligence Briefing for the Public Sector (February 7, 2008)
  Turn your Data into Intelligence: Increasing Efficiency In the Public Sector Register
• Free Workshops: Oracle Technology Network Developer Day
  (January & February 2008 available) Get trained up on the latest SOA and Java EE technologies in an interactive, classroom setting staffed by Oracle experts. More
• Oracle Develop: The Premier Conference for Developers
  Don't miss it. Advance your career with Oracle and choose from over 40 sessions of expert-led, in-depth technical sessions, hands-on labs, advanced how-to's across 4 technology tracks. More
• Oracle's 2nd Maintenance Summit (January 30-February 1, 2008)
  Conference focus will be on the interdependence of software, systems and people in supporting a reliable Asset Lifecycle Management program. Register
• Oracle CIO Executive Summit (March 31 - April 2, 2008)
  Informing the Enterprise – "How IT Delivers Business Intelligence"
  Keith Block, Executive Vice President, Oracle, will host the upcoming Oracle CIO Executive Summit, March 31 – April 2, 2008 at the world-famous Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia, PA, USA. This year's CIO Summit offers CIOs the opportunity to meet, network with, and learn from some of the most-recognized thought leaders in the world. More
• Oracle Fusion Middleware World Tour—the premier conference for IT executives and managers—is coming to a city near you. Don't miss it. More
  
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Podcasts (Shows: AppCasts, TechCasts and Oracle Fusion Middleware Radio):

Oracle Podcast Center

Oracle TechCasts are online audio interviews with Oracle technology experts about the latest products and technologies for developers and DBAs.

Recent & Upcoming TechCasts

• Oracle OpenWorld 2007: Update for PHP and Ruby On Rails Developers
  Nov 15, 2007
  Chris Jones and Kuassi Mensah--members of a virtual team that expose Oracle Database functionality to developers using scripting languages like PHP, Ruby/RoR, and Python--discuss the re-built OCI8 driver, Database Resident Connection Pooling with Oracle Database 11g, and the roadmap for RoR users. Listen
• Oracle OpenWorld 2007: Straight Talk with Oracle VM's Architect
  Nov 14, 2007
  Oracle Linux Engineering team member Kurt Hackel explains the origins of and motivations behind the release of Oracle VM and tells customers what they need to know about deployment and performance. Listen
• Oracle OpenWorld 2007: A Insider Tour of the In-Memory Data Grid
  Nov 13, 2007
  Oracle Coherence architect Brian Oliver explains the purpose and architecture of the In-Memory Data Grid, its applications and relevance to Grid-based SOA architecture, and how to get started in step-by-step fashion. Listen

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Oracle AppCasts are on demand online audio interviews with Oracle customers, partners, product and industry experts.

Recent & Upcoming AppCasts

• What's New in PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) 9.0? (8 min.)
  December 18, 2007 — Live with Cliff
  Tracy Martin, Senior Director, HCM Strategy, tells listeners about latest enhancements in HCM 9.0 that help reduce or eliminate the pain points associated with HR policies and processes today. Listen
• Oracle E-Business Suite-CRM Release 12 Update (9 min.)
  December 11, 2007 — Live with Cliff
  Get the latest information about Oracle's E-Business Suite CRM from Steve Tonas, Sr. Director, EBS CRM Products. Hear about the future plans in the CRM area and why customers continue to upgrade and implement to this new release. Listen
• An Update on Oracle Product Information Management (7 min.)
  December 4, 2007 — Live with Cliff
  Alison Schofeld, Product Strategy Director, introduces Oracle's Product Information Management (PIM) solution, discusses why it is important for companies today and why customers should chose Oracle's PIM solution. Listen

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Oracle E-Business Suite AppCasts | E-Business Suite Advisory Webcasts | Support & Tools Advisory Webcasts (Requires Login) | PeopleSoft Enterprise AppCasts | Siebel AppCasts | JD Edwards EnterpriseOne AppCasts | JD Edwards World AppCasts | Services AppCasts | Industry AppCasts

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Applications

Oracle E-Business Suite:

• Upcoming Advisory Webcasts for Oracle E-Business Suite
  Expert information on services, products, and technologies comes straight to your desktop through Oracle Web Conferencing. More
• Applications Unlimited
  Applications Unlimited is Oracle's plan to continue providing enhancements to current JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards World, Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, and Siebel product lines beyond the delivery of Oracle Fusion Applications. Applications Unlimited is driven by Oracle's commitment to protect our customers' investments. More
• Oracle Unveils Oracle VM
  Oracle VM server virtualization software supports both Oracle and non-Oracle applications. Oracle VM offers scalable, low-cost server virtualization that is up to three times more efficient than existing products from other vendors. Key Oracle products including Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Applications are certified with Oracle VM. Press Release | More

Oracle E-Business Suite AppCasts | Advisor Webcasts (Requires MetaLink Login)

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Agile Software Corporation:

• Oracle Unveils Strategy for Enterprise Product Lifecycle Management
  Following Oracle's acquisition of Agile Software Corporation and continuing its commitment to deliver customers ongoing value from their Oracle investments, Oracle outlined its strategy for Enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Through its Applications Unlimited program, Oracle will continue to build customer-driven enhancements and provide lifetime support for Oracle's Agile PLM. Press Release | More

PeopleSoft Enterprise:

• Premier Support for Enterprise Portal 8.8 Ends March 2008
  PeopleSoft's Enterprise Portal 8.8 is going out of Premier support as of March 2008. Oracle offers extended support for an additional three years on this release. This is also an opportune time to upgrade to Release 9.0, which delivers significant enhancements in the areas of collaboration and usability over Release 8.8. More
• PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal Forum Now Available on Oracle Mix
  Visit a new forum dedicated to the PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal on Oracle Mix,a social networking forum for posting ideas, getting answers, and networking with other customers. Log in
• Oracle ACE Program Now Accepting Nominees from the Applications Community
  The Oracle ACE program, which was originally designed to recognize and reward members of the Oracle technical community for their strong contributions, has opened nominations to include Oracle Applications advocates. More
• Applications Unlimited
  Applications Unlimited is Oracle's plan to continue providing enhancements to current JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards World, Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, and Siebel product lines beyond the delivery of Oracle Fusion Applications. Applications Unlimited is driven by Oracle's commitment to protect our customers' investments. More

Siebel:

• Oracle Strengthens Siebel CRM On Demand Offering with Partner Subscription Option
  Enables Oracle customers to easily and cost-effectively extend their sales, marketing and services business processes to their partner ecosystem. Siebel CRM On Demand Partner Subscription option is designed to help companies more effectively collaborate with third parties and increase revenue across their partner network. Press Release
• Siebel SupportWeb Soon to Retire: Get Training Now
  Prepare for the upcoming transition of Siebel SupportWeb to Oracle MetaLink 3 and attend a Webcast on the essentials of navigating Oracle MetaLink 3. Each training session will cover the basics of using MetaLink 3 and will provide pertinent information for optimal use. Enroll for a live Webcast or access the recorded modular training from the Siebel SupportWeb Information page. For additional information, please contact the transition team.
• Applications Unlimited
  Applications Unlimited is Oracle's plan to continue providing enhancements to current JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards World, Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, and Siebel product lines beyond the delivery of Oracle Fusion Applications. Applications Unlimited is driven by Oracle's commitment to protect our customers' investments. More

Siebel AppCasts

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne:

• JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 8397 Available
  JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 8.97 is immediately available on the Update Center via Customer Connection for existing customers. Access the JD EnterpriseOne Tools pages first, then the "Implementing New 8.97 Functionality" guide. Customers who want to use business services, enhanced XMLP, effective dates for daylight saving time, developer productivity enhancements, and security enhancements will need to download the planner ESU (electronic software update) JK14575 and the baseline ESU JK14530. More (requires Customer Connection Login)
• JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Financial Management and Compliance Console Available
  The EnterpriseOne Financial Management and Compliance Console is now generally available for 8.11SP1 and 8.12 customers and provides operational users with a collection of metrics, key performance indicators, and compliance alerts. It’s also available through your local Global Customer Care Center. More
• JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 2007 U.S. and Canadian Year-End Processing
  W-2 and T4 updates are available for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne customers to download from the Update Center on Customer Connection. More (requires Customer Connection Login)
• JD Edwards EnterpriseOne/OTM Integration Now Available
  JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.11 SP1/8.12 is offering a best-in-class transportation solution via the integration of Oracle Transportation Management. This integration offering will streamline your transportation planning, execution, and freight payment on a single application across all modes of transportation, from full truckload to complex multileg air, ocean, and rail shipments. More (requires Customer Connection Login)
• JD Edwards EnterpriseOne/TP Integration Generally Available
  Oracle has announced general availability of the integration between JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and Demantra's industry-leading Trade Promotion Management modules. The integration enables JD Edwards EnterpriseOne users to increase promotion impact, improve forecast accuracy and streamline control over promotion spending. More (requires Customer Connection Login)
• Applications Unlimited
  Applications Unlimited is Oracle's plan to continue providing enhancements to current JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards World, Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, and Siebel product lines beyond the delivery of Oracle Fusion Applications. Applications Unlimited is driven by Oracle's commitment to protect our customers' investments. More

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne AppCasts | Advisor Webcasts (Requires Customer Connection Login)

JD Edwards World:

• JD Edwards World A9.1—Renaissance Release Now Generally Available
  Download your copy of the newest release today. This is a password-protected site and will require a sign-on and ID. Contact our Global Support Center at 1.800.289.2999 for assistance.To access A9.1 updates click here.
• JD Edwards World A7.3 To A9.1 Net Change Guide Now Available
  The Net Change Guide for A7.3 to A9.1 is now available on the Upgrade Resource Page on Customer Connection. The Net Change Guide is also available for download via the Update Center. Send comments or suggested improvements to the JD Edwards World documentation team.
• JD Edwards World Transfer of Information Online Training Access
  Current release online training is now available free of charge. These Transfer of Information (TOI) courses, formerly known as Seminars On Demand or Net Change, cover new functional and technical enhancements available in recent releases of PeopleSoft Enterprise, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, and JD Edwards World applications. TOIs are free to all customers with support contracts. You can access TOI courses via Customer Connection.
• Minimum Technical Requirements for IBM Operating System
  IBM announced the end-support date for V5R2 as April 30, 2007. Oracle committed to support JD Edwards World running on V5R2 for six additional months. If you have any questions about the JD Edwards World operating system requirements, please contact the JD Edwards World support center at 1.800.289.2999. More.
• Applications Unlimited
  Applications Unlimited is Oracle's plan to continue providing enhancements to current JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards World, Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, and Siebel product lines beyond the delivery of Oracle Fusion Applications. Applications Unlimited is driven by Oracle's commitment to protect our customers' investments. More
• Have Questions about JD Edwards World?
  For answers to your questions about JD Edwards World products, support, or training, please call 1.800.289.2999.

JD Edwards World AppCasts | Advisor Webcasts (Requires Customer Connection Login)

Oracle On Demand:

• Get a Glimpse of Oracle's "Best-Kept Secret.". Discover the Future of IT! Join Oracle On Demand SVP Mike Beck for a tour of Oracle's Austin Data Center and download a FREE Forrester white paper - IT Operations and Systems Management: The Next Five Years. More
• Turn up the Information Business Power - Watch this FREE On Demand webcast to see how Oracle On Demand addresses your TCO, ROI and Business Impact of your IT investment. More
  

Technology

Oracle Database:

• Oracle Webcast - "The Trust Factor: Secure Enterprise Search for High-Value Content"
  Listen to The Gilbane Group joined with Oracle discuss how Secure Enterprise search can connect disparate resources and integrate your business. Learn from experts what it takes to get better results.
• Complimentary BPM Whitepaper
  Oracle's innovative approach to business process management (BPM) promotes closed-loop business optimization facilitating an iterative business process development effort allowing for continuous collaboration between business managers' process models and IT's implementation details. Register now and receive your copy of Oracle Empowers Business Process Excellence through Business and IT Collaboration.
• Get Started with Oracle on Windows DVD
  Learn how Oracle gives you the power to grow by providing a scalable, easy-to-use platform for running your business at a price you can afford. Request your free copy of a DVD, containing Oracle Database 11g software, whitepapers, tutorials, etc.
• Oracle Database 11g Now Available on Linux, Windows, and Unix Download
• Oracle Database Featured in eWEEK Labs: The Most Important Products of 2007 More
• Oracle Optimized Warehouse for Sun
  The Oracle Optimized Warehouse on Sun combines products from two industry leaders to provide a pre-packaged, pre-configured, calibrated, and validated configuration that includes Oracle Database, Sun servers and storage, and the Solaris Operating System (OS) for a fast, reliable, and scalable data warehouse. More

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Oracle Fusion Middleware:

• Oracle Imaging & Process Management for Oracle Financials
  Reduce financial operations costs, free-up resources for more strategic tasks, and accelerate your processes into overdrive. Integrate Oracle Imaging and Process Management (IPM) with your current Oracle Financial Management Solution. Click here to view an on-demand Webcast and learn more!
• ERP, CRM, and Supply Chain Transformations – Read What CIO Magazine Has to Say
  Read what CIO Magazine sees on the horizon for business operations and IT leaders with investments in Oracle E-Business Suite, Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and SAP. Download the Strategy Guide
• Oracle Unveils Oracle VM
  Oracle VM server virtualization software supports both Oracle and non-Oracle applications. Oracle VM offers scalable, low-cost server virtualization that is up to three times more efficient than existing products from other vendors. Key Oracle products including Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Applications are certified with Oracle VM. Press Release | More
• Oracle Fusion Middleware World Tour—the premier conference for IT executives and managers—is coming to a city near you. Don't miss it. More
• Oracle Webcast - Web 2.0 for the Enterprise
  Listen to Andrew McAfee, Harvard Professor and Oracle explain how to improve productivity at the individual, team, and corporate levels with Web 2.0. Learn from experts what it takes to get better business results with the latest in Web 2.0. Watch
• What Kind of ROI Is Possible with Content Management Technologies?
  Attend on online seminar and read an independent study written by Forrester Consulting and learn how Oracle customer, Emerson Process Management, achieved a 177% risk-adjusted ROI and payback within 12 months of deploying Oracle Universal Content Management. Learn more!
• Content Management Resource Kit CD
  Develop a strategy for managing unstructured content - start with Oracle’s Content Management Resource Kit CD. This free CD is full of valuable information for anyone evaluating or interested in content management technologies including white papers, product demonstrations, customer videos, RFP template and more! Order your Free CD today!
• Getting Coherence - FREE Data Grid Webinar - Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. ET
  This webinar is recommended for developers, development managers, and architects who plan to use Oracle Coherence, providing them with a hands-on, in-depth review of all of Oracle Coherence Data Grid capabilities, and clarifying when and how each of the different caching options and features should be used. Register today!
  

Advisor Webcasts (Requires MetaLink Login)

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Oracle Enterprise Management:

• Oracle Buys End-User Experience Management Leader Moniforce
  Moniforce is a leading software vendor for monitoring the availability and performance of any web application. With customers spanning key industries including financial, retail and government, Moniforce's technology is expected to strengthen Oracle's Enterprise Manager Application Performance Management capabilities that allow application administrators to proactively detect and resolve end-user experience and application logic issues. Press Release | More
• Get SOA Expertise On Demand
  Watch an incredible lineup of leading companies and industry experts share their experiences designing and implementing SOA solutions. Find out why these organizations chose an SOA approach, how they secured management approval and addressed the challenges and lessons learned during implementation. View the webcast! More
• SOA Management with Oracle Enterprise Manager
  View the new Webcast, "SOA Management with Oracle Enterprise Manager" to get the latest on Oracle Enterprise Manager's hot new SOA and middleware management capabilities, including Oracle Application Diagnostics for Java and enhanced runtime governance for SOA. More
• Register For A Free, On-Demand Webcast: The Future of Enterprise Performance Management. Learn how Oracle is integrating Hyperion applications with its BI technology, delivering the industry’s first end-to-end system for enterprise performance management. More.

Oracle Tools:

• Free Workshops: Oracle Technology Network Developer Day
  (January & February 2008 available) Get trained up on the latest SOA and Java EE technologies in an interactive, classroom setting staffed by Oracle experts. More
• Upgrade Innovation - New Tools and Next-Generation Applications Give Customers Choice
  Hear Oracle's senior vice president of Applications Development Cliff Godwin talk about the benefits that drive upgrades, the importance of upgrading to the latest Applications Unlimited releases, and the evolutionary path to Oracle Fusion Applications, in this special iSeminar. Click here to access iSeminar

Advisor Webcasts: Support Tools & Process Seminars (Requires Metalink Login)

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Services

Services Appscasts

Oracle Support:

• Webcast - Today, a strategic IT organization is essential to business success. And when systems play a mission-critical function in your business, managing successfully through change is imperative. Hear how Sun Microsystems leveraged Oracle's “virtual center of excellence” to cut upgrade planning effort, reduce issue resolution time and improve business results. Join Webcast.
• The Oracle Unbreakable Linux Support Program
  Delivers enterprise-class support for Linux with premier backports, lifetime support, comprehensive Linux server lifecycle management, full indemnification, extensive testing and more, all while significantly lowering the cost of support for users. More | Register to Receive Your Free CD Kit Today
• Reduce Costs with Oracle Priority Service
  Listen to a podcast and download a free customer success case study. More
• Start saving with Oracle Unbreable Linux Today: watch a free webcast and see how much your organization can benefit from Oracle Unbreakable Linux. More
• Critical Patch Updates

Advisor Webcasts: Support Tools and Processes (Requires Metalink login)

Oracle Consulting:

• Upgrade: Let Oracle Consulting Help You Move To the Latest Version of Oracle Applications More
• Oracle Consulting Resource Library Now Available More
• Visit Oracle Consulting Online More

Oracle Financing: