Original Software Unveils Intelligent Data Extraction for Oracle Users

CHICAGO, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Completing the total software testing
cycle from "keystroke to database," Original Software has unveiled its Intelligent Data Extraction capability which allows Oracle users for the first time test applications at the database level as well as the visual layer. This new functionality is part of the company's flagship TestBench automated software testing solution.

The intelligent data extraction capability automates the creation and extraction of test data subsets from live databases, even from remote locations, with full reference integrity. This capability controls the state of the test data by taking checkpoints of the data set throughout the testing, whilst allowing developers to rollback the data to any prior checkpoint. This eliminates the need to build complex algorithms and external checks to make allowances for changes in the live data. It also protects data in the event of a program failure by restoring the data to its pre-test status. These multiple data subsets can also be easily created for specific projects, reducing the size of data to a manageable volume and building test- beds based on highly targeted scenarios. The integrity of the data is automatically assured with upward and downward schema relationships.The TestBench Suite -- Total Testing "TestBench tests both batch and interactive programs, and is the only software testing solution to allow total management and manipulation of the underlying database, as well as the visual layer of the application," said Colin Armitage, CEO of Original Software. "This capability is central to
our "Total Testing" philosophy that covers all aspects of the application from screens and reports to the database and application performance." The company's complete TestBench solution for Oracle delivers a depth of coverage and confidence in testing that has not been available to Oracle database users until now, and extends Original Software's existing support
for data-driven testing which includes table update visibility, data validation rules, environmental roll back and pair-wise input scenarios, all of which are important elements of Original Software's Total Testing approach. Total Testing embraces every element of the test process from test data management, through automation of the visual layer, tracking server and database activity to audit ready reporting.

About Original Software

Original Software offers automated software testing and quality assurance solutions that deliver tangible benefits across a wide range of IT and application environments. As a recognized innovator, Original Software's goal is to reduce business risk and improve application time to
market for IT departments through the development of class leading automated solutions.
Over the last 10 years, more than 400 organizations operating in 25 countries have come to depend on Original Software for their software testing solutions. Current users range from small software development shops to major multinationals, including: Cargill Global Financial Solutions, Circuit City Stores, Pfizer Pharmaceutical (Ireland), DHL, Coca-Cola, Scandia and hundreds of others. Original Software operates central offices near Chicago, and London.
Their solutions can be obtained through these offices or through a network of qualified and knowledgeable business partners throughout Europe, the Middle East, Australasia and the Americas.

Source: Original Software

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Roamfree Ltd Achieves Global Implementation of the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oracle today
announced that Roamfree Ltd, the online global accommodation search
company, has implemented the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 in only four months.

With the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12, Roamfree Ltd has streamlined and standardized best-practice administrative and financial processes within its global enterprise, and has built a solid and scalable foundation for automating and integrating additional business functions in
the future. Implemented in partnership with Zensar Technologies, a global software solutions provider and member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork, this implementation represents one of the first global go-lives of the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 since its availability in January 2007.

Roamfree enables travelers around the world to search and reserve accommodations online in real-time, from more than 100,000 accommodation providers. Roamfree is owned by former Sydney Swans footballer Tony Smith and currently has about 140 staff, including 65 IT professionals with corporate headquarters in Surfers Paradise, Australia. The company chose
the Oracle E-Business Suite over SAP and Microsoft to provide a fully integrated foundation with a best-practice driven global enterprise that leverages standards-based technology to support the company's continued growth and expansion. Additionally, Roamfree plans to simplify and integrate its core system infrastructure onto one platform to reduce the
number of separate information systems the company must maintain, while improving the quality and timeliness of information used in decision-making across the enterprise. Roamfree is currently focusing on Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific, with third-party partnerships expected to deliver accommodation search globally. "The Oracle E-Business Suite is the backbone of our business," said Adrian Van Vliet, Global Chief Information Officer at Roamfree Ltd." With undeniable global strength, standards-based technology and leadership in delivering solid financial systems, Oracle was a natural choice for Roamfree. We believe Oracle not only will meet our needs now, but the company's plans for Oracle Fusion Applications to help ensure that we have a solid, state-of-the-art platform for supporting our business in the future."

Platform for Growth

In April 2007, Roamfree completed the first phase of its implementation of the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12. This included critical financial management functionality, such as general ledger, trust accounting, accounts receivable and accounts payable, in addition to seamless integration between transactions conducted through its Global Accommodation
Search engine and key financial systems. Roamfree's implementation of the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 will continue in two additional phases planned this year. In these phases, Roamfree will focus on deploying internal financial systems, such as purchasing and fixed assets, human resource functionality, including employee self-service, full customer relationship management modules and business intelligence.

About Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

The newly updated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications of the Oracle E-Business Suite provide a centralized financial architecture that enables higher levels of control and transparency while supporting diverse local accounting, tax and employee regulations and standards. The ERP applications of the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 also help lower
costs with centralized set-up and maintenance of accounting, tax and banking rules. This release is continued proof of Oracle's "Applications Unlimited" program, the company's long-term plan to provide ongoing enhancements to current Oracle Applications.

About Oracle

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In2M Selects Oracle Database Standard to Support its Subscriber Base

In a bid to support its subscriber base, In2M has opted to go with Oracle (News - Alert) Database Standard Edition. In2M Corporation offers financial productivity applications to personal and business users in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia.

“We use Linux and open source platforms because it's cost effective,” said Jason Law, Vice President of IT and Systems R & D for In2M, in a statement. "But we were not comfortable with an open source database product for delivering high-availability software as a service.

Law continued: “Oracle Database Standard Edition gives us the reliability we need now, and will scale to meet our future needs for some time to come, even despite our aggressive growth plans. Our target is 99.99 percent availability, and Oracle has not failed us since we started using it.”

In2M has declared that Oracle's support services will be a key part of its total Oracle package for In2M. In fact, its next product, Mvelopes Business will be based on Oracle Database Standard Edition. In addition, In2M aims to benefit from another unique Oracle capability, Oracle Real Application Clusters.

"The possibilities in Real Application Clusters were another big reason for us choosing Oracle," said Law. "Right now we're running a proof-of-concept, merging databases under Real Application Clusters, to check out the architecture before moving forward. We believe that Real Application Clusters makes Oracle Database Standard Edition powerful enough to support us for the next four years, even given our high growth rate, the critical need for high-availability and high performance for our customers."

Over the last 12 months, In2M has enrolled over 50,000 users in Mvelopes Personal. The company hoped to add 100,000 subscribers in the next 12 months.

Author: Niladri Sekhar Nath @ TMCnet

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