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11.4.08

Capgemini Named A Leading Oracle Implementation Provider By Independent Research Firm

Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced that it has been named a leader in an independent report about Oracle Implementation Providers by Forrester Research, Inc.

Capgemini was among the select companies that Forrester invited to participate in its March 10, 2008, Forrester Wave™ report, “Oracle Implementation Providers, Q1 2008”, which is Forrester’s first evaluation of Oracle implementation providers. The report assessed 13 providers across 107 criteria. In this evaluation, Capgemini was cited as a “leader” among global Oracle Implementation Providers.

The Forrester report states that Capgemini is an Oracle implementation leader “with strong end-to-end implementation skills,”1 and describes Capgemini in its vendor summary as follows:

“Capgemini rounds out the Leaders group with strong overall capabilities and EMEA presence. Capgemini is strong across most phases of implementation and across a breadth of verticals. It is also unique in being the only provider in the evaluation with a client base and resource mix more heavily skewed towards Europe.”1

“We’re honored to be named a leader in Forrester’s Oracle Implementation Wave,” said Connie Cservenyak, vice president and global Oracle alliance leader, Capgemini. “As an Oracle Certified Advantage partner, we’re able to use our extensive knowledge of Oracle’s suite of applications to jumpstart our client’s implementation process and to help them foster innovation and growth for their businesses.”
The Forrester Wave™ is available to registered Forrester clients at (http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,42379,00. html).

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About Capgemini

Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, enables its clients to transform and perform through technologies. Capgemini provides its clients with insights and capabilities that boost their freedom to achieve superior results through a unique way of working - the Collaborative Business Experience - and through a global delivery model called Rightshore®, which aims to offer the right resources in the right location at competitive cost. Present in 36 countries, Capgemini reported 2007 global revenues of EUR 8.7 billion (approximately US$12 billion) and employs over 83,000 people worldwide.

More information is available at www.capgemini.com.

10.4.08

Wehmeyer selects Oracle Retail application

Wehmeyer, the German fashion house, has selected Oracle Retail Price Optimization to help increase profitability through effective inventory management.

Wehmeyer informed that it will use the Oracle Retail application to introduce an advanced approach to managing in-season inventory, assortment and pricing strategies across its 40 stores in Germany.

The company hopes that the Oracle Retail Price Optimization will help provide Wehmeyer with greater visibility into customer demand, the impact of price points on inventory levels, gross margin performance and optimal in-season inventory management decisions.

Author: Pallavi B @ www.dmeurope.com

8.4.08

I-flex solutions to change name to Oracle Financial Services

I-flex solutions, a provider of IT solutions to the financial services industry, has announced that its board of directors has approved a proposal to change the company's name to Oracle Financial Services, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals.

The proposed new name reflects the company's close strategic and operational alignment with its parent, Oracle, which owns 81% of the company.

The new branding strategy demonstrates the synergies of scale, resources, expertise and efficiency across the two organizations. The current management team under NRK Raman will continue to run the operations of the company.

NRK Raman, CEO and managing director of i-flex solutions, said: "The new identity will enable us to better leverage the global reach, infrastructure and brand visibility of Oracle to accelerate our growth."

Source: datamonitor.com