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Posted: 7/26/2010 - 1 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]

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City of Boston and City of Sacramento Use Oracle Software to Enhance Decision-making and Improve Service Delivery to Citizens

 

Redwood Shores, Calif. July 26, 2010

 

News Facts

·         Several innovative cities recently implemented Oracle applications and infrastructure software to improve data transparency and citizen service quality, while cutting costs and enhancing operational efficiency.

·         As city leaders focus on investing in infrastructure and improving service delivery despite rising costs and reduced budgets, they also understand that constituents want to see their tax dollars invested wisely, in an open and transparent fashion.  As a result, many innovative governments are turning to Oracle to modernize their underlying IT infrastructures and meet goals for increased transparency and efficiency.

 

Oracle Smart Cities Details

·         City of Boston, the largest city in Massachusetts with a population of more than 600,000, deployed Oracle’s Hyperion applications as the backbone of Boston About Results (BAR) – the city's centralized performance data and management system.  The city uses Oracle Hyperion Performance Scorecard and Oracle Hyperion Planning to pull data from various enterprise systems – including Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management and PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management – to communicate results to the public and department managers and track investment impact.  The Hyperion applications enable the city to deliver user-friendly reports with built-in charts, trend arrows and color-coded indicators based on how the city’s actual performance is tracking against annual targets.  The city also uses Oracle’s Hyperion Web Analysis to make BAR data available online to citizens, who can view performance information from the city’s 15 largest departments, ranging from police and fire to the library system. 

·         City of Sacramento, which serves approximately 460,000 constituents, implemented a shared services 311 operation based on Oracle’s Siebel CRM to improve the quality and transparency of citizen services, increase operational efficiency and produce data from a single source in order to enhance city services.  With Oracle, the city provides multichannel access to various resources, improving real-time information accessibility and enabling individual citizens and community groups to more easily provide input.  The consolidated 311 system has also significantly boosted constituent satisfaction by enabling the city to reduce call wait times and accelerate issue resolution within the call center.   

 

Supporting Quotes

·         “Oracle’s Hyperion applications represent a significant improvement for Boston About Results. Managers find the trend arrows and traffic light indicators very valuable in helping them quickly identify trends.  Overall, our ability to present results in a standard management report has made decision-making much easier and more efficient,” said Lisa Calise Signori, director of administration and finance, City of Boston.

·         “Implementing our 311 service based on Oracle’s Siebel CRM applications has transformed citizen access to city services.  Even in the program’s infancy, we realize that we have created an opportunity to dramatically improve service and accessibility to our customers, while gathering information never before captured,” said Gina Knepp, manager, 311 Division, City of Sacramento.

·          “Local governments face unfunded mandates and reduced tax revenues while their constituents are demanding improved services.  Cities must innovate and integrate across their employees, citizens and businesses to thrive in the age of globalization.  Oracle helps local governments like Boston and Sacramento improve data accessibility, optimize program delivery, and empower employees to provide citizens with consistent, valuable information,” said Mark Johnson, senior vice president, Oracle Public Sector.

 

Supporting Resources

·         Oracle Public Sector

·         Oracle Public Sector on Facebook

·         Oracle’s Solution for Smart Cities:  Delivering 21st Century Services

·         Oracle’s Solution for Smart Cities: Why Oracle for Smart Cities

·         Oracle’s Solution for Smart Cities

·         City of Boston Case Study

·         City of Boston Video

·         City of Boston Profit Magazine Article

·         City of Sacramento Case Study

·         City of Sacramento Video

 

About Oracle

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company.  For more information about Oracle, visit oracle.com

 

Trademark

Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

 

 

Contact Info

Katie Barron                                                                Janice Hazen 

Oracle                                                                         O’Keeffe & Company

+703-364-2488                                                           +404-254-5881

katie.barron@oracle.com                                           jhazen@okco.com
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Posted: 3/23/2010 - 0 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]

Oracle’s “Smart Grid Challenges & Choices” Report: Utilities Executives Most Concerned with Potential Consumer Rate Increases

Sharing Best Practices, Putting IT Architecture in Place, and Engaging Consumers Will be Critical to Success 
 
DISTRIBUTECH, Tampa, Fla. – March 23, 2010
News Facts
·         Today Oracle announced the results of the “Smart Grid Challenges & Choices: Utility Executives’ Vision for the New Decade” research report, which surveyed 150 North American C-level utility executives to understand their vision for the next 10 years, how the smart grid will evolve in our communities and homes, and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead.
 
Key Findings
·         When asked to select their top two smart grid priorities over the next 10 years, utilities executives put improving service reliability (45 percent) and implementing smart metering (41 percent) at the top of the list.
·         However, only one in five respondents noted they are moving forward with system-wide smart grid deployment. Forty-nine percent of large utilities (with more than 100,000 customers) and 18 percent of small- to mid-sized utilities (with fewer than 100,000 customers) are taking steps forward with trial programs.
·         Nearly all respondents noted that consumers will benefit from smart grid. Eighty-six percent of large utilities and 82 percent of small- to mid-sized utilities said that smart grid will provide consumers with energy usage information that will enable smarter choices. 
·         However, when asked to note the most troublesome issues that keep them up at night, executives identified consumer reactions to rate increases (43 percent) as their top worry.
·         Utility executives recommended “sharing best practices with peers” and “developing an information architecture strategy” as the top drivers for smart grid success.
 
Supporting Quotes
·         “Utilities recognize that smart grid will transform every aspect of their business – from infrastructure management to service delivery to outage restoration to customer care.   Oracle’s ‘Smart Grid Challenges & Choices’ report indicates that though utilities executives believe that smart grid will bring great benefits to consumers, they are concerned about consumer reactions to rate increases. Tearing down organizational silos, leveraging standards-based technology, and actively engaging consumers in the process will be key to success,” said Stephan Scholl, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities. 
 
Supporting Resources
·         Oracle Utilities Blog
·         Oracle Utilities on Facebook
·         Oracle Utilities on LinkedIn
·         Oracle Utilities on Twitter
 
About Oracle Utilities
Oracle Utilities delivers proven software applications that help utilities of all types and sizes achieve competitive advantage, business performance excellence and a lower total cost of technology ownership. Oracle Utilities integrates industry-specific customer care and billing, network management, work and asset management, mobile workforce management and meter data management applications with the capabilities of Oracle’s industry-leading enterprise applications, business intelligence tools, middleware and database technologies.  The software enables customers to adapt more nimbly to market deregulation, meet ever-evolving customer demands and deliver on environmental conservation commitments. Additionally, Oracle Utilities helps utilities prepare for smart metering and smart grid initiatives that enhance efficiency and provide critical intelligence metrics that can help drive more-informed energy and water usage decisions for consumers and businesses.  For more information, visit www.oracle.com/goto/utilities.
 
About Oracle
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) provides the most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems in the world. For more information about Oracle, visit oracle.com
 
Trademark
Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
 
 
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Contact Info 
Caroline Yu Vespi                                                       Janice Hazen 
Oracle                                                                         O’Keeffe & Company
+1.650.506.8920                                                         +1.770.938.4753
caroline.yu@oracle.com                                             jhazen@okco.com
Posted: 3/23/2010 - 4 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]

Modesto Irrigation District Deploys Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management to Support SMART Meter Program

Smart Meters Allow Utility Trucks to Drive 200,000 Fewer Miles Annually to Reduce Carbon Emissions
DISTRIBUTECH, Tampa, Fla. – March 23, 2010
News Facts
·         Modesto Irrigation District (MID), a multi-service utility serving more than 100,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in California, has deployed Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management to support its SMART meter program. Nearly complete, the project involves replacing every residential and commercial electric meter with advanced digital smart meters. With Oracle as the backbone, the system will provide MID with real-time data.
·         The Oracle solution facilitates meter messaging, reads and validations. It interfaces with various types of automated metering infrastructure (AMI) systems and meters used by MID, providing real-time usage data and the ability to disconnect or reconnect meters. The energy usage data collected through smart meters will be used for future time-of-use rate design, as well as for automated distribution outage detection and troubleshooting.
·         As a result of reading smart meters remotely, MID will drive more than 200,000 fewer miles each year, spending less money on gasoline and cutting carbon and other harmful air pollutants.
·         In October, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that MID was one of only six California utilities selected to receive a $1.5 million Federal stimulus grant to support MID’s efforts to install smart control equipment throughout its electric infrastructure. The project is expected to reduce system-wide energy use and deliver cost savings that can be passed to its customers.
 
Supporting Quotes
·         “Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management provides us with a centralized data management system to support our SMART meter initiative, which will help us in the future to share the data necessary to empower our customers to effectively monitor and manage their energy usage,” said Tom Kimball, assistant general manager for transmission and distribution, Modesto Irrigation District.
·         “Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management provides utilities, like Modesto Irrigation District, with modern infrastructure to support smart grid and green initiatives. The application helps utilities’ consumers to monitor their usage – and make smart energy choices,” said Stephan Scholl, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities.
 
Supporting Resources
·         Oracle Utilities
·         Oracle Smart Grid Software
·         Oracle Utilities Blog
·         Oracle Utilities on Facebook
·         Oracle Utilities on LinkedIn
·         Oracle Utilities on Twitter
           
About Oracle Utilities
Oracle Utilities delivers proven software applications that help utilities of all types and sizes achieve competitive advantage, business performance excellence and a lower total cost of technology ownership. Oracle Utilities integrates industry-specific customer care and billing, network management, work and asset management, mobile workforce management and meter data management applications with the capabilities of Oracle’s industry-leading enterprise applications, business intelligence tools, middleware and database technologies.  The software enables customers to adapt more nimbly to market deregulation, meet ever-evolving customer demands and deliver on environmental conservation commitments. Additionally, Oracle Utilities helps utilities prepare for smart metering and smart grid initiatives that enhance efficiency and provide critical intelligence metrics that can help drive more-informed energy and water usage decisions for consumers and businesses.  For more information, visit www.oracle.com/goto/utilities.
 
About Oracle
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company.  For more information about Oracle, visit oracle.com
 
Trademark
Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
 
Modesto Irrigation District licensed Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management in FY09.
 
Contact Info 
Caroline Yu Vespi                                                       Janice Hazen 
Oracle                                                                         O’Keeffe & Company
+1 650 506 8920                                                         +1 770 9384753
caroline.yu@oracle.com                                             jhazen@okco.com
Posted: 2/24/2010 - 0 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]

Attain Lands 26 New Business Deals

Professional Services Company Grows Revenue, Makes Key Strategic Hires
 
VIENNA, VA – February 22, 2010– Attain, LLC, a leading public sector professional services company, today announced it has closed 26 new contracts and contract continuations worth more than $13 million since September 2009. The previously unannounced wins include 20 new contracts and six follow-on or continuing contracts with Federal agency, higher education and nonprofit customers.
 
“Today’s public sector organizations face complex challenges and are confronted by tough budget realities. However, at Attain, we see a significant opportunity to enable these organizations to innovate and improve security, health and the quality of life for all Americans as we build tomorrow together,” said Greg Baroni, chairman and chief executive officer of Attain. “We are pleased that so many organizations have chosen to work with us to address their critical business challenges, improve efficiency, leverage technology for better performance and achieve breakthrough results.”   
 
Founded in 2009, Attain (previously Eclat Consulting, LLC) provides services including project and performance management, grants management, applications and IT managed services and health analytics modeling to public sector organizations in the Federal, state and local government, higher education and nonprofit markets.  Prior to establishing Attain with industry veteran partners, Mr. Baroni served for nearly three decades in leadership positions at public sector professional services companies KPMG Consulting and Unisys Corp.
 
Among Attain’s first wins is a one-year continuation of its award with the U.S. Army to provide strategic services to the Reserve Component Automation Systems (RCAS) Project Directorate (PD), which is devoted to providing information technology solutions to support the training, administration and mobilization of the Army Reserve.  The automated information systems within RCAS connect more than 10,500 Guard and Reserve units at more than 4,000 sites to perform automated reporting and other information-based functions.
 
Under its contract, Attain continues to provide the Army Reserve Component with services in five functional areas: quality assurance, lifecycle management, systems engineering, acquisition/contract management and project management.  For example, Attain ensures RCAS information systems use validated products; oversees training and documentation provided by prime contractors; manages systems requirements; performs budget, technical and functional analyses and compliance reviews; and implements affordable acquisition strategies and project management techniques.
 
In addition to supporting RCAS, Attain has secured business with other federal customers, higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations including: Program Management Office for the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) for the U.S. Army, Carnegie Mellon University, Emory University, Mayo Clinic, MedStar Research Health, Inc., Old Dominion University Research Foundation, Rockefeller University, University of Connecticut Health Center, University of Virginia, Yeshiva University and The Johns Hopkins University.
 
The Johns Hopkins University, the nation’s leading research university, selected Attain to help address the challenges and complex issues associated with developing facilities and administrative (F&A) rate proposals.  Attain is working with the University to prepare a F&A rate proposal and facilitate rate negotiations with the Federal government that will result in significant and appropriate revenue reimbursement of research support costs.
 
To further grow its business, Attain also recently hired three senior leadership team members:
 
Michael M. Fox, Vice President, Corporate Business Development and Chief Strategy Officer:  Mr. Fox was named Attain’s vice president, corporate business development and chief strategy officer, effective Feb. 1. He joins the company from SRA International, Inc., where he spent more than 22 years in various leadership positions building SRA into a $1.6 billion company.  Mr. Fox led SRA’s marketing and sales operations and most recently served as its senior vice president for corporate strategic development. In that role, he led strategic planning activities, identified future growth opportunities and implemented corporate-wide plans for new business initiatives. Mr. Fox serves on the TechAmerica Public Sector Board of Directors.
 
Timothy C. Hays, Partner, Research and Healthcare Solutions: Dr. Hays previously served as the federal director of the Research, Condition and Disease Categorization (RCDC) project at the Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director (OD).  In that role, Dr. Hays provided leadership for science- and research-based knowledge management and data mining, as well as visual and data analytics used to examine the NIH research portfolio. He has also worked for the Office of Extramural Research (OER, OD) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), where he participated in the development of the Surgeon General’s supplemental report, “Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity.”
 
Richard J. Roberts, President, Federal Services: Mr. Roberts comes to Attain from BearingPoint, Inc., where he served as chairman and executive vice president of global public services and chief operating officer. During his 30 years at BearingPoint, and previously as a partner at KPMG and KPMG Consulting, Mr. Roberts established the organizations as preeminent businesses in the government contracting marketplace.  He is experienced in the areas of management improvement, information systems, financial modeling, cost-benefit analysis, organizational analysis, and development of accounting and organizational policies and procedures.  Mr. Roberts also has extensive hands-on experience in various organizational and process improvement initiatives in both government and industry.  Prior to his corporate career, Mr. Roberts served as an officer in the United States Army.
 
About Attain
Based in Vienna, Va., Attain is a professional services company comprised of innovative problem solvers who deliver tangible results to address today’s complex public sector challenges. With approximately 200 employees, Attain delivers strategic, operational support, healthcare solutions, and IT security and application services to more than 125 customers in the Federal, state and local government, higher education and nonprofit markets.
 
For more information about Attain, please visit www.attain.com
 
 
Media Contacts:                                                       
Darlene Darcy                                                                         Janice Hazen
Attain, LLC                                                                             O’Keeffe & Company
(703) 857-2251                                                                        (770) 938-4753
dmdarcy@attain.com                                                              jhazen@okco.com
 
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Posted: 1/11/2010 - 0 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]

Oracle’s “Testing the Water” Report: Water Utilities Indicate that Implementing Smart Meter Technologies is Critical; Consumers are Greatly Motivated by Conservation but Need More Data

Redwood Shores, Calif.– January 11, 2010
News Facts
·         Today Oracle announced the results of the “Testing the Water: Smart Metering for Water Utilities” research report, which surveyed more than 1,200 water consumers and 300 water utility managers in the United States and Canada to examine:
o        Water utility managers’ perception of, and future plans for, smart meter technology, including benefits and potential obstacles
o        Water consumers’ perception of their water use, motivations for conservation, and what they feel they need from their water utilities
Key Findings
·         The research report found that consumers care about water conservation and believe they can reduce personal water use. Consumers surveyed also believe receiving more detailed information on their water consumption will motivate their water conservation efforts. 
o        76% are concerned about the need to conserve water in their community.
o        69% believe they could reduce their personal water use.
o        71% believe having access to detailed usage data would encourage them to take steps to lower water use.
 
·         Water utility managers indicate that they are committed to promoting water conservation and believe smart meter technology adoption is critical. However, actual implementations are in a nascent stage.
o        73% say their utility actively promotes water conservation.
o        68% believe it is critical that water utilities adopt smart meter technologies, but only one-third are currently considering or implementing smart meter technologies.
o        When asked to select the top two most significant benefits of smart meter technology deployment, respondents cited enabling early leak detection (62%) as the biggest benefit, followed by supplying customers with tools to monitor/reduce water use (35%).
o        Respondents cite lack of cost recovery or measurable return on investment (46%) and upfront utility expenses (42%) as the top two roadblocks to implementation.
 
Supporting Quotes
·         “Smart grid and smart metering has received a lot of buzz in recent months – with electric utilities receiving most of the spotlight. However, water utilities also face aging infrastructures, sustainability challenges and customer demand for better service. Oracle’s ‘Testing the Water’ report indicates that while water utilities realize that smart meter technologies can have a big impact on their business, there is a greater need to focus on consumer education and communication. Smart meter technologies can produce the actionable data required to provide consumers with information they can use to make smarter decisions about water consumption,” said Stephan Scholl, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities. 
·         “At Las Vegas Valley Water District, we have learned that providing consumers with useful information about conservation really does drive behavior change. The ‘Testing the Water’ report provides important data on the challenges and benefits associated with implementing smart meter technologies. Cost is an enormous factor, but many water utilities fail to see the huge impact smart meter technologies can have on their bottom line. It’s not just about reducing truck rolls – it’s about helping customers make better choices and improving efficiency throughout the business,” said Alisa Mann, customer services manager, Las Vegas Valley Water District.
 
Supporting Resources
·         Oracle Utilities Blog
·         Oracle Utilities on Facebook
·         Oracle Utilities on Twitter
 
About Oracle Utilities
Oracle Utilities delivers proven software applications that help utilities of all types and sizes achieve competitive advantage, business performance excellence and a lower total cost of technology ownership. Oracle Utilities integrates industry-specific customer care and billing, network management, work and asset management, mobile workforce management and meter data management applications with the capabilities of Oracle’s industry-leading enterprise applications, business intelligence tools, middleware and database technologies.  The software enables customers to adapt more nimbly to market deregulation, meet ever-evolving customer demands and deliver on environmental conservation commitments. Additionally, Oracle Utilities helps utilities prepare for smart metering and smart grid initiatives that enhance efficiency and provide critical intelligence metrics that can help drive more-informed energy and water usage decisions for consumers and businesses.  For more information, visit www.oracle.com/goto/utilities.
 
About Oracle
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world’s largest business software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.
 
Trademark
Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
 
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Contact Info 
Caroline Yu                                                                 Janice Hazen 
Oracle                                                                         O’Keeffe & Company
+650-506-8920                                                           +770-938-4753
caroline.yu@oracle.com                                             jhazen@okco.com
Posted: 12/2/2009 - 0 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]

County of San Joaquin Information Systems Division Modernizes and Integrates Law and Justice Systems with Oracle

System Leverages Service-Oriented Architecture to Link 1,600 Users and 18 Offices Countywide

Redwood Shores, CA – December 1, 2009

News Facts

·         County of San Joaquin Information Systems Division, the central IT organization serving the County of San Joaquin, a midsized California county with a population of more than 600,000, has modernized its law and justice systems with Oracle® infrastructure software. 

·         The Information Systems Division deployed Oracle Application Development Framework, Oracle SOA Suite, Oracle Application Server, Oracle Database, Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle Internet Directory to replace an outdated and difficult to maintain warrant system.  The new technology platform has improved the county’s ability to manage arrests, issue warrants and maintain crime histories, while helping the county plan its transition to the new state court system. 

·         With Oracle, the County of San Joaquin Information Systems Division has created a custom-built, Web-based warrant system to link approximately 1,600 users and 18 agencies countywide.  The county has saved more than $1 million by eliminating the need to deploy and maintain the application on individual desktops and by avoiding the need to hire 5 to 10 additional full time employees for IT support.

·         Moreover, the County of San Joaquin Information Systems Division’s Oracle deployment has enabled dependent systems to share data to help ensure accurate, timely handling of law and justice processes.  The Oracle solution enables the county’s courts, the district attorney, the public defender and law enforcement agencies to share critical warrant, abstracts (legal documents indicating arrest authority),and servicing information in real time.  Approximately 1,600 users spread across 356 roles at these agencies now use the Web-based system to securely browse critical data, according to their access levels. 

·         Additionally, the deployment has reduced the time required for law enforcement officers to create daily reports on topics such as number of arrests and status of warrants from 16 to 4 hours. 

·         Further, with Oracle SOA Suite, the Information Systems Division has been able to integrate various heterogeneous systems across county agencies with the court’s mainframe – enabling improved information sharing and decision making, as well as establishing a flexible architecture to support the transition to the state court system.  In the future, County of San Joaquin Information Systems Division plans to integrate a probation case management system with Oracle SOA Suite, enabling the county’s courts, the district attorney, the public defender and law enforcement agencies to efficiently and effectively exchange important probation information.

·         In addition, on Nov. 24, 2009, Future Strategies Inc. announced the County of San Joaquin Information Systems Division as the Silver winner for North America in the 2009 Global Awards for Excellence in Business Process Management (BPM) and Workflow.  Co-sponsored by WfMC, BPMFocus and BPM.com and now in their 16th year, these prestigious awards recognize user organizations that have demonstrably excelled in implementing innovative business process solutions to meet strategic business objectives.

 

Supporting Quotes

·         “With tools like Oracle Application Development Framework and Oracle SOA Suite, we have greatly reduced the complexities of our previous system, thus enabling development staff to save time and focus on their primary responsibilities,” said Jerry Becker, chief information officer, County of San Joaquin Information Systems Division.

·         “The County of San Joaquin needed to replace an aging and inadequate warrant system and improve information sharing between law and justice agencies countywide.  With Oracle, the County of San Joaquin Information Systems Division was able to link about 1,600 users and 18 offices countywide onto a single Web-based system – greatly minimizing IT administration requirements and enabling the county to accelerate various justice and public safety processes,” said Mark Johnson, senior vice president, Oracle Public Sector.

 

Supporting Resources

·         Oracle Public Sector

·         www.bpmf.org

           

About Oracle

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

 

 

Trademark

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

 

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Contact Info 

Katie Barron                                                                Janice Hazen 

Oracle                                                                         O’Keeffe & Company

+703-364-2488                                                           +770-938-4753

katie.barron@oracle.com                                           jhazen@okco.com

 

Posted: 12/2/2009 - 0 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]


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CedarCrestone and Oracle Join to Enhance Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Pension Administration

Companies Work Together to Deliver Enhancements for State and Local Marketplace

Redwood Shores, CA – December 1, 2009

News Facts

·         CedarCrestone, a leading provider of implementation services to both the commercial and public sectors, and Oracle have signed a co-development agreement to enhance Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Pension Administration and related products to better meet the needs of the United States state and local public sector marketplace around pension plan management.

·         Public sector retirement plans are unique when compared to most private sector plans.  Most are defined benefit plans – meaning the government employer promises a specified monthly benefit upon retirement based on employees’ earnings history, service tenure and age, rather than depending on investment returns.  These plans, through their long-term existence and multiple employer participation, are typically quite complex with regards to benefit eligibility and determination and often require a myriad of rule permutations and complicated business processes.

·         CedarCrestone and Oracle are working together to provide enhancements to specifically support the unique challenges faced by the public sector.  This will help enable government entities to more easily manage participant-centric pension plans.  Potential areas targeted for improvement include end-to-end business processes like service purchases as well as overall improvements in rule configuration and reporting. 

·         Oracle, a financially stable and resource rich organization, brings the unique ability to develop and support one of the only commercial off the shelf pension offerings available.  The broader Oracle portfolio including Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Government, Risk and Compliance (GRC) and industry leading technology capabilities – providing organizations with a single vendor for their entire pension solution enhances this offering.

·         As an Oracle Platinum Partner, CedarCrestone has staff with required qualifications and experience, based on multiple public sector pension implementations, that can be dedicated to deliver a leading pension administration solution.  These resources not only have Oracle-specific experience but include industry veterans in both the public and commercial retirement sector.

 

Supporting Quotes

·         “By signing this co-development agreement with Oracle, CedarCrestone has further demonstrated our strong commitment to providing the pension solution of the future to the public sector marketplace.  We plan to invest heavily in advancing and improving both the technology and the products that comprise the complete pension solution.  We strongly believe that Oracle’s commitment and long-term stability offers clients much needed assurance.  Further we look forward to continuing to listen to the needs of the pension community so that the overall solution meets the complete needs of the public sector industry not only today, but well into the future,” said James Pascarell, general manager, CedarCrestone.

·         “We look forward to working with CedarCrestone to enhance Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Pension Administration and Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Payroll to better meet the distinctive needs of public sector organizations – across state, county and city levels – particularly around complex pension management programs,” said Kevin Curry, group vice president, Public Sector Applications, Oracle Public Sector.

 

 

Supporting Resources

·         Oracle Public Sector

           

About Oracle

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

 

About CedarCrestone
CedarCrestone, an Oracle Platinum Partner, is the prominent trusted advisor in the PeopleSoft Enterprise consulting marketplace and is the largest independent provider of Managed Services for PeopleSoft. With client success as our first priority, CedarCrestone Public Sector provides strength in numbers with best practice solutions.

 

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Posted: 3/10/2009 - 0 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]
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Oracle “Turning Information into Power” Report: Utilities Say Moving to the Smart Grid is Critical; Consumers Interested in Renewable Energy but not Prepared for Costs
Increased Education and Standards-Based Technology Can Maximize Smart Grid Benefits
ENERGY BIZ LEADERSHIP FORUM, WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 9, 2009
News Facts
·         Today Oracle announced the results of the “Turning Information into Power” research report, which surveyed 604 U.S. consumers and 200 U.S. utility managers to examine:
o    The U.S. public’s energy consumption habits, perception of utilities’ ability to provide useful information and demand for new technologies
o    Utilities’ opinions on and preparation for the emergence of renewable energy and the move to the smart grid
Key Findings
·         Americans are concerned about energy costs and show interest in new energy options.
o    94% are concerned with the energy costs of their primary residence.
o    95% are interested in receiving detailed information on their energy use.
o    76% are interested in renewable energy technologies for their home – and 72% of those respondents state that “reducing personal energy costs” is the most important benefit of renewable energy.
 
·         However, Americans’ interest is not yet translating to action – and utilities can improve communication with customers.
o    When asked if they would pay an upfront fee to view a detailed, real-time energy consumption report, just 20% of Americans said yes.
o    Only 6% of respondents have installed some type of renewable energy source in the last 12 months.
o    When asked to give their utility suppliers a grade on their “current ability to provide detailed, useful information on energy consumption,” only 14% of Americans gave their utility an “A.” When grading themselves on the same question, only 16% of utility managers gave their organizations an “A.”
o    While more than half (58%) of electricity and multi-service utilities surveyed currently offer net metering programs – which allow homeowners to generate their own renewable energy or sell it back to their utilities – just 11% of these utilities say their customers are actively pursuing the programs.
 
·         Utilities believe the smart grid is critical to meeting impending energy needs and are taking first steps.
o    91% of utility managers believe it is critical that the U.S. adopts smart grid technologies. They selected “improving power flow management” and “supplying customers with the tools to monitor and reduce energy use at home” as the top two benefits.
o    41% of utilities have assessed the opportunity for smart grid technologies and 16% have begun implementation.
o    Utility managers believe “upfront consumer expenses” (42%) and a “lack of consistent industry technology standards” (30%) will be the biggest roadblocks to maximizing benefits of the smart grid.
 
Supporting Quotes
·         The ‘Turning Information into Power’ report indicates that while utilities are starting to make the move toward the smart grid, there is a significant opportunity to maximize results by focusing on consumer education, awareness and communication. Americans want more information that will help them to make smarter decisions about their energy consumption,” said Guerry Waters, vice president, industry strategy, Oracle Utilities.
·         “As the industry engages in the smart grid dialog to promote use of renewable resources and modernize the electric grid, utilities can streamline this process and optimize success by developing detailed transition plans, securing buy-in from stakeholders, as well as evaluating and implementing integrated, standards-based technology.  Oracle’s comprehensive suite of solutions for the utilities industry is available today to support and guide utilities through their evolution to deliver next-generation services to their customers,” said Quentin Grady, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities.
 
Supporting Resources
·         To download the full “Turning Information into Power” report, please visit: http://www.oracle.com/industries/utilities/index.html.
·         Oracle Utilities Blog: http://blogs.oracle.com/OracleUtilities/
 
About Oracle Utilities
Oracle Utilities delivers the proven software applications that help utilities achieve competitive advantage, business performance excellence and a lower total cost of technology ownership. Oracle Utilities integrates industry-specific customer care and billing, network management, work and asset management, mobile workforce management and meter data management applications with the capabilities of Oracle’s industry-leading enterprise applications, business intelligence tools, middleware and database technologies. Oracle Utilities enables its customers to adapt more nimbly to market deregulation, meet ever-evolving customer demands, and deliver on commitments to environmental conservation. For more information, visit http://www.oracle.com/industries/utilities.
 
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Caroline Yu                                                                  Janice Hazen  
Oracle                                                                          O’Keeffe & Company
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caroline.yu@oracle.com                                                              jhazen@okco.com
Posted: 10/29/2008 - 0 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]

Arlington, Va. and Redwood Shores, Calif., October 29, 2008 – CACI (NYSE: CAI) and Oracle announced today that the two companies have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a Contract Lifecycle Management solution that helps federal organizations author, execute, and manage procurement contracts in compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and other agency supplements. CACI will provide subject matter expertise gained from years of experience designing and implementing contract management systems for the Department of Defense and federal civilian agencies to help Oracle enhance the functionality of its commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Oracle® E-Business Suite. This functionality is expected to support both simplified and complex acquisitions and be integrated with Oracle’s procurement and financial management applications to provide a complete procure-to-pay process that meets government compliance mandates and transforms federal contract management. Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management is an enterprise solution that helps create and enforce better contracts by enabling standardized contract processes, reduced time-to-contract, and contract compliance. The solution builds on existing procurement and contract lifecycle management functionality within Oracle E-Business Suite, providing capabilities to help significantly cut supply management costs for federal customers by integrating requisitioning, sourcing, purchasing, and supplier collaboration with business intelligence. It provides contract professionals with capabilities to author, approve, sign, monitor, track, modify, renew, and close out contracts.CACI will leverage its experience gained from over 30 years in the federal procurement space to transition the current user community from existing solutions to Oracle’s enhanced contract management offering. CACI’s depth and breadth of capabilities stem from the development and implementation of widely used acquisition systems and contracting operations that encompass the full spectrum of procurement, ranging from shopping cart buys to complex acquisition management. In addition, the company works with federal customers as a systems integrator to achieve consolidation of acquisition, financial, and other business systems into enterprise resource planning (ERP)-centric models through its broad-based implementation services. The company also specializes in the development and delivery of end-user training programs that integrate agency procurement business processes with automated acquisition applications. “The combination of Oracle’s complete, integrated procurement solution with CACI’s expertise in Federal compliance standards, particularly related to the complex contracting process for major acquisitions, provides a significant advantage for our Federal customers. The additional functionality we are developing with CACI will enable customers to make better use of the application to help ensure compliance with established standards to meet even their most challenging needs,” said Mark Johnson, Senior Vice President, Public Sector Sales, Oracle North America. “CACI provides federal agencies with information technology solutions that are built on industry best practices for the business of government,” said Gil Guarino, Executive Vice President, Transformation Solutions, CACI International Inc. “Over our 46-year history, we have developed an in-depth understanding of how the federal government works, the missions of civilian and defense agencies, and the importance of procurement and acquisition systems to achieve organizational goals. We are very pleased to work with Oracle and provide state-of-the-art procurement and contract lifecycle management systems to the federal government.” About OracleOracle (NASDAQ GS: ORCL) is the world’s largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, visit our website at http://www.oracle.com. About CACICACI International Inc provides the professional services and IT solutions needed to prevail in today’s defense, intelligence, homeland security, and federal civilian government arenas. CACI is a member of the Fortune 1000 Largest Companies of 2007 and the Russell 2000 index. With approximately 12,300 employees working in over 120 offices in the U.S. and Europe, CACI is the IT provider for a networked world. For more information about CACI, visit our website at http://www.caci.com.There are statements made herein which do not address historical facts, and therefore could be interpreted to be forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated include, but are not limited to, the following: regional and national economic conditions in the United States and the United Kingdom, including conditions that result from terrorist activities or war; changes in interest rates; currency fluctuations; failure to achieve contract awards in connection with recompetes for present business and/or competition for new business; the risks and uncertainties associated with client interest in and purchases of new products and/or services; continued funding of U.S. government or other public sector projects, based on a change in spending patterns, or in the event of a priority need for funds, such as homeland security, the war on terrorism or rebuilding Iraq; government contract procurement (such as bid protest, small business set asides, etc.) and termination risks; the results of government investigations into allegations of improper actions related to the provision of services in support of U.S. military operations in Iraq; individual business decisions of our clients; paradigm shifts in technology; competitive factors such as pricing pressures and/or competition to hire and retain employees (particularly those with security clearances); material changes in laws or regulations applicable to our businesses, particularly in connection with (i) government contracts for services, (ii) outsourcing of activities that have been performed by the government, (iii) competition for task orders under Government Wide Acquisition Contracts ("GWACs") and/or schedule contracts with the General Services Administration; and (iv) accounting for convertible debt instruments; our own ability to achieve the objectives of near term or long range business plans; and other risks described in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.# # #Contacts: Jody Brown Katie BarronCACI International Inc Oracle Corporation(703) 841-7801 (703) 364-2488jbrown@caci.com katie.barron@oracle.comOracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. 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Posted: 10/15/2008 - 0 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]

Redwood Shores, CA – October 15, 2008News Facts• The City of Charlotte, North Carolina’s largest city, has implemented Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Candidate Gateway, part of PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management, to streamline hiring by providing a convenient and easy way to view and apply for city job openings online. The online process also helps the city reduce its paper usage, reinforcing its commitment to environmental initiatives.• With PeopleSoft Enterprise Candidate Gateway, the city can make job information and easy-to-use application tools available to potential employees around the clock via its external Web site, as well as the intranet for internal applicants. On the first day of deployment, the city received more than 400 applications with minimal questions about how to use the system. By the end of the first week, the city had received more than 1,860 applications with no increase in questions via phone or e-mail. This surpassed the average number of paper resumes or applications the city previously received in one week. • Charlotte’s job site also features tools – such as frequently asked questions and step-by-step instructions for completing applications – to help job applicants. Further, the city provides on-site computers not only at the human resources office but also at a number of the city’s field offices for prospective employees applying for jobs. Assistance is also available via e-mail or phone. These tools along with the user-friendly application are the main drivers in the large increase in applications.• PeopleSoft Enterprise Candidate Gateway allows city staff to receive applications quickly and consistently via the Internet due to the streamlined application process. To further simplify processes for the city’s more than 340 hiring managers, the city created a custom page that managers can visit to view all applicants, application information and hiring status, as well as to easily print or e-mail a copy of each application. This unified page simplified the training process significantly.• This fall, the city plans to further expand the system by developing automatic screenings. This will assist Hiring Managers in processing large volumes of applications to find the best-qualified candidates. The city will also deploy additional reporting capabilities and enhance e-mail communication with applicants. Supporting Quotes• “We are pleased to work closely with the City of Charlotte as it continues to reinforce its commitment to the environment as well as provide superior services to its potential and current employees. Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Candidate Gateway is helping the city operate more efficiently, ultimately saving time and money,” said Mark Johnson, vice president, Oracle Public Sector.• “With Oracle, we have significantly enhanced service to our constituents, both internal and external. The application not only helps us streamline the hiring process, but the online process means we use less paper – another step in our efforts to ‘go green.’ In addition, with the increase in submitted applications, we can ensure that we hire the highest caliber employees,” said Tammy Boyles, manager of Human Resources Management Systems, Human Resources Department, City of Charlotte. Supporting Resources• Oracle Public Sector• PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management • PeopleSoft Enterprise Capital Gateway 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.TrademarkOracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.# # #Contact Info Katie Barron Janice Hazen Oracle O’Keeffe & Company +703.364.2488 +770.938.4753katie.barron@oracle.com jhazen@okco.com
Posted: 9/18/2008 - 0 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]

Redwood Shores, CA – September 18, 2008News Facts• Oracle will introduce Oracle iGovernment at four Oracle OpenWorld sessions on Tuesday, September 23, 2008. The sessions will address the key components of Oracle iGovernment:o Modernizing the IT Infrastructureo Increasing Efficiency and Transparencyo Transforming Government Service DeliveryThe Public Sector General Session, which will include a customer panel on Oracle iGovernment, will follow these sessions.Availability and Details • Oracle iGovernment is a platform of database, middleware and applications built on open standards and a service-oriented architecture (SOA) – enabling innovative, integrated and intelligent operations. It allows government agencies to improve efficiency, reduce costs, increase transparency and become more responsive to current and future mandates such as implementing shared services and providing 24/7 access to government services.• Oracle iGovernment provides a path for public sector entities to move beyond eGovernment. While eGovernment has enabled agencies to provide access to vast amounts of information and key government transactions, operations are typically driven by systems that are custom-developed, stand-alone and unique to each business process – limiting efficiency, cost savings and the services that agencies can deploy. By implementing applications like customer relationship management (CRM) and case management as a shared service, public sector organizations can vastly improve service delivery, gather metrics to improve performance and reduce costs.• Oracle will conduct a four-part Webcast series to introduce Oracle iGovernment, hosting the first Webcast on December 3, 2008. For more information and to register to attend, please visit oracle.com/goto/igovernment. Supporting Quotes• “Our strategic acquisitions and internal research and development investment over the last four years has enabled Oracle to meet the unique needs of leading industries like the public sector. Oracle iGovernment fulfills our complete, open and integrated strategy,” said Sonny Singh, senior vice president, Oracle Industries Business Unit.• “With Oracle iGovernment, Oracle is moving beyond the back office and providing solutions to address the programmatic requirements for government functions such as Social Services, Justice and Public Safety, Tax and Revenue and Defense,” said Juan Rada, senior vice president, Public Sector & Education Industry Business Unit, Oracle.• “With Oracle iGovernment we are establishing a technology platform based on a service-oriented architecture for innovative and integrated internal operations—helping us to reduce our overall costs, increase transparency and improve services to citizens,” said Patricia Dues, enterprise program manager, City of Las Vegas. Supporting Resources• Oracle OpenWorld Content Catalog• Oracle Public Sector• Oracle iGovernment 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.TrademarkOracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.# # #Contact Info Katie Barron Janice Hazen Oracle O’Keeffe & Company +703-364-2488 +770-938-4753katie.barron@oracle.com jhazen@okco.com