Oracle Announces New Release of Oracle(R) Transportation Management

Companies Enabled to Manage Entire Transportation Network on One Platform for
Reduced Costs

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

News Facts
-- Today, Oracle announced the availability of Oracle(R) Transportation
Management 6.0, a global transportation management system that helps
streamline transportation planning, execution, financial settlement,
visibility and business process automation across all modes of
transportation.
-- With this latest release, Oracle delivers Oracle Fleet Management, the
industry's first combined shipment and asset-centric transportation
solution that enables companies to manage private fleet and common
carrier networks on a single platform for increased asset utilization,
lower transportation costs and reduced environmental impact.
-- Oracle Transportation Management 6.0 provides extended transportation
sourcing and business intelligence capabilities within the same,
single
platform. The solution also features expanded functionality for
planning, execution and financial settlement.

-- With Oracle Transportation Management 6.0, organizations can better
manage their orders, shipments and fleet resources, thereby reducing
costs, streamlining processes, improving customer service and
supporting
sustainability objectives.

Bringing Fleet Management Into Control
-- Oracle Transportation Management 6.0 supports broader fleet processes
beyond transportation planning and execution, including order
management, asset management, driver/contractor management and
financial
settlement.
-- Oracle Transportation Management 6.0 enables companies to:
-- Reduce overall fuel costs and associated emissions
-- Improve asset utilization, tracking and lifecycle management;
-- Enhance service through fleet-specific order management
capabilities;
-- Boost driver satisfaction and retention through increased
utilization while accounting for driver-specific dispatch
requirements;
-- Gain greater insight into fleet operations through driver
dispatch,
mobile communications and asset tracking;
-- Measure and control financial performance by leveraging new
capabilities for costing, payables, billables, cost accruals,
revenue recognition and claim and dispute management; and

-- Ensure overall safety and visibility within the transportation
value
chain.

Supporting Quotes
-- "Effective transportation management increasingly demands that
companies be able to control, and manage, both their own fleets as
well
as for-hire carriers," said Dwight Klappich, Gartner Research Vice
President. "We find that the current difficult economic climate is
placing extra emphasis on the need for transportation and fleet
management tools to help control costs while managing assets and
resources."

-- "Traditional, stand-alone fleet management solutions do not offer
shipping and logistics managers with holistic insight to effectively
manage their fleet," said Derek Gittoes, Oracle Vice President,
Logistics Product Strategy. "The result is missed opportunities for
operational savings and a higher cost of ownership. Providing this
capability in a single system changes the game for being a
best-in-class
transportation management system."

General Availability

-- Oracle Transportation Management 6.0 is currently available.

Supporting Resources
-- Oracle Transportation Management
-- Gartner Magic Quadrant: Oracle a Leader in Transportation Management
Systems

-- Forrester Wave: Transportation Management Solutions

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