Partners Embrace Oracle(R) Enterprise Manager 11g; New Resources Available on Oracle PartnerNetwork

REDWOOD SHORES, CA, Apr 22 (MARKET WIRE) --
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL)

News Facts

-- In conjunction with the launch of Oracle(R) Enterprise Manager 11g,
Oracle today announced new Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) resources and
partner-driven plug-ins and connectors for Oracle Enterprise Manager.
-- The new OPN Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center Knowledge Zone allows
partners to quickly access the tools, knowledge and community insight
they need to better develop, implement and sell Oracle Enterprise
Manager-based solutions, and differentiate those services and
offerings in the marketplace.
-- Using the information in the new Knowledge Zone, partners can begin
the process of completing the competency requirements for an Oracle
Enterprise Manager Specialization immediately by embarking on OPN
certifications for sales, presales and support
-- To date, more than 500 representatives from Oracle partners are
already recognized as Oracle Enterprise Manager and Oracle Enterprise
Manager Application Quality Management Specialists. This designation
is given to individuals who have demonstrated key competency in the
areas of sales, pre-sales, or implementation support for this solution
by rigorous testing. These specialists are a key competency criteria
to achieve the Oracle Enterprise Manager OPN Specialization, which
will be available in June.
-- Additionally, beginning today, Oracle partners with integrated
plug-ins and connectors can leverage the Oracle Validated Integration
(OVI) program. Oracle Validated Integration applies a rigorous
technical process to review the integrations of third-party software
solutions with Oracle Applications. OVI provides access to Oracle
Applications, tools, technical resources and training to assist
partners in developing integrations based on Oracle standards and best
practices. Partners who have successfully validated their integrations
are authorized to use the "Oracle Validated Integration" logo.
Available through the Oracle PartnerNetwork, Oracle Validated
Integration gives customers confidence that integrations between
Oracle Enterprise Manager and complementary partner solutions have
been validated and the products work together as designed. This can
help reduce risk, improve system implementation cycles, and provide
for smoother upgrades and simpler maintenance.
-- Also announced today, partners including Brocade, F5, Halcyon, HP, NEC
and Voltaire are among the latest Oracle Partners to leverage the open
integration APIs in Oracle Enterprise Manager to build enterprise
class plug-ins and connectors; providing customers a seamless way to
monitor the performance of heterogeneous systems and proactively
manage the health of their entire IT stack.

Simplifying Management of Heterogeneous Environments with
Partner-Driven Oracle Enterprise Manager Plug-Ins and Connectors

-- To date, Oracle and its partners have delivered over 45 plug-ins and
connectors for monitoring IT technologies, interacting with management
frameworks and connecting with service management systems. The
following are the latest additions to the rich portfolio of
partner-driven plug-ins and connectors.
-- F5 BIG-IP Plug-In: provides integrated monitoring and management
of F5 BIG-IP application delivery controllers;
-- Brocade Plug-in: jointly developed with Brocade partner Halcyon,
the plug-in provides integrated monitoring and management of
Brocade ServerIron. With the plug-in, network administrators can
perform active monitoring and detailed configuration analysis for
Brocade ServerIron;
-- Voltaire Plug-In: allows Oracle Enterprise Manager to manage
Voltaire InfiniBand and receive alerts on interconnect issues in
Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) environments
-- HP and NEC Plug-ins for Storage: allows Oracle Enterprise Manager
to actively manage heterogeneous storage for HP StorageWorks XP
Disk Arrays, HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform
(SVSP) and NEC S series and D series storage.

Supporting Quotes

-- "As our own portfolio of systems and solutions expands, Oracle is
committed to providing the information, resources and opportunity our
partners need to grow and succeed along with us," said Judson Althoff,
senior vice president, Worldwide Alliances and Channels, Oracle. "We
are delivering new Oracle OPN Specializations and Knowledge Zones
around Oracle Enterprise Manager and Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops
Center -- providing our partners the ability to expand their portfolio
and profits by delivering differentiated value to their customers."
-- "Pythian has considerable experience implementing Oracle Enterprise
Manager at customer sites and so we are excited about the opportunity
to differentiate our expertise through OPN Specialized," said Alex
Gorbachev, Oracle ACE Director and CTO, Pythian. "We look forward to
working closely with Oracle to serve more Oracle customers."
-- "As an Ops Center implementation specialist and Oracle Enterprise
Manager integrators, we are very excited about Oracle's combined
management solution and the collective value that it provides to our
customers," said Iain McKone, CEO of Halcyon. "The global reach of the
Oracle PartnerNetwork and invaluable tools such as the new Oracle
Enterprise Manager Ops Center Knowledge Zone greatly assist in growing
our continued partnership with Oracle."
-- "Customers who use F5's BIG-IP Application Delivery Controllers with
Oracle technology demand integration with Oracle Enterprise Manager,"
said Calvin Rowland, Vice President of Application Partner Programs at
F5. "This new plug-In will ensure that joint customers can provide the
highest level of performance and availability for their entire
Oracle/F5 infrastructure."
-- "The new Oracle Enterprise Manager Plug-in for Brocade ServerIron ADX
can help significantly reduce the cost and complexity of managing the
network," said Patric Chang, director of strategic alliances, Brocade.
"Additionally, with this plug-in, administrators running Brocade
networking can access the monitoring information that will help them
increase performance and availability -- all from a centralized
console."
-- "As an Oracle E-Business Suite specialist with deep expertise in
testing, our customers demand a full lifecycle solution including
Oracle Application Quality Management, specifically Application
Testing Suite for the Oracle E-Business Suite," said Hiren Bhatt,
Global Oracle Practice Head, Intelligroup. "The new OPN
Specializations will be important differentiation that will enhance
our best-of-breed positioning to joint Oracle-Intelligroup customers."
-- "As a diversified provider of testing services and owner of
TMap(R), we strive to maintain competency on all best-of-breed
testing solutions such as Oracle Application Quality Management," said
Paul Poelmans, Global Alliance Manager, Sogeti. "The new OPN
Specializations will provide the enablement we need to ensure we can
leverage this new technology on behalf of joint Oracle-Sogeti
customers."
-- "As a global System Integrator, our customers require us to have
delivery capacity, including Quality Assurance, on all
industry-leading Oracle solutions, such as Oracle Application Quality
Management and Application Testing Suite," said Uday Tembulkar, Head
of Business Development - Oracle at Patni. "We are actively
encouraging our employees to take advantage of the new OPN
Specializations so we can continue to deliver value to joint
Oracle-Patni customers."

Supporting Resources

-- Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g
-- News announcement on Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g
-- OPN Enterprise Manager Knowledge Zone
-- OPN Ops Center Knowledge Zone
-- OPN Specialized Guided Learning Paths for Enterprise Manager and
Application Quality Management
-- Oracle Validated Integration - Partner Solutions
-- Enterprise Manager Extensibility Exchange
-- Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN)
-- Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialized
-- Judson Althoff blog
-- Connect with the Oracle Partner community at OPN on Twitter, OPN on
Facebook, OPN on LinkedIn, and OPN on YouTube.

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About Oracle PartnerNetwork
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the latest version of Oracle's partner program that provides partners
with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN
Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge
of Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's
growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to
the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to
differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved
through competency development, business results, expertise and proven
success. To find out more visit
http://www.oracle.com/partners.

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Contact Info
Carol Sato
Oracle
+1.650.633.5551
carol.sato@oracle.com

Kristin Reeves
Blanc & Otus for Oracle
+1.415.856.5145
kreeves@blancandotus.com

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