TUSC Leads Top Tier Partners in North America Oracle Partner Leadership Program

Chicago-Based Consulting Firm's Results Exceed Top Quartile Average in 12 Key
Categories Including Integrity, Courage and Flexibility

CHICAGO, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- TUSC, a Certified Advantage Partner in
Oracle PartnerNetwork, announced today its 2008 results in the North America
Oracle Partner Leadership Program (OPLP). Already well recognized for its
technical prowess, TUSC unveiled results exceeding the top quartile average of
integrators across 12 character-related categories.
Conducted on Oracle's behalf by CMI, the independent OPLP survey helps
partners gain visibility into how their firm compares to the overall
population of the North America partners in the Oracle(R) PartnerNetwork, to
the Oracle PartnerNetwork population by business model (ISV, SI, Reseller) and
to 1000 non-Oracle high tech respondents from past surveys done across the
industry.
According to OPLP results, key qualities in which TUSC excelled included
integrity, courage and flexibility.
"We're delighted the Oracle Partner Leadership Program quantified the
human side of our business. We are an organization of character," said Barry
Wiebe, senior vice president, North American Sales, for TUSC. "We bring
integrity into the marketplace, and we back our convictions with the right
resources to make our clients successful. We know that regardless of how good
each person is in their respective role in our company, their integrity will
always be our greatest asset. We are extremely conscious of this reality
throughout our hiring process."
Other TUSC attributes receiving notably high marks in the Oracle Partner
Leadership Program included leadership, sales acumen, dependability, respect
for others and effective communication skills. These scores are consistent
with TUSC's corporate philosophy "to make a difference -- on many levels -- in
the communities it serves."
Oracle introduced the North America Oracle Partner Leadership Program at
Oracle OpenWorld in November 2007. By participating in the Oracle Partner
Leadership Program, Oracle partners such as TUSC have the opportunity to
obtain a clear profile of their firm's leadership and sales readiness, a vital
component to providing the right solutions in today's dynamic marketplace.
"The response to the Oracle Partner Leadership Program has been quite
positive -- especially among many of our strategic partners," said Glen Frank,
vice president, Partner Marketing, Oracle. "TUSC's results speak for
themselves. They indicate the firm is poised to deliver high-impact solutions
for its customers. We're pleased with the leadership traits the TUSC
organization has demonstrated, and we value their proactive support in
piloting this strategic leadership initiative."
About the Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than
19,500 companies who deliver innovative software solutions based on Oracle
software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical
services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork program
provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's
global economy. Oracle partners are able to offer their customers leading-edge
solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise
software company. Partners who are able to demonstrate superior product
knowledge, technical expertise, and a commitment to doing business with Oracle
qualify for the Certified Partner levels.
http://oraclepartnernetwork.oracle.com/.
About TUSC -- The Oracle Experts since 1988
As an Oracle Certified Advantage Partner (one of only a handful in the
United States), TUSC provides expert functional and technical solutions in the
areas of Oracle E-Business Suite Consulting, Business Intelligence / Data
Warehousing, Project Management and Implementation Support, Custom Development
(Fusion Middleware, Web Services, SOA), Oracle Database Services, Managed
Services for Remote DBA and E-Business Suite Support, Oracle Software
Licensing, and Oracle Training & Mentoring.
For more information about TUSC, please visit our Web site at
http://www.tusc.com or call 800.755.8872.
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Contacts:
Burk Sherva
TUSC
630.960.3281
shervab@tusc.com

SOURCE TUSC

Burk Sherva of TUSC, +1-630-960-3281, shervab@tusc.com