SPECIAL REPORT

Social is now a necessary business practice – but it also continues to rapidly change. In March, Oracle unveiled the industry’s first unified, end-to-end social management solution for the enterprise. Oracle Social Relationship Management (SRM) helps company leaders keep up with social’s constant evolution by integrating the full spectrum of their social activities and analysis in a single platform.

In Special Report: Social Business, learn more about Oracle SRM, plus:

• Get 4 tips for creating effective strategies
• Learn how integrating social with business process impacts your bottom line
• Discover what really matters to your community
• Plus, read what Profit Editor in Chief Aaron Lazenby learned after a social media flashback

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BIG NEWS

OAUG President Margaret Wright: Thoughts from Collaborate 2013

One of the many benefits of attending the COLLABORATE 2013 conference is access to great leaders and thinkers in the Oracle community. This year that meant sitting down with Margaret Wright, the newly elected president of the OAUG.

Three Real-World Strategies for Adopting Oracle Fusion Applications

“An effective organization has a constantly evolving IT strategy that supports the business,” says Debra Lilley, Oracle Alliance Director for Fujitsu UK, an Oracle ACE Director and Fusion Applications UX Advocate. Here, she explains the strategies most successfully employed by enterprises adopting Oracle Fusion Applications.

Special Report: Innovation

Register now for the second installment of the Innovator's Playbook series on April 9, now on demand. Plus, get insightful advice from other thought leaders about strategies that can help make innovation a part of your company's culture.

Five Ideas: Hardware

Watch a replay of the March 26 webcast to see Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Executive Vice President John Fowler unveil SPARC servers, setting a new standard for extreme performance. Plus, read about how other Oracle hardware solutions help executives keep pace with the speed of business.

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C-CENTRAL

Highlights from Oracle's C-Central: Keep up with relevant technology trends and best practices. Oracle C-Central brings you the latest information, executive insights, and trends from Oracle and other global experts.

Cultivating Business-Led Innovation: Capitalizing on innovation failures (pdf)

Innovation as a topic gets lots of hype, but how does innovation really happen in today's organizations? Get C-Suite perspectives.

In Search of Insight and Foresight: Getting More Out of Big Data

When there is more data available than ever before, asking better questions can lead to better insight and foresight, enabling better decision-making and ultimately better outcomes.

Executive Viewpoint: Freeing Up Resources for Innovation

Oracle Senior Vice President Sonny Singh provides an executive viewpoint about the challenges and opportunities CIOs face in managing the complexities of today's IT environment.

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ORACLE VOICE

Highlights from Oracle’s blog on Forbes.com

Oracle's Software on Silicon: 10 Reasons It'll Redefine Enterprise Computing

Getting On Board With Customer Experience

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POLL

Join Profit’s LinkedIn Conversation: What is the most important prerequisite of a successful social media marketing campaign?

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EVENT

Oracle at South By Southwest

In March, Oracle sponsored SXSW, an annual conference combining music, art, technology and more. Missed out? Watch these behind the scenes videos to catch up with thought leaders we talked to at the recent conference in Austin, Texas.

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