ORACLE’S INDUSTRY STANDARDS

COMPLETE, OPEN, and INTEGRATED

By combining best-in-class acquisitions with development of next-generation technologies, Oracle has dramatically expanded the breadth and depth of its industry-specific offerings.

From the planned June 2008 launch of Oracle Retail Release 13 to the rapid expansion of Oracle Accelerate solutions, three key principles have guided all Oracle's investments in industry solutions, according to Sonny Singh, Senior Vice President, Oracle Industry Business Unit—the creation of complete, open, and integrated solutions.

To provide complete industry solutions, Oracle is going beyond traditional ERP solutions to deliver complete, industry- and segment-specific capabilities.

To create open solutions, Oracle has redoubled its commitment to open industry and technology standards, from Java and XML to RosettaNet.

To build integrated solutions, Oracle has leveraged its open, standards-based Application Integration Architecture (AIA), based on Oracle Fusion Middleware, so Oracle

applications integrate not only with each other but also with third-party and custom-developed software.

Hear Oracle Senior Vice President Sonny Singh deliver the latest news on Oracle's industry solutions, including its big-picture strategy from key acquisitions to a list of targeted industry segments. And find out how organizations can profit from Oracle's unprecedented investment in complete, open, integrated industry solutions.

Listen to the AppCast now (MP3, 13 min.)

MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE . . . ANNOUNCING ORACLE ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

On July 16, 2008, Oracle unveiled the next release of its enterprise performance management (EPM) system. This is the industry's most comprehensive, fully integrated suite of EPM applications, and moves beyond

transactional processes such as quote-to-cash and develop-to-release to deliver what EPM leaders are calling "management excellence."

The launch comes nearly a year after Oracle's acquisition of Hyperion. It represents a major step in the integration of Oracle's Hyperion performance management applications, Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) applications and Oracle BI foundation with Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Applications.

Watch the July 16 Webcast, where Oracle President Charles Phillips; Oracle Senior Vice President Thomas Kurian; Oracle Senior Vice President John Kopcke; AMR Research; and Oracle customers introduce the next generation of Oracle's EPM system.

Watch the Webcast on demand

BEST PRACTICES FOR ADOPTING E-BUSINESS SUITE, RELEASE 12

For all customers who are planning an upgrade to E-Business Suite R12, Oracle has released a white paper entitled “Best Practices for Adopting Oracle E-Business Suite, Release 12” that describes best practices that can help your enterprise become successful on Release 12.

Written with help from professionals in Oracle’s Support, Consulting, IT, and Development organizations, this white paper offers practical advice on how to do a Release 12 implementation or upgrade. Said another way, this paper tells you “things you wish you knew” before embarking upon your Release 12 project.

This white paper is intended to be a living document and will be revised and re-published frequently.

The white paper can be accessed via Metalink DOC ID 580299.1.

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ORACLE UNVEILS BEA’S ROLE IN NEXT-GENERATION APPLICATION INFRASTRUCUTRE STRATEGY

On July 1, 2008, Oracle President Charles Phillips and Oracle Fusion Middleware Senior Vice President Thomas Kurian outlined Oracle's application infrastructure strategy in a live Webcast attended by partners and customers worldwide. This update to the Oracle Fusion Middleware strategy combines the best products from BEA and Oracle Fusion Middleware and provides pragmatic advice and next steps for customers.

Only Oracle delivers the #1 portfolio of open, world-class middleware products. Three core design principles help drive Oracle Fusion Middleware's leadership position in the market:

· Comprehensive—Provides a complete offering—ranging from Java application servers and business process management to Enterprise 2.0 user interaction and content management

· Preintegrated—Delivers best-in-class middleware products that work together and with Oracle Database and Oracle Applications to lower the cost of ownership

· Hot-pluggable—Allows customers to drop and deploy Oracle middleware into heterogeneous IT environments, providing long-term flexibility, and the ability to optimize existing IT investments

A World-Class Combination
The addition of BEA products to Oracle Fusion Middleware advances Oracle's middleware strategy and further strengthens key areas of the Oracle Fusion Middleware family. For additional information or to hear from Oracle executives on the strategic direction of Oracle Fusion Middleware click here!

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ANNOUNCING LIVE VIRTUAL CLASSES FOR APPLICATIONS

Oracle University's new Live Virtual Class is an educational experience comparable to our traditional in-class training—without the need for expensive travel. With world-class technology, top-rated instructors, cutting-edge curriculum, and hands-on labs, we offer an exciting combination of traditional content and interactive learning. More than half of our virtual classes are for Oracle Applications—Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, Siebel, and more. Clink here for more information!

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DRIVE SUCCESS WITH INTEGRATED TALENT MANAGEMENT

Scott Ewart, Oracle senior director for industry and applications marketing, shares what is driving the need for a talent management strategy and why an integrated talent management solution is so important to the success of an organization. Conference key is “advisor.” Join Now.

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Siebel CRM Information That Transforms...Thrive in the Age of the Customer-Driven Enterprise

Need help to understand the unique capabilities of Siebel CRM? Customers are trying to thrive in the age of the Customer Driven Enterprise. Take a moment to learn more about Oracle’s CRM solution and how you can learn from and leverage the success of others! Visit Oracle.com to learn more!

ALLIANCE 2009 – CALL FOR PAPERS

ALLIANCE 2009 will be held in Anaheim, California, March 21-25, 2009. ALLIANCE 2009 will include the Higher Education User Group, the Public Sector User Group, and the Federal Users Network. This conference draws more than 4,800 attendees each year and hosts sessions specific to the needs of IT professionals serving in higher education, public sector, and the federal government. Call for papers extends through September 12, 2009.

ORACLE TO HOST CANADA FEDERAL FORUM –

NOVEMBER 6^th, 2008

Oracle and its partners plan to host forums for Federal Government agencies in Washington, DC (October 29) and in Ottawa (November 6). Each event will be very similar to last year's, with keynote presentations from Oracle, our customers, and partners. Over 400 attendees and a dozen partners are expected to join us in each city, and the sessions will cover key public sector focus-for-growth initiatives on the apps and tech sides, with tracks covering Oracle Technology, HCM, Financial and Performance Management, and CRM. Each event will drill into national government issues specific to the US and Canada respectively.

Go to the DC save-the-date evite.
Go to the Ottawa save-the-date evite.

ORACLE BUYS GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE SOFTWARE

Strengthens Oracle’s end-user training solutions to provide just-in-time, web-based training support across the enterprise

Oracle today announced that it has agreed to acquire Global Knowledge Software LLC (GKS), a division of Global Knowledge, Inc. GKS is a leading provider of self-service training automation software.

GKS products improve end-user competency using enterprise applications through simulated

transactional training and testing, as well as auto-generated step-by-step instructions.

GKS is a longtime Oracle partner. GKS's Personal Navigator product is resold as a core component of Oracle's User Productivity Kit (UPK) offering, currently deployed at more than 2,000 Oracle customers.

GKS products are complementary to Oracle Tutor, Oracle's role based process documentation and training software.

The combination of GKS products, Oracle Tutor, and Oracle's learning management software iLearning and eLearning, is expected to provide customers a comprehensive, end-to-end enterprise solution for creating and deploying business process documentation, interactive system training, and just-in-time embedded support for all applications across their enterprise.

Oracle intends to form a global sales unit to expand the focus on non-Oracle applications utilizing GKS products, extending Oracle's software training offering across the enterprise.

The transaction is expected to close in the third calendar quarter of 2008. Until the deal closes, each company will continue to operate independently. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

"Our customers are looking for a consistent, cost effective training solution across the enterprise to speed software adoption by end-users," said Ed Abbo, Senior Vice President of Oracle Application Development. "With this acquisition, customers will have access to a single technology for end-user training and process documentation that spans applications across their enterprise."

"With the advent of self-service applications and limited time and budgets for classroom-based training, organizations need to provide more efficient training on relevant job role processes and applications," said Kevin C. Riley, President of Global Knowledge Software LLC. "We are excited that Oracle is adding GKS's training software to Oracle's product family."

"The combination with Oracle is the culmination of a successful, long-standing relationship," said Joseph W. Cece, CEO of Global Knowledge, Inc.

For more information click here!

ORACLE CONTENT MANAGEMENT CUSTOMER QUARTERLY UPDATE

September 10, 2008
9 a.m. PT / Noon ET / 16:00 GMT

Join Oracle product management for the quarterly update Webcast for Oracle Content Management customers. All content management customers globally, including customers of Stellent, Optika, SealedMedia, and Captovation, as well as all content management partners, are invited.

Don't miss this chance to get up-to-date information on product releases, recent product updates and patches, new integrations, product certifications, localization updates, and other relevant news for content management customers.

· Get more information and access Webcast archives.

· Register and create an account for the event. (Please be sure to use your corporate e-mail address).

LATEST RELEASE OF ORACLE IRM: OUT-OF-THE-BOX INTEGRATION WITH ORACLE UCM MAKES IT EASIER TO PROTECT SENSITIVE INFORMATION

Responding to the growing business imperative to secure electronic information outside the firewall, the latest release of Oracle Information Rights Management (IRM) provides out-of-the-box integration with Oracle Universal Content Management (UCM) for both enhanced security and streamlined management.

"This integration represents a major watershed in Oracle's content management offerings by extending all our key tools—security, auditing, version management, records management, and compliance—beyond the firewall," explains Andy Peet, product manager, Oracle IRM.

Benefits of the latest integration include single-click check-in and sealing, and full-text searching of sealed documents—plus the ability to rapidly and securely share content over the Web thanks to automatic generation of sealed Web renditions, including PDF and JPG formats.

In addition, Oracle IRM can instantly leverage Content Server rules, profiles, and folders in establishing security profiles and access, including synchronizing users and groups.

IRM in Action

With Oracle IRM and Oracle UCM working together, organizations can seal intellectual property and private employee and customer data, whether on supplier, partner, or outsourcing partner extranets. When business relationships change, access can be rapidly revoked—even to downloaded materials.

Organizations can also seal financial information, trade secrets, and sensitive employee information on employee intranets.

The same principles apply to collaborative project sites devoted to, for example, mergers and acquisitions, new product development, and deal collaboration.

How Oracle IRM Works

Oracle IRM keeps content secure inside and outside the firewall by encrypting sensitive documents, including e-mails, media-rich files, spreadsheets, and presentations, associating each with a set of security policies.

The easy-to-install IRM Desktop application enforces these policies on end-user systems, integrating seamlessly with the Windows environment and critical business applications such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Reader.

For further details on the integration, please visit the Oracle Technology Network.

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Implementing or Upgrading? Key Project Milestones Quickly Approaching?

Oracle offers a number of tools and resources to help customers through key project milestones. Working together Oracle can bring heightened visibility and support to your upgrade or implementation projects. Contact your account representative to discuss go live support and value add resources!

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Users groups provide a forum to discuss, share information and learn more about Oracle's products and services. The following local groups hold regular meetings, provide training sessions and invite Oracle representatives to demonstrate new products.

Also visit the Global User Group Meeting Calendar.

REGIONAL USER GROUP MEETINGS

Northwest Oracle User Group

Portland

August 25, 2008

Achieving Government Goals & Mandates with HP and Oracle

San Diego

August 26, 2008

JD Edwards Southern California (SCUG) UG

Long Beach

August 13, 2008

Northern California Oracle Users Group

San Ramon

August 21, 2008

PacRim JDE User Group

Tukwila,WA

September 11, 2008

Northern California PeopleSoft Regional User Group

Fremont

November 7, 2008

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PUBLIC SECTOR SEMINARS

New Internet Seminars Target Public Sector Challenges

Oracle has launched a new series of seminars delivered via the Internet that examine the latest technologies and best practices for addressing today’s most critical challenges in the public sector.

The seminars are formatted to deliver information quickly, with sessions lasting 15 minutes or less. New seminar topics will be added regularly featuring experts on a range of technologies and public sector issues. The first group of topics now available for viewing include:

· Oracle Solutions for Government

· Oracle GRC Applications Suite for Public Administrations: The Path to Strengthening Citizen Confidence

· Drowning in Your Data? Find the Answers with Enterprise Business Intelligence for the Public Sector.

To view the seminars go to oracle.com/industries/government/index.html and click on the links under “Internet Seminars” at the bottom right.

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CONFERENCES

ISM IT Solutions Management for Human Services – 41^st Annual ISM Conference

San Francisco, California

August 24-27, 2008

This year marks the 41st annual conference of ISM, an association of State, Local and Federal Government Information Systems professionals working in the Health and Human Services areas with the goal or promoting the development and operation of effective automated systems in Health and Human Services.

SHOWCASE Ontario 2008

Metro Toronto Convention Center

September 8-10, 2008

For 2008, our theme of “Working Together – Working Smarter” highlights one of the goals of our conference: to merge business and technology ideas in order to provide improved services to Ontario’s citizens. Over 7000 public servants joined us last year - don’t miss out on your chance to see why we are Canada’s largest I&IT education conference.

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ADVISOR WEBCASTS

View the current Support Services Web Seminar Schedule

Oracle E-Business

Title: Oracle’s User Productivity Kit (UPK) 3.1 – Delivery Value Across All Oracle Applications

August 5

9:00 a.m. (MDT)

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Title: Announcing UPK Application Specific Content for E-Business Suite

August 12

9:00 a.m. (MDT)

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