Shanghai Infoservice Technology Cuts Deployment Time with Embedded Database System
 
 

Shanghai Infoservice Technology Cuts Deployment Time with Embedded Database System

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Shanghai Infoservice Technology specializes in automotive business management software for automobile sales and after-sales service. Its customers include 20 of the world’s leading car manufacturers, such as Audi, Ford, Honda, Saab, Toyota, and Volkswagen, and 5,000 dealerships.

 
 

 
 

Challenges

A word from Shanghai Infoservice Technology

  • “The main appeal of Oracle Database was the solution’s open standards, which made the database easy to embed into our automotive applications and systems used by our customers. Oracle support and technicians are also readily available, which ensures independent software vendors like Infoservice can reduce product development time and risk.” – Johnson Wang, Vice President, Shanghai Infoservice Information Technology Co., Ltd

  • Select a cost-effective and widely used database platform to build automotive business management applications, which include solutions for leads-to-sales management, service parts inventory, order, warranty, logistics, call center, dealer training, and international distribution systems
  • Ensure automotive applications can be easily integrated with different backend systems used by car manufacturers and dealers to reduce system implementation time
  • Deliver a high quality solution to support its customers’ businesses and provide a positive experience for car owners

Solutions

Oracle Product and Services

  • Embedded Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition as the platform underlying  Shanghai Infoservice Technology  automotive management applications
  • Selected Oracle Embedded Database for its superior scalability, which supported the rapidly growing automobile industry
  • Benefited from Oracle Database’s open standards, which enabled the company to integrate its automotive management applications with Oracle E-Business Suite and other third-party systems used by its car manufacturing and dealership customers
  • Achieved average implementation time of six months for most customers, compared to seven months for other databases
  • Reduced application research and development cycle time by 20%, enabling Infoservice to deliver complete, turnkey systems and subsequent upgrades to the market much faster
  • Benefited from Oracle’s royalty-based embedded license, which minimized development costs, reduced risk, and allowed Infoservice to offer enterprise-class data management at an affordable cost with its products
  • Enjoyed easy access to technical support, as Oracle experts are more readily available than those of other database vendors
  • Built the foundation for incorporating Oracle Application Server and Oracle WebLogic Suite in the future