25.1.08

EnergyAustralia adopts Oracle utilities outage management solution

Oracle has announced that EnergyAustralia has implemented Oracle Utilities Network Management System as its outage management solution. The new system allows EnergyAustralia to quickly identify, report on and resolve power outages, while providing accurate restoration status updates to customers.

The Oracle utilities outage management solution is an integrated suite of real-time operations technology applications that integrate existing customer information systems (CIS), geographic information systems (GIS) and other network management systems.

The application suite provides increased visibility throughout EnergyAustralia's network, enabling the company to better manage its transmission and distribution assets. The solution also provides EnergyAustralia with the real-time insight required to quickly make informed decisions regarding power outages and related service issues.

Lynton Jamieson, executive manager of network customer operations at EnergyAustralia, said: "For more than a century, EnergyAustralia has been committed to providing the highest quality service to our business, public sector and residential customers. Oracle utilities outage management solution helps us reduce power outage durations and provide superior responsiveness and communications during times of greatest customer need."

Source: Datamonitor


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24.1.08

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison sells shares

Larry Ellison, the chief executive of business software maker Oracle Corp. sold 1 million shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday.

In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, Ellison reported selling the shares on Wednesday for $19.95 apiece.

The stock sale was conducted under a prearranged 10b5-1 trading plan which allows a company insider to set up a program in advance for such transactions and proceed with them even if he or she comes into possession of material non-public information.

Insiders file Form 4s with the SEC to report transactions in their companies' shares. Open market purchases and sales must be reported within two business days of the transaction.

Source: www.businessweek.com


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23.1.08

Oracle Integrates Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and Oracle Transportation Management

In a continued effort to provide customers with best-in-class supply chain management capabilities, Oracle today announced the integration of Oracle(R) Transportation Management with Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. Customers will now be equipped to minimize costs and gain control of transportation and logistics operations while eliminating inefficient and redundant processes.

"Previously, we were required to build our own integration between JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and Oracle Transportation Management," said Land O Lakes Vice President Transformation and ERP, Mark Thome. "The newly delivered integration from Oracle will allow customers to reduce or eliminate their own integration efforts to enable faster implementation at a lower total cost of ownership."

Oracle Transportation Management has been integrated into JD Edwards EnterpriseOne sales order management, procurement and financial management applications to deliver a complete fulfillment execution system. From item availability to final delivery and financial settlement, customers can now streamline transportation planning, execution and freight payment on a single application. The result is better collaboration with suppliers, service providers, carriers, customers and throughout purchasing, logistics and financial operations. Additionally, this integration accommodates multiple modes of transportation including full truckload, less-than-truckload, parcel and complex multi-leg air, ocean and rail shipments.

Oracle has also continued to make significant enhancements to the shipment planning, rating, dock scheduling and rail movement capabilities within Oracle Transportation Management 5.5, improving both quality and performance. Additionally, Oracle Transportation Management 5.5 offers an improved user experience with enhancements to further streamline user workflows, and configuration and performance-related diagnostic tools.

"We continue to invest in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne product line to provide customers with best-of-class functionality and comprehensive visibility to improve their supply chains," said Oracle Group Vice President JD Edwards, Lenley Hensarling. "With this latest integration, customers will be positioned to improve customer service and carrier relations, better manage assets and benefit from flexible, global fulfillment capabilities."

Oracle Transportation Management was recently positioned in the Leaders Quadrant in Gartner's 2007 Transportation Management Systems (TMS) Magic Quadrant.(1) To view the complete Gartner Magic Quadrant report, compliments of Oracle, visit http://mediaproducts.gartner.com/reprints/oracle/152771.html.

Availability

The integration of Oracle Transportation Management with Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne is available now for licensed customers relying on JD Edwards EnterpriseOne versions 8.11 SP1 and 8.12. The integration is delivered to customers as part of their standard maintenance. Terms, conditions and restrictions may apply.

About Oracle Transportation Management

Oracle Transportation Management delivers robust transportation planning and execution capabilities to shippers and third party logistics providers. It integrates and streamlines transportation planning, execution, freight payment, and business process automation on a single application across all modes of transportation, from full truckload to complex multi-leg air, ocean, and rail shipments. With Oracle Transportation Management, companies are able to lower transportation costs, improve customer service and asset utilization, and provide flexible, global fulfillment options.

About The Magic Quadrant

The Gartner Magic Quadrant is copyrighted January 2, 2008 by Gartner, Inc., and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Oracle

Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com/

Source: http://www.oracle.com/


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