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• Ovum, Oracle Fusion Applications Hit the Broader Market (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire March 2013 (Publication: December 2011)
  "Oracle's services partners have been working with the vendor for years on bullet proofing the Oracle Fusion architecture and associated next-generation applications. Service providers' Oracle-related businesses have remained steady even through tough economic times, thanks to ongoing demand for traditional upgrades and application modernization. However, providers are hoping that Oracle Fusion Applications will lead to an even bigger boost in near- and long-term revenues."
• IDC, Oracle's New Solutions Catalog Adds Another Showcase for Specialized Partners (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire July 2012 (Publication: January 2012)
  "At this point, IDC's advice is for Oracle's partners to update their profile on the Solutions Catalog and get Specialized!"
• IDC, Oracle OpenWorld 2011: Engineering, Innovation, and OPN Specialized (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire November 2012 (Publication: November 2011)
  "Oracle has worked hard to rid itself of a "partner unfriendly" reputation, and that is really starting to show."
• IDC, Channel and ISV Partner Program Review: Oracle PartnerNetwork (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire June 2012 (Publication: May 2011)
  "The OPN Specialized program has a lot to offer to the partners that really want to drive their business forward and not just have another vendor plaque on the wall of their lobby."

• Gartner, Executive Summary: Amplifying the Enterprise: The 2012 CIO Agenda
  Distribution rights expire February 2013 (Publication: January 2012)
• Gartner, Vendor Rating: Oracle
  Distribution rights expire December 2012 (Publication: December 2011)
• IDC, "Engineered for Innovation" at Oracle: The IDC Opinion on Implications for Customers and Prospects in Asia/Pacific (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire August 2012 (Publication: March 2012)
  "IDC believes that part of the reason that Oracle Engineered Systems are resonating in the market is that the industry tends to identify convergence, and gravitates toward it. The reason for this is that most CIOs are primarily looking to eliminate complexity — but also drive more business value."
• Ovum, Oracle OpenWorld unveils an increasingly powerful portfolio (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire April 2012 (Publication: October 2011)
  "Oracle OpenWorld 2011 was no exception, with a number of major product releases highlighting that Oracle continues to relentlessly develop and innovate across its broad portfolio of hardware, database, middleware, and applications. However, more importantly, it is in combining these assets that Oracle is able to leverage significant added value for customers. Ovum believes the key message from 2011's Oracle OpenWorld is that the company is accelerating this process and, in doing so, is enhancing its strategic position in the enterprise IT market."
• IDC, Is Oracle the Apple of the Enterprise? (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire March 2012 (Publication: March 2011)
  "If Oracle replicates its success with Exadata with the more recent Exalogic, then this is a company that is clearly going to change many of the market's current preconceptions."

• Ovum, Integration: The Smart Way to Manage Sustainability (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire January 2013 (Publication: January 2012)
  "Linking sustainability data and core business systems is key to balancing business performance and sustainability footprint."
• Ovum, 2012 Trends to Watch: Sustainability Technology (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire November 2012 (Publication: November 2011)
• Ovum, Oracle's New Emphasis on Sustainability Changes the Playing Field (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire November 2012 (Publication: October 2011)
  "Sustainability was much more prominent at Oracle OpenWorld this year as the vendor showed off new products and emphasized its strategy of extending existing business management applications into the sustainability realm."