Memo
ORACLE
Oracle’s History
- Co-founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner, & Ed Oates
- “I admire risk takers. I like people who do things before they become fashionable or popular. I find that kind of integrity inspirational.”
- Foundation centered around 3 principles:
- Simplify
- Standardize
- Automate
Oracle Experience
- Employs 55,000 people in 151 countries
- Company presence in 98 of Fortune Magazine’s top 100 companies
- 1st software company to offer 100% internet enabled applications
- World’s leading supplier – Information Mgmt
- World’s 2nd largest independent software company
Market Share
- Oracle controls 24.3% of ERP market share
- Closed out 2006 with revenues totaling $4.6 billion
Market strategy
- Acquisitions - $19 billion
- Peoplesoft ( Jan. 05)
- Oblix (March 05)
- Retek (April 05)
- TripleHop ( June 05)
- TimesTen (June 05)
- Profit Logic (June 05)
- Context Media (July 05)
- I-flex (August 05)
- G-log (Sep. 05 )
- Innobase (Oct. 05)
- Thor Tech (Nov. 05)
- OctetString (Nov. 05)
- Temposoft (Dec. 05)
- 360 Commerce (Jan. 05)
- Siebel (Jan. 06)
- Sleepycat (Feb. 06)
Market Strategy
- Acquisitions - Continued
- Hotsip (Feb. 06)
- Portal Software (April 06)
- Net4Call (April 06)
- Demantra (June 06)
- Telephony@Work (June 06)
- Sigma Dynam. (August 06)
- Sunopsis (Oct. 06)
- MetaSolv (Oct. 06)
- Stellant (Nov. 06)
- SPL World (Nov. 06)
Future Products/Direction
- Peoplesoft Enterprise 9.0
- JD Edwards Enterprise One 8.12
- Siebel CRM 8.0
- Siebel Integrations
- Siebel Analytics 8.0
- ORACLE FUSION
Oracle Fusion
- Combines the best applications from each of it’s acquisitions (Peoplesoft, JD Edwards, Siebel, and Oracle itself)
- Functional areas
- Corporate Performance Mgmt
- Financial Mgmt
- Supply Chain Mgmt
- Human Capital Mgmt
- Customer Relationship Mgmt
- Expected to roll out mid 2008
ERP for Wingate
- Oracle E-business Suite
- Fully integrated, comprehensive suite of applications
- Protects your existing investment
- Extends the value of your existing investment
- Allows you to evolve next generation modules
- Allows you to implement one module at a time, multiple modules, or the complete suite
Oracle Financials
- Streamlines all your financial business processes:
-Accounts receivable -Accounts payable
-Assets -Balance Sheet
-General Ledger -Loans/Payments
-Financial Analyzer -Sales Analyzer
-Many More
E-Business Suite Modules
- Human Resources
- Intelligence
- Logistics
- Manufacturing
- Marketing
- Order Fulfillment
- Procurement
- Projects
- Sales
- Service
- Supply Chain Management
E-Business Suite Strengths
- Provides consolidated information across all functional areas
- Single, unified data model that stores info for all applications in one place for easy access
- Modules can be added at any time in any sequence
- Fully operational on Windows
Fit with Current Business Processes
- Oracle Financials
- Allows you make more informed decisions, improve operations, and reduce costs
- Can be implemented by itself or with other modules
- Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Feature which allows you to improve the flow of financial information throughout the year
- Can help you create a standardized financial platform that accelerates financial processes, enforces compliance, and frees up resources to grow your business
Fit with Current Business Processes
- Oracle Financials will give Wingate Electric:
- Control – strengthen financial discipline and achieve sustainable compliance
- Visibility – deliver better business information
- Efficiency – Improve Business Processes and Drive Down Costs
Training
- Availability of Tutorials
- Oracle University
- Training in Configuration and Technical Training
- Training Formats
- Instructor-led training
- Private Events
- Live Web Classes
- Self-Study CD-ROMs
- Knowledge Center
- Training Locations – available in 23 states across the United States
Consulting Support
- Oracle Consulting
- Support for Configurations of Application Modules
- Technical Support for System Implementation
- Availability of Consulting Support
Oracle Consulting
- Technical Support for System Implementation
- Oracle Applications Consulting Implementation Services
- Oracle Applications Consulting Accelerators
- Availability of Consulting Support
- Oracle Consulting Extended Services
- Lifetime Support Policy
- Oracle Support Services Global Contacts Directory
User Friendliness
- Customer Support
- Provides Lifetime Support Policy which covers your entire technology environment, from database to middleware to applications
- Stages:
- Premier Support – provides you with maintenance and support for five years from general availability date
- Extended Support – provides you with three extra years of support for certain Oracle releases for an additional fee
- Sustaining Support – provides you with technical support as long as you operate your systems
Technical Support and User Friendliness
- Oracle Online Technology Network Documentation Page
- E-Business Suite utilizes online troubleshooting/documentation
Web-Based User Friendliness
- Oracle XML Publisher
- Integrates with the E-Business Suite to allow managers to gain access to all data for query and reporting purposes
- Can be used to create custom reports using Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat
- Reports can even be created in 185 different languages
- Available at no extra cost to our customers
Web-Based Reporting Capability
- Since all of Oracle’s E-Business Suite is web-based, reporting is available in a web-based format
Costs
- E-Business License:
- License price $3,995
- Software Update License and Support $879
- Term Licensing Available
- Annual term licenses available from 1 to 5 years
- Prices are based on a specific percentage of the perpetual license price
- Oracle Applications Consulting Accelerator
- Oracle Implementation Consultants available
- hourly rates
Licensing- Minimum of 10% of employees
Consulting accelerator- templates defines and maps legacy systems and data to oracle e-business. Don’t have to start from scratch
Costs - Training
- Instructor-led classes – starting at $1800/student
- Self-Study CD-ROM
- Live Webclass – 5 days, $3000/student
- OnDemand Courses – starting at $600/student
- Online Courses
- Recorded Web Classes
- Recorded Web Seminars
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
To Get Started
License
Software Update License and Support
Oracle Applications Consulting Accelerator
Training (estimated)
Total per user
TOTAL (including 100 users)
$3,995
$879
Included
$3,000
$7874
$787,400
Oracle E-Business Integration
- Oracle can provide:
- Single source of accurate data
- Integrated business applications
- Improved, seamless collaboration
- Reduction of IT expenses
- E-Business Suite
- Integrates legacy transactions and data
- Easily add new modules
- Variety of training options
Questions