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• IDC, IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Applications 2011 Vendor Assessment: Cax, Discrete, and Process PLM (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire March 2012 (Publication: February 2011)
  "Oracle is an IDC PLM MarketScape market leader in the process PLM segment."

• IDC, IDC Manufacturing Insights, Good Ideas Are Not Enough: Execution Is the Key to Sustained Product Success (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire December 2012 (Publication: December 2011)
  "As the economy begins to show signs of recovery, consumer goods manufacturers are again recognizing the inherent complexity of their businesses. Many consumer goods manufacturers are seeking to improve a number of core processes around product development, forecasting, marketing and promotion, and collaboration."
• ARC Advisory Group, Winning at Promotion Optimization (PDF)
  Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: December 2011)
  "Based on the forward-looking analytics, Hormel has been able to improve the ROI of its promotions. While the company was not willing to say how great these improvements have been, it does say that Oracle's Demantra solution has allowed it to save millions of dollars."
• CIMData, Progress of Oracle's PLM Vision and Reality Evident at Oracle OpenWorld 2011 (PDF)
  Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: November 2011)
  "Our summary assessment from this event is that Oracle's PLM product suite has clear strengths and is scoring significant successes in the marketplace. We expect to hear next year of continued growth for Oracle and noteworthy successes for their customers."
• IDC, Perspective: Oracle Continues to Impress in Warehouse Management (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire October 2011 (Publication: March 2011)
  "There remain many manufacturing companies -- particularly those that have grown up in the Internet age (or that began as Internet start-ups) -- that either have no WMS capability or are relatively new consumers. As somebody who implemented WMS for 15 years at a prior employer, this seems inconceivable, yet many businesses are only now discovering how much a modern WMS like Oracle's can drive inventory and labor efficiencies -- not to mention improved service performance."
• IDC, IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Applications 2011 Vendor Assessment: Cax, Discrete, and Process PLM (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire March 2012 (Publication: February 2011)
  "Oracle is an IDC PLM MarketScape market leader in the process PLM segment."
• Gartner, MarketScope for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry
  Distribution rights expire March 2012 (Publication: March 2011)
• IDC, Oracle Open World 2010: Birth of a Nation (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire November 2011 (Publication: October 2010)
  This research document provides IDC's analysis of the proceedings most relevant to the manufacturing industry as part of Oracle OpenWorld 2010. "Oracle deserves tremendous credit for its skill in assembling a technology portfolio that will keep the company relevant in manufacturing for years to come."

• IDC, Oracle Real-Time Decisions at Dell: Decision Management in Practice (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire December 2012 (Publication: December 2011)
  "The CRM team at Dell saw positive results shortly after the implementation of Oracle RTD."
• CIMData, Progress of Oracle's PLM Vision and Reality Evident at Oracle OpenWorld 2011 (PDF)
  Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: November 2011)
  "Our summary assessment from this event is that Oracle's PLM product suite has clear strengths and is scoring significant successes in the marketplace. We expect to hear next year of continued growth for Oracle and noteworthy successes for their customers."
• IDC, Perspective: Oracle Continues to Impress in Warehouse Management (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire October 2011 (Publication: March 2011)
  "There remain many manufacturing companies -- particularly those that have grown up in the Internet age (or that began as Internet start-ups) -- that either have no WMS capability or are relatively new consumers. As somebody who implemented WMS for 15 years at a prior employer, this seems inconceivable, yet many businesses are only now discovering how much a modern WMS like Oracle's can drive inventory and labor efficiencies -- not to mention improved service performance."
• IDC, IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Applications 2011 Vendor Assessment: Cax, Discrete, and Process PLM (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire March 2012 (Publication: February 2011)
  "Oracle is an IDC PLM MarketScape market leader in the process PLM segment."

• ARC, Oracle Invests in O&G Customers (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire May 2012 (Publication: February 2011)
  "Traditionally, Oracle had an image of being more oriented toward discrete manufacturing industriesthan process industries. However, acquisitions and investments in industry solutions have been changing the reality."

• CIMData, Progress of Oracle's PLM Vision and Reality Evident at Oracle OpenWorld 2011 (PDF)
  Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: November 2011)
  "Our summary assessment from this event is that Oracle's PLM product suite has clear strengths and is scoring significant successes in the marketplace. We expect to hear next year of continued growth for Oracle and noteworthy successes for their customers."
• IDC, IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Applications 2011 Vendor Assessment: Cax, Discrete, and Process PLM (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire March 2012 (Publication: February 2011)
  "Oracle is an IDC PLM MarketScape market leader in the process PLM segment."
• IDC, Oracle Open World 2010: Birth of a Nation (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire November 2011 (Publication: October 2010)
  This research document provides IDC's analysis of the proceedings most relevant to the manufacturing industry as part of Oracle OpenWorld 2010. "Oracle deserves tremendous credit for its skill in assembling a technology portfolio that will keep the company relevant in manufacturing for years to come."

• IDC, IDC Manufacturing Insights: The Product Value Chain in Manufacturing (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire December 2012 (Publication: December 2011)
  "The product value chain is a strategic approach to understanding and managing product information throughout its life cycle in order to provide a strong foundation for high-fidelity decision making in all aspects of a product life cycle."
• CIMData, Progress of Oracle's PLM Vision and Reality Evident at Oracle OpenWorld 2011 (PDF)
  Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: November 2011)
  "Our summary assessment from this event is that Oracle's PLM product suite has clear strengths and is scoring significant successes in the marketplace. We expect to hear next year of continued growth for Oracle and noteworthy successes for their customers."
• Gartner, Momentum Continues in SCM at Oracle OpenWorld
  Distribution rights expire November 2012 (Publication: November 2011)
• IDC, Midsize Manufacturers: Driving Innovation with Modern Technology Information (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire June 2012 (Publication: June 2011)
  "For small to midsize manufacturers—many of which are supply partners with larger companies—the economic recovery presents opportunities as well as challenges."
• IDC, IDC Manufacturing Insights, High Technology and the Global Supply Chain: Taking Capabilities to the Next Level (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire May 2012 (Publication: March 2011)
  "High-tech companies can improve their supply chain by focusing on strategic capabilities such as demand planning and improving key performance indicators."
• IDC, IDC Manufacturing Insights, How Postrecession Policies Are Transforming the Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire May 2012 (Publication: December 2010)
  "As with other manufacturing sectors, the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry has felt the impact of the recession. In response to economic conditions, A&D manufacturers will need to develop new materials, technologies, and manufacturing processes. In addition, manufacturers will have to collaborate more effectively and efficiently with suppliers in an effort to reduce costs."
• IDC, IDC Manufacturing Insights, Reinventing the Industrial Manufacturing Supply Chain—From the Outside In (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire May 2012 (Publication: December 2010)
  "As globalization continues to affect industrial manufacturers, changes must be made to supply chain operations."
• IDC, IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Applications 2011 Vendor Assessment: Cax, Discrete, and Process PLM (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire March 2012 (Publication: February 2011)
  "Oracle is an IDC PLM MarketScape market leader in the process PLM segment."
• IDC, EMEA Manufacturing Industry 2011 Top 10 Predictions: An Excerpt (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire February 2012 (Publication: February 2011)
  European manufacturers' business outlook for 2011 is positive but cautious. They have restructured and are now confident they can prosper in the future.
• IDC, Oracle Open World 2010: Birth of a Nation (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire November 2011 (Publication: October 2010)
  This research document provides IDC's analysis of the proceedings most relevant to the manufacturing industry as part of Oracle OpenWorld 2010. "Oracle deserves tremendous credit for its skill in assembling a technology portfolio that will keep the company relevant in manufacturing for years to come."

• Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Integrated Revenue and Customer Management for CSPs, 2011
  Distribution rights expire December 2012 (Publication: November 2011)
• Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Operations Support Systems
  Distribution rights expire October 2012 (Publication: October 2011)
• Analysys Mason, Cross-channel marketing and sales provides a uniform, personalized buying experience (PDF)
  Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: September 2011)
• IDC, Does Oracle Go Top of the Class in Telecom Transformation?
  Distribution rights expire August 2012 (Publication: February 2011)
  "Over the last couple of years, there have been tremendous consolidation and emergence of mega ICT vendors in the ICT industry. In the telecommunications vertical, vendors with a broad portfolio of skills and solutions will thrive and there will be very few IT power brokers that can tackle the immense complexity that telcos faced. Oracle is one of the select few that IDC believes will be well positioned to benefit."
• Gartner, SWOT: Oracle Communications, Worldwide
  Distribution rights expire November 2011 (Publication: September 2010)
• Gartner, Market Insight: Next-Generation Service Delivery Platform Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors, 2010
  Distribution rights expire June 2011 (Publication: June 2010)
• Stratecast, The New Realities of Communications Drive Demand for Dynamic Order Management
  Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: October 2009)
  "To help operators improve time to market while reducing the costs, Oracle provides a COTS-based approach to orchestrate the offer design and order delivery functions to determine the sequence of tasks and dependencies to be performed by the order management process."

• Chartis Research, Oracle Vendor Highlights Report 2011 - Risk & Finance Integration (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire January 2013 (Publication: December 2011)
  "Chartis considers Oracle to be a leading vendor in the risk and finance integration technology market."
• Gartner, Magic Quadrant for International Retail Core Banking
  Distribution rights expire October 2012 (Publication: September 2011)
• Forrester, Oracle Exadata Raises The Bar On Database Appliances (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire May 2012 (Publication: May 2011)
  "Oracle customers looking for extreme performance, improved database availability, or a consolidation platform should consider Oracle Exadata."
• Celent, Advanced Mobile Banking Defined - A Mobile-Centric Financial Institution (Jibun Bank) (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire August 2011 (Publication: August 2010)
  "FLEXCUBE was chosen for its ability to fulfill the bank's business requirements. In fact, it was the only product that Jibun Bank felt was right for the project."
• Forrester, Global Banking Platform Deals 2009 (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire June 2011 (Publication May 2010)
  Oracle was named a Global Power Seller in this Forrester annual report, which tracks market momentum of the leading vendors of core banking platforms globally. Oracle again beat all competitors in the total number of deals and ranked first in many key regions.
• Celent, Big Leagues Tables 2010 - Global Core Banking Sales Ranking (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire June 2011 (Publication May 2010)
  Oracle was ranked #1 in the Celent Big League Tables 2010, an analysis of leading Core Banking vendors globally. The report highlights Core Banking deals globally and by region and features examples of Oracle's momentum and leadership in banking.

• KLAS, 2011 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire February 2012 (Publication: December 2011)
  "Oracle Receives Best in KLAS Award for Financial/ERP."
• IDC Health Insights, Perspective document, "Perspective: Oracle OpenWorld 2011 - The Building Blocks for Accountable Care (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire July 2012 (Publication: December 2011)
  "Oracle's core capabilities in the areas of information management, business intelligence, and analytics, combined with proven CRM tools, will serve Oracle's customers well as they evolve toward more accountable and collaborative care model."
• CIMData, Progress of Oracle's PLM Vision and Reality Evident at Oracle OpenWorld 2011 (PDF)
  Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: November 2011)
  "Our summary assessment from this event is that Oracle's PLM product suite has clear strengths and is scoring significant successes in the marketplace. We expect to hear next year of continued growth for Oracle and noteworthy successes for their customers."
• IDC, IDC Health Insights, Perspective: Oracle Translational Research Center - Paving the Path to the Translational Transformation (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire November 2012 (Publication: November 2011)
  "IDC expects that the Oracle Health Sciences Translational Research Center platform will significantly help accelerate the overall adoption of translational research over the next several years."
• IDC, IDC Health Insights, Perspective: Cloud and Tablets - A CRM No-Brainer (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire November 2012 (Publication: November 2011)
  "Both cloud CRM and next-generation tablet technology have essentially become "nobrainers" for pharma manufacturers, as one director of CRM at a top 10 pharma so eloquently stated."
• Ovum, Selecting an EDC Vendor in the Life Sciences Industry (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire October 2012 (Publication: September 2011)
  "Oracle Inform is a market leader. Oracle Remote Data Capture (RDC) is a Challenger."
• IDC, IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Pharmaceutical Sales Force Automation Applications 2011 Vendor Assessment (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire July 2012 (Publication: July 2011)
  "Oracle's pharmaceutical SFA application scored very highly in this MarketScape, ranking as a Leader in the pharmaceutical market."
• Gartner, Case Study: Genzyme Diagnostics Leverages Oracle and HCL Technologies to Eliminate Demand Latency
  Distribution rights expire October 2011 (Publication: October 2010)
• IDC, Oracle Open World 2010: Birth of a Nation (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire November 2011 (Publication: October 2010)
  This research document provides IDC's analysis of the proceedings most relevant to the manufacturing industry as part of Oracle OpenWorld 2010. "Oracle deserves tremendous credit for its skill in assembling a technology portfolio that will keep the company relevant in manufacturing for years to come."
• Nucleus Research, TCO Case Study, SAP versus Oracle JD Edwards (PDF)
  Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: June 2010)
  Nucleus found that, in the case of this publicly traded biotechnology firm, both Oracle JD Edwards and SAP were chosen and championed – and a merger brought them together. In this dual ERP environment, SAP is more than four times more costly than JD Edwards EnterpriseOne.

• Celent, North American Policy Administration Systems 2011 (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire January 2013 (Publication: December 2011)
  "Oracle Insurance Policy Administration represents one of the better examples of modern technology that serves up broad, reliable functionality."
• Gartner, MarketScope for North American Life Insurance Policy Administration Vendors
  Distribution rights expire October 2012 (Publication: June 2011)
  Gartner, MarketScope for North American Life Insurance Policy Administration Vendors
• Novarica, Oracle Insurance Claims Solution (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire February 2012 (Publication: February 2010)
  " Oracle Insurance claims solution delivers a comprehensive offering with unique functionality and versatile administration. Backed by Oracle's big R&D budget, global support team and partner eco system, this claims administration system with its SOA architecture delivers a highly scalable, robust option for those with the budget and an organization that can take advantage of all the features."

• Gartner, Magic Quadrant for International Retail Core Banking
  Distribution rights expire October 2012 (Publication: September 2011)
• Gartner, The Customer Is King Again at Oracle Retail CrossTalk
  Distribution rights expire September 2012 (Publication: August 2011)
• IDC, IDC Retail Insights, Best Practices: Faster Data Processing Supports Bokwang Familymart Expansion (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire August 2012 (Publication: February 2011)
  "Following the implementation of Oracle Exadata Database Machine, Bokwang Familymart achieved significant improvements in its stock ordering process and also a relevant reduction of IT costs."
• Retail Systems Research, Oracle CrossTalk 2011: Introducing 'Your Experience Platform'
  Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: June 2011)
  "We encourage retailers to continue working to expand their outward facing footprint, even as they look to shore up or replace the foundations underpinning those efforts."
• IDC, IDC Retail Insights, Perspective: Oracle Rolls Out Merchandise Analytics Atop Continued Strong Quarterly Performance (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire December 2011 (Publication: June 2011)
  "Oracle's retail footprint, extending beyond retail-specific applications through supply chain, back office, and analytical applications and into enabling software and hardware, the totality of which we'd label as spanning "disks, data, and decisions," gives Oracle the broadest set of products and services in the retail technology market."
• IDC, IDC Retail Insights, Oracle Cross Channel Commerce Platform = Retail + Siebel +ATG (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire April 2012 (Publication: March 2011)
  "The combination of Siebel CRM, Oracle's BI and analytics capabilities, and Oracle Retail merchandise planning and optimization with ATG's personalization engine "once fully integrated" will become the most compelling message for retailers."
• IDC Retail Insights, Perspective: Oracle OpenWorld 2010 Retail Suite Success and Peaceful Coexistence (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire August 2011 (Publication: November 2010)
  "Oracle deserves tremendous credit for its skill in assembling a technology portfolio that will keep it relevant in retail for years to come."
• Retail Systems Research, Exa-Oracle
  Distribution do not expire (Publication: September 2010)
  "But the new Exa-offerings aren't merely hype like this year's fashions. These technology offerings are something that retailers will be compelled to take a serious look at simply because Oracle/s price/performance are...well, stunning."
• Retail Systems Research, Oracle Cross Talk 2010: A Legacy Unbroken (PDF)
  Distribution do not expire (Publication: June 2010)
• Ovum, Sainsbury's Last Mile Delivery: Case Study (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire September 2011 (Publication: August 2010)
  "Sainsbury's uses Oracle Real-Time Scheduler to deliver on its service promise."
• Gartner, Oracle Point of Service: Oracle's Point-of-Sale Solution
  Distribution rights expire May 2011 (Publication: May 2010)
• Retail Systems Research, Crosstalk on the Business Value of IT: Giving Oracle Retail its "Props"
  Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: June 2009)
  "Oracle deserves its props as an early drum-beater of IT/business alignment in our industry."

• Nucleus Research, ROI Case Study: Oracle E-Business Suite - OpenTV (PDF)
  Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: November 2009)
  "OpenTV deployed Oracle E-Business Suite to meet its evolving and complex business requirements while streamlining data entry and auditing, reducing costs while increasing visibility into the business."

• Gartner, Critical Capabilities for Government Budget Planning Products
  Distribution rights expire July 2012 (Publication: September 2011)
• Gartner, Student Demand Drives International Post Secondary Student Information Systems
  Distribution rights expire January 2013 (Publication: December 2011)
• Gartner, MarketScope for Local Government CRM
  Distribution rights expire October 2012 (Publication: October 2011)
• Gartner, Case Study: Montgomery County Deploys ERP and CRM Simultaneously
  Distribution rights expire September 2012 (Publication: August 2011)
• Gartner, Case Study: The Hong Kong Hospital Authority's Prescription for ERP
  Distribution rights expire September 2012 (Publication: July 2011)
• IDC, IDC Government Insights: Best Practices: A Prove IT Case Study--The City of Las Vegas Enables Better Business Decisions (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire August 2012 (Publication: July 2011)
  "The city of Las Vegas has successfully integrated business process applications as well as government-specific applications to better serve citizens and improve employee productivity. The additional steps that the city took to successfully implement this transformation include a vision of the future that is widely shared by city employees and a governance structure that was designed for optimum communications, enablement, review, and leadership."
• IDC, Oracle Pitches IT Modernization andAdvanced Integration to Help Reinvigorate the Public Sector (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire September 2011 (Publication: February 2011)
  "Taking the dedicated public sector stack approach, combined with a keen understanding of government computing needs including legacy systems, plus SOA integration, and the ability to let government departments choose their own operating systems will help Oracle remain a key player in the government market for the foreseeable future."
• Gartner, Critical Capabilities for Integrated Tax System COTS Products, 2010
  Distribution rights expire January 2012 (Publication: January 2011)
• Gartner, MarketScope for Local Government CRM Products
  Distribution rights expire October 2011 (Publication: September 2010)
• IDC, Governments Insights, Oracle iGovernment: Changing the Public Sector IT Conversation (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire May 2011 (Publication: November 2010)
  "This IDC Government Insights Perspective highlights how Oracle iGovernment resonates with Oracle's customer base and changes the IT conversation with governments globally by offering a reference framework for IT and program leaders."
• Nucleus Research, ROI Case Study: Oracle Imaging and Process Management - Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (PDF)
  Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: August 2010)
  "Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University expanded its Oracle Imaging and Process Management (I/PM) and Oracle Distributed Document Capture (ODDC) deployment from student records and admissions to support management of invoices and expense reports, reducing costs while accelerating processes and increasing productivity. Nucleus Research estimates return on investment of 180% with a payback period of 7 months and average annual benefit of $521,375 over a three year period for Embry-Riddle."
• Ovum, Industry Solutions Guide: Selecting a CRM Vendor in the Higher Education Market (Competitor Focus) (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire July 2011 (Publication: June 2010)
  Oracle is listed as "Shortlist" vendor. "The PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM for Higher Education (version 9.1) and complementary Oracle CRM On Demand solutions provide a complete and robust set of tools for managing relationships with students and other important constituents across the entire student lifecycle."

• ARC Advisory Group, Past Performance is No Guarantee of Future Results: The Case for Innovation in Supply Chain Networks, Processes, and Technology
  Distribution do not expire (Publication: November 2010)
  "The "There" each company must strive towards will vary by company and industry, but tomorrow's leaders will share some common attributes: They will all view supply chain as a synchronized system, not a fragmented collection of processes, functional groups, and IT applications. They will all make smarter decisions faster. They will collaborate and share networks with suppliers and customers. They will all have flexible, adaptable, and scalable IT systems."
• IDC, Oracle Open World 2010: Birth of a Nation (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire November 2011 (Publication: October 2010)
  This research document provides IDC's analysis of the proceedings most relevant to the manufacturing industry as part of Oracle OpenWorld 2010. "Oracle deserves tremendous credit for its skill in assembling a technology portfolio that will keep the company relevant in manufacturing for years to come."
• Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems
  Distribution rights expire August 2011 (Publication: August 2010)
• Gartner, Highlights from 2010 Oracle Transportation Management SIG Meeting
  Distribution rights expire August 2011 (Publication: July 2010)
• Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems
  Distribution rights expire April 2011 (Publication: April 2010)
• Le CXP, The B&B Hotels Group cuts its customer service response time by 20% (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire November 2011 (Publication: November 2009)
  "By selecting Oracle On Demand as early as 2006, the B&B Hotels Group has successfully automated responses to customer concerns. Claims are now processed in as little as 2 or 3 days, as opposed to 15 days in the past, with vastly improved quality of service."

• Pike Research, Pike Pulse Report: Meter Data Management Assessment of Strategy and Execution for 11 Leading MDM Vendors (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire April 2012 (Publication: 3Q 2011)
  "Oracle scored at the top of all the MDM vendors Pike Research profiled in this report, solidly in the Leaders category."
• IDC, Energy Insights: Best Practices: Portugal's Way of Driving Electric Mobility - The MOBI.E Project (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire November 2012 (Publication: November 2011)
  "Portugal's decision to take a national approach to the deployment of an electric mobility infrastructure is unique in its kind."
• Ovum, GIS can do much more than map utilities' smart grid journey (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire November 2012 (Publication: October 2011)
  "Oracle is in a strong position in the GIS market. It does not have a GIS tool of its own, but it provides the spatial database for many vendors' GIS offerings."
• IDC, IDC Energy Insights, IDC MarketScape: Meter Data Manegement in the EMEA Uilities Industry, 2011, Vendor Analysis (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire May 2012 (Publication: March 2011)
  "Oracle is a Major Player, ahead of all other vendors in the space. "From IDC Energy Insights' evaluation, the Oracle Utilities' Meter Data Management solution has a very solid strategy in place to gain market share in the future, and it is also well positioned in terms of current offering capabilities."
• Gartner, MarketScope for Advanced Distribution Management Systems
  Distribution rights expire April 2012 (Publication: March 2011)
• Ovum, Sainsbury's Last Mile Delivery: Case Study (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire September 2011 (Publication: August 2010)
  "Sainsbury's uses Oracle Real-Time Scheduler to deliver on its service promise."
• Ovum, EDP Commercial and Industrial Customer Billing: A Case Study (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire August 2011 (Publication: July 2010)
  Despite its existing relationship with SAP, EDP selects Oracle for its commercial billing.
• Nucleus Research, ROI Case Study, Oracle MDM (PDF)
  Distribution rights do not expire (Publication: June 2010)
  An European leader in electricity transmission and distribution achieved a ROI of 105% and payback in 2.1 years by implementing Oracle MDM.
• Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Utilities Customer Information Systems
  Distribution rights expire June 2011 (Publication: June 2010)
• IDC, IDC Energy Insights - Best Practices: GasTerra Flexes up Its IT Application Portfolio by Choosing Oracle Utilities Solutions (PDF)
  Distribution rights expire June 2011 (Publication: June 2010)
  This case study describes how GasTerra, a Dutch company active in wholesale trade of natural gas, approached and implemented the transformation of its IT applications portfolio to better support business dynamics and increase speed in aligning IT systems to change in business operation.
• Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Outage Management Systems
  Distribution rights expire June 2011 (Publication June 2010)

• Market Insight: Oracle Shows Improvement Targeting Wholesale Distributors at Oracle OpenWorld 2010
  Distribution rights expire December 2011 (Publication: December 2010)