Oracle Unveils Application Integration Architecture
The Oracle Application Integration Architecture is an open, standards-based platform for business process management across Oracle, third-party and custom applications. As part of the Oracle Application Integration Architecture, Oracle is delivering pre-built integrations across Oracle ERP, CRM and industry applications using a common object model and an open, Business Process Execution Language based platform. More | Live Webcast May 9th

Oracle Buys Lodestar Corporation
On April 24th Oracle announced that it has agreed to acquire Lodestar, a leading provider of meter data management and competitive energy solutions for the utilities industry. More

Oracle Closes Acquisition of Hyperion
Hyperion, a leading provider of performance management software, extends Oracle's business intelligence capabilities to offer the most comprehensive system for enterprise performance management.

Oracle Announces Creation of Financial Services Global Business Unit
The Financial Services Global Business Unit is headed by i-flex solutions limited Chairman Rajesh Hukku and will bring together Oracle's financial services application assets to provide a comprehensive range of best-in-class solutions for the financial services industry.

Oracle Delivers New Capabilities for Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Release 7.3
The new product enhancements will help customers gain further flexibility to create more compelling and timely offers and promotions. More

Oracle Holds First-Ever Partner Technology Connection: Xtreme PTS Platform Technology Solutions
More than 300 technologists from 25 countries participated in the inaugural Xtreme PTS Conference: The Total Partner Oracle Technology Connection. The event aimed at giving strategic Oracle partners the insight and skills to harness the power of the software company's full technology product portfolio.

EMC and Oracle Join Forces Under the Oracle Unbreakable Linux Support Program EMC E-Lab, together with Oracle engineering, has tested and qualified Oracle Enterprise Linux on core EMC platforms and software products to help ensure ease of deployment and use.

Oracle Breaks New Ground with Quistor Learning Management Partnership
Oracle and Quistor announced a new partnership to deliver an industry proven e-Learning platform that will enable companies to manage their learning processes and technology in a cost-effective way.

Oracle Leverages Strategic Relationships with Ingram Micro and Tech Data to Extend Reach to Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
Oracle's distribution agreements with Ingram Micro Inc. and Tech Data Corporation have resulted in more than 400 new value-added resellers joining with Oracle over the last year.

Oracle and Acxiom to Offer Industry’s First Pre-Packaged, Integrated Knowledge- Based Master Data Management Solution
Oracle and Acxiom plan to bring to market a powerful, integrated solution that will allow organizations to better understand their customers, and help increase sales and marketing effectiveness and reduce overall cost of ownership with faster implementation and deployment.

New Independent Software Vendor Solution Maps For Oracle Applications
Continuing its push to deliver comprehensive solutions to its enterprise applications customers, Oracle announced 11 new ISV Solution Maps depicting extensive industry and horizontal business processes that are available from Oracle and its ISV partners.

Oracle Utilities Network Management System Positioned in Leaders Quadrant
Oracle Utilities Network Management System (formerly SPL Outage & Distribution Management) has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant in the Gartner report, "Magic Quadrant for Outage Management Systems, 1H07."

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• JavaOne Conference 2007
  May 8-1, 2007- Moscone Center, San Francisco - Visit Oracle at Booth #926. More
• Oracle Develop: The Premier Conference for Developers
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• ODTUG Kaleidoscope 2007
  June 18-21, 2007 (Pre-conference hands-on training: June 16-17, 2007), Daytona Beach, Florida. Developers and DBAs alike attend ODTUG Kaleidoscope to find out what’s new and how to use new technologies to enhance, expand, and empower older applications to do things they were never envisioned to do. More

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Oracle Podcast Center

Oracle TechCasts are online audio interviews (podcasts) with Oracle technology experts about the latest products and technologies for developers and DBAs. Think of them as an audio magazine or portable on-demand radio show.

• The New SOA Standards: Web 2.0 in the Enterprise
  Development VP Vince Casarez explains why many enterprises are looking to add Web 2.0 services on top of their existing applications, and how Oracle WebCenter, a key technology in forthcoming Oracle Fusion applications, provides infrastructure for that goal. Listen
• The New SOA Standards: BPEL 2.0
  Product Manager Manoj Das previews some of the enhancements going into the emerging BPEL 2.0 spec, and the customer requirements that are driving the need for increasingly sophisticated business process orchestration. Listen
• Meet the Oracle Linux Kernel Team: Chuck Lever
  Chuck Lever, the team's NFS expert, explains applications of NFS in enterprise environments, as well as some of the storage management trends on the horizon. Listen

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

Oracle E-Business Suite AppCasts

• The Value of Oracle's Application Integration Architecture (AIA) to IT Managers - May 3, 2007 — Live with Cliff
  Jose Lazares, VP of Oracle's Application Development organization speaks with Cliff about what AIA is, how AIA leverages SOA, and how AIA helps provide a pathway to Fusion Applications. Listen
• Trends in the Professional Services Market for Small and Medium Businesses - May 1, 2007 — Live with Fred
  Margot McDonnell, VP of Sales at BizTech and Ted Kempf, Oracle's Sr. Director of Industry Marketing for Professional Services speak with Fred about the best practices for delivering Oracle solutions to the Professional Services industry and a new program that provides benefits to small and medium size businesses. Listen
• Oracle's Customer Self-Service Solution Drives Value and Impacts Customers' Bottom Lines - April 24, 2007 — Live with Cliff
  Cliff speaks with Scott Weinberg, Oracle's Director of Business Development, about Customer Self-Service and why it is an important business initiative. Listen
• Customers and Partners take advantage of Oracle's Application Integration Architecture - April 19, 2007 — Live with Fred
  Jose Lazares, VP of Oracle's Application Development organization speaks with Fred about pre-built, sustainable integrations Oracle delivers to provide customers with end-to-end, industry processes across its portfolio of best-in-class. Listen
• The Benefits of BPO Powered by Oracle - April 17, 2007 — Live with Fred
  Sonny Singh, Oracle's Industry Business Unit SVP, speaks with Fred about the unique attributes of Oracle's BPO strategy, shares examples of customer and provider successes, and explains how listeners can benefit from this offering. Listen
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E-Business Suite:

• Applications Unlimited - How Do You Get Started On Your Upgrade?
  Learn about upgrade best practices More | E-Business Suite Upgrade Webcast Featuring Sensis Corp.
• Oracle Announces General Availability of Pre-Built Integration Between Oracle’s Siebel CRM On Demand and Oracle E-Business Suite
  General availability of the Siebel CRM On Demand Integration Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite is now available, delivering pre-built integration between its subscription CRM application and the industry's most acclaimed back office suite. Press Release
• Oracle Integrates Financial Services Applications and Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition to Help Financial Institutions Deliver Actionable Performance Information to Decision Makers
  Financial institutions benefit from a comprehensive and robust solution that delivers actionable insight to employees, helping to improve customer service and drive new levels of profitability. Press Release
• Introducing Oracle's New Manufacturing Execution System for Discrete Manufacturing
  Oracle MES for Discrete Manufacturing is a new application that enables manufacturers to deploy Oracle Applications directly on the shop floor without complex and costly integrations with third party manufacturing execution solutions. Press Release
• Forrester Research Names Oracle iProcurement and Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise eProcurement as Two of Seven Leaders in eProcurement Solutions
  Forrester Wave Evaluation: eProcurement Solutions, Q2 2007. Press Release
• Forrester Research, Has Recognized All of Oracle's CRM Suites as "A Leader"
  In this year's Wave, Oracle's Siebel CRM "earned the strongest overall score", and the Oracle E-Business Suite CRM and Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM were also each named "A Leader." Press Release
• Oracle PartnerNetwork Launches eBook to Accelerate Applications Opportunities for SMB Partners
  Oracle launched an online resource designed to help partners in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region take Oracle E-Business Suite, JD Edwards Enterprise One and Siebel applications to the small and medium business market. Press Release
• Critical Patch Updates
  Oracle strongly recommends that fixes are applied as soon as possible. April

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PeopleSoft:

• Applications Unlimited - How Do You Get Started On Your Upgrade?
  Learn about upgrade best practices More | PeopleSoft Upgrade Webcast Featuring Washington Gas Light
• Forrester Research Names Oracle iProcurement and Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise eProcurement as Two of Seven Leaders in eProcurement Solutions
  Forrester Wave Evaluation: eProcurement Solutions, Q2 2007. Press Release
• Forrester Research Has Recognized All of Oracle's CRM Suites as "A Leader"
  In this year's Wave, Oracle's Siebel CRM "earned the strongest overall score", and the Oracle E-Business Suite CRM and Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM were also each named "A Leader." Press Release
• Celent Recognizes Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise General Ledger for Delivering Key Value to the Insurance Industry
  Celent's Insurance Accounting System Vendors 2006 report recognizes Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise General Ledger for its advanced and flexible technology, its breadth of functionality and the size of its installed customer base. Press Release
• Critical Patch Updates - April

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Siebel:

• Applications Unlimited - How Do You Get Started On Your Upgrade?
  Learn about upgrade best practices More | Siebel Upgrade Webcast Featuring Aviall, Inc.
• Oracle Announces General Availability of Pre-Built Integration Between Oracle’s Siebel CRM On Demand and Oracle E-Business Suite
  Delivering pre-built integration between its subscription CRM application and the industry's most acclaimed back office suite. Press Release
• Oracle Streamlines User Experience With the Latest Release of Siebel CRM On Demand
  Siebel CRM On Demand Release 14 is the latest release and combines the industry's most comprehensive CRM functionality with next-generation usability, advanced customization capabilities and comprehensive integration to increase end-user productivity and deliver superior business results for organizations of every size. Press Release
• Nucleus Guide Book on Oracle’s Siebel CRM On Demand
  Nucleus Research created a white paper discussing Oracle’s Siebel CRM On Demand from a number of key perspectives including best practices, deployment issues, and more. Read
• Oracle PartnerNetwork Launches eBook to Accelerate Applications Opportunities for SMB Partners
  Oracle launched an online resource designed to help partners in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region take Oracle E-Business Suite, JD Edwards Enterprise One and Siebel applications to the small and medium business market. Press Release
• Oracle Announces Support for BlackBerry Handsets for Siebel Wireless
  With Siebel Wireless on the BlackBerry platform, enterprises can now provide their mobile workforce with access to important, real-time CRM data while on the go. Press Release
• Siebel Quote and Order Capture iSeminar
  Leverage Siebel’s market-leading CRM lead-to-opportunity solution, and allow customers to easily select the right products, negotiate the best prices, and create the perfect order. Register to Download the iSeminar
• Forrester Research, Has Recognized All of Oracle's CRM Suites as "A Leader"
  In this year's Wave, Oracle's Siebel CRM "earned the strongest overall score", and the Oracle E-Business Suite CRM and Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM were also each named "A Leader." Press Release
• Leading Analyst Firm Positions Oracle’s Siebel Enterprise Marketing Suite in Leader's Quadrant for Multi-Channel Campaign Management
  Siebel Enterprise Marketing Suite has been positioned in the Leader's Quadrant of the 2007 Gartner Multi-Channel Campaign Management Magic Quadrant report. Press Release | Report
• Oracle's Siebel CRM On Demand Named a Leader According to Forrester Research
  Oracle's Siebel CRM On Demand today was named a Leader in the latest Forrester Wave Evaluation: Sales Force Automation Suites, Q2 April 2007. Status as a Leader was contingent upon Siebel CRM On Demand performance across approximately 136 criteria in the sales force automation sector. Press Release
• Forrester Research Names Oracle’s Siebel CRM as a Leader in the Partner Relationship Management Tools Market
  Leading independent research firm recognizes Oracle's Siebel CRM as having one of the strongest current offerings in the latest Forrester Wave Evaluation: Partnership Relationship Management Tools, Q2 2007 (April 2007). Press Release | Report

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JD Edwards EnterpriseOne:

• Applications Unlimited - How Do You Get Started On Your Upgrade?
  Learn about upgrade best practices More | JD Edwards Enterprise One Upgrade Webcast Featuring FW Murphy
• Oracle PartnerNetwork Launches eBook to Accelerate Applications Opportunities for SMB Partners
  Oracle launched an online resource designed to help partners in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region take Oracle E-Business Suite, JD Edwards Enterprise One and Siebel applications to the small and medium business market. Press Release
• JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.11 SP1, Update 2 Now Available
  Installing this update, plus any subsequent ESUs released since March 6, 2007 will bring your installation up to the latest maintenance level. More (Requires Customer Connection Login)
• More Countries for Oracle Business Accelerators
  Announcing eight new country versions of the Oracle Business Accelerator for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.12: Australia and New Zealand, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom. This version is supported for use with both the full server version as well as standalone JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. More (Requires Login to Oracle Partner Network)
• New White Paper: Choosing the Right Number of Instances
  "Choosing the Right Number of Instances" will provide important considerations when analyzing and optimizing your structure. Read (Requires Customer Connection Login)
• New White Paper: Understanding Unicode
  Read "Evaluating Unicode when Upgrading to EnterpriseOne" to gather guidelines and information around Unicode requirements and business needs. Read (Requires Customer Connection Login)
• Japan Tax Reform 2007 – Revision of the Depreciation System
  The Finance Ministry of Japan executed changes to the depreciation rule under the Tax Reform 2007, effective 1 April 2007. Oracle is pleased to announce that the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne core functionality is able to support this new rule change without any code changes. More
• JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Upgrade Resources
  When considering an upgrade, it's important to ensure you have the resources necessary to help drive your business decision. These pages provide a consolidated list of information that can help you get the insight you need when considering your upgrade project. More (Requires Customer Connection Login)
• Critical Patch Updates - April

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JD Edwards World:

• Applications Unlimited - How Do You Get Started On Your Upgrade?
  Learn about upgrade best practices More | JD Edwards World Upgrade Webcast Featuring Campbell County Government
• Oracle Delivers JD Edwards World A9.1
  Delivering more than 1,250 enhancements to enable operational excellence, improve customers' upgrade processes and help reduce the cost and complexity of integrations. Press Release | More
• Critical Patch Updates - April
• Have Questions about JD Edwards World?
  For answers to your questions about JD Edwards World products, support, or training, please e-mail: worldinfo_us@oracle.com.

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Technology

Database:

• May 8-11 - JavaOne Conference 2007
  Moscone Center, San Francisco - Visit Oracle at Booth #926. More
• Oracle Database 11g Beta: An Inside Look with IOUG President Ari Kaplan
  Ari Kaplan, longtime DBA and current president of the IOUG discusses what members are saying about their beta experience. Part two of a two-part series. Read Part One | Read Part Two
• Oracle Database 10g Release 2 Sets New World Record TPC-H Three TB Benchmark with Sun Fire E25K
  Oracle announced a record breaking TPC-H Three Terabyte benchmark for Oracle Database 10g Release 2(1), strengthening the company's leadership in data warehouse performance. Press Release
• IDC Recognizes Oracle as Leader in Worldwide Relational Database Market Share
  IDC states in its latest report, "Worldwide RDBMS 2006 Vendor Shares: Preliminary Results for the Top Five Vendors," that Oracle's market share in 2006 jumped 14.7 percent over 2005 results and now stands at 44.4 percent, well ahead of competing products. Press Release | Read the Report
• Winter Corporation Survey Found that the Largest Commercial Data Warehouse in the World Runs a 100 terabyte Oracle Database. Report
• Free White Paper: Dell IT Scales SCM with Oracle RAC 10g
  Moving to Oracle RAC 10g on Dell PowerEdge servers is now enabling Dell's direct model to scale, while keeping costs down and increasing server uptime. Read
• How to Implement Identity Management in PHP-based Web Applications
  Learn how to design and implement an Oracle Identity Management database model, and plan and manage all aspects of user interactions in a browser-hosted application. More
• Building a Hybrid Data Warehouse Model
  This article discusses the hybrid design and provides a fully functional reference implementation. More
• Building Full-Text Search Applications with Oracle Text
  Learn how to leverage the Oracle Database to implement full-text search in your applications. More
• Critical Patch Updates - April

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Middleware:

• Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite Plus A Choice of 3 Out-of-the-Box Connectors at an Introductory Rate - For a limited time!
  For complete details on pricing and packaging for Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite for SMBs, call 1-800-633-0919 or have an Oracle expert call you. This offer ends May 31, 2007. More
• Oracle Universal Content Management 10g Release 3
  A new component fo Oracle Fusion Middleware, the new software delivers a feature-rich, hot-pluggable ECM platform that helps organizations effectively capture, store, manage, find, publish and retain unstructured content, while easily fitting into heterogeneou