Additional Content

• The Oracle Decade, by Aaron Lazenby
  After 10 years at Oracle, two of the most dramatic innovations remain Applications Unlimited and Oracle’s Lifetime Support Policy.
• Soup to Nuts, by Stan Jakubik
  User groups combine diverse views of Oracle products to get a complete look at enterprise software practices.
• Forward Thinking
• The 12 Questions Every CFO Should Ask the CIO, by Anne Ozzimo
  What should your CFO and your CIO be talking about to better understand and leverage technology in your business?
• The 12 Questions, by Anne Ozzimo
• On the Move
  Profit readers ask mobile software development manager Jeff Duggins about enterprise computing in a mobile world.
• News Briefs
• Business Intelligence for Business Users
  New version of Oracle’s BI Suite simplifies access to powerful analytics.
• Shining a Light on Desktop Virtualization
  Oracle’s Sun Ray 3 Plus Client connects thin-client computing to the data center.
• A Complete Enterprise View
  Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g ties it all together.
• State of Emergency, by Heather Boerner
  In four days, the Australian state of Victoria launched Oracle CRM On Demand to aid victims of catastrophic wild fires.
• Cloud Computing: The Future of Public Sector IT, by Heather Boerner
  If the experience of Victoria, Australia’s Department of Human Services (DHS) with Oracle CRM On Demand during the devastating bushfires of February 2009 is any indication, more and more public sector customers may be heading to the cloud.
• A Learning Enterprise, by Fred Sandsmark
  School districts use Oracle software to support teachers and improve student outcomes—even in the face of massive budget cuts.
• Learning Gets Personal with Oracle Student Learning, by Fred Sandsmark
• Outsmarting a Deadly Virus, by Monica Mehta
  Kaleida Health uses Oracle Business Intelligence Suite, Enterprise Edition to improve patient service in the face of pandemic.
• Flu Dramatizes IT’s Role in a Public Health Crisis, by Monica Mehta
  Peter Doolan, vice president of sales consulting at Oracle, spoke to Profit about the movie Flu and the IT readiness of the public sector in a real-life crisis.
• Change Management, by Aaron Lazenby
  With the communications industry evolving at high speed, Cox CTO Scott Hatfield has an IT strategy to manage that change.
• Telcos Dial Up Sun Netra 6000 for Scalability and Reliability, by Aaron Lazenby
• Natural Selection, by Tony Kontzer
  National Geographic expands its Oracle’s PeopleSoft system to address its workforce’s evolving self-service needs.
• Oracle Commitment Grant Funds an Oceanic Effort, by Tony Kontzer
  Oracle has joined the National Geographic Society in a global push to promote ocean conservation—part of a five-year, US$70 million National Geographic initiative aimed at reversing the current trajectory of ocean degradation.
• See. Learn. Meet., by Caroline Kvitka
  Learn how to get ready for Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, September 19-23.
• Dive into Development at JavaOne and Oracle Develop, by Caroline Kvitka
  Two other conferences share the spotlight with Oracle OpenWorld this September: JavaOne and Oracle Develop.
• Oracle and Sun 101, by Alan Joch
  StubHub and the USC Shoah Foundation Institute are combining Oracle software and hardware to address pressing business needs.
• Sun Labs: Innovation Factory, by Margaret Harrist
• Getting Customers on Board, by Marta Bright
  An Oracle’s Siebel-powered loyalty program helps Sweden’s SJ rail system keep riders in their seats, despite major market upheaval.
• CFOs: Preparing for the Recovery, by Marta Bright
  Symantec Chief Financial Officer James Beer shares his strategies for how businesses can grow their top line through aggressive expansion and improve bottom-line performance.
• Abide and Decide, by Frank Buytendijk and Thomas Oestreich
  As enterprise information stores grow, how does data quality and access shape the decisions you make?
• Executives Want to Share, by Tara Swords
  Shared-services organizations are growing in popularity.
• Software. Hardware. Complete., by Tara Swords
  While Oracle's database technology has long been its flagship, the company now offers everything—hardware, middleware, and business applications—that customers need to build a complete and deeply integrated stack.
• Partners Unite
  Many Oracle partners provide complementary solutions that are integrated with one or more Oracle application product line.

JD Edwards Special Edition

• Special Delivery, by Aaron Lazenby
  Regular special issues of Profit will address Oracle's expanding portfolio of enterprise solutions.
• Change to Opportunity, by Darrell Hawkes
  Oracle and JD Edwards connection means stability, new prospects for customers.
• Keeping JD Edwards Green
  Ndevr’s emissions accounting a good fit for Oracle, sustainability.
• Keeping IT Shipshape
  SYSTIME upgrades systems for Royal Caribbean Cruises.
• All in the Family, by Aaron Lazenby
  On the fifth anniversary of the acquisition of JD Edwards, Oracle’s Lyle Ekdahl talks about the company’s plans for the application product line.
• Measure and Manage, by Monica Mehta
  Green business trailblazer Interface and Oracle’s JD Edwards promote IT’s role in sustainability.
• Taking the Sustainability Message Global, by Monica Mehta
  Profit speaks to Interface Managing Director Jim Hartzfeld.