Oracle Internet Platform Drives Partner Solutions

The Internet changes everything.

The rules have changed. The fundamental business drivers for communications companies remain the same: companies must retain their customers, extend their markets, and become more efficient in the way they do business. Because of the Internet, companies must find new ways to compete.

Communications companies can now take advantage of new opportunities offered by the Internet--economies of scale, lower cost of ownership, shorter time to market. However, these same companies also face the threat of new competition offering new and unique services, quickly, over the Internet. No longer does the largest provider, the price leader, or the technology innovator have a distinct, sustainable, competitive advantage in the communications industry. The Internet levels the playing field. More than ever before, communications providers are being valued on their customer base, and on their ability to reach out to, manage, sustain, and grow their community of interest. Bundled value-added services and speed to market are key to success in the Internet age.

Communications companies must understand and streamline their processes to provide the customer with a higher level of service. In addition, the operational data must be captured and analyzed to uncover new opportunities--or to quickly respond to threats. In short, companies must become e-businesses.

Oracle = Solid E-business Foundation

E-business or out of business! This is the mantra for businesses worldwide; most new start-up companies are Internet based and existing brick and mortar companies are looking for ways to drive and leverage their business via the Internet. Building for e-business puts new demands on the information technology platform that runs your company. You need a platform that has scalability to handle rapidly growing, rapidly changing demand and reliability to run critical business applications. E-business applications also must be quick and easy to develop, deploy and manage. And the platform needs to be based on industry standards to protect your investments. You need a platform that can grow with your business. Oracle has the most powerful and comprehensive platform for developing and deploying applications on the Internet. Oracle's products drive the majority of today's corporate data centers and most successful e-business sites worldwide, such as Amazon.com, CDNow, and E*Trade, to name a few. Oracle can provide a comprehensive development and deployment offering that will help you quickly transform your business into an e-business.

Oracle provides ultimate flexibility and will grow with your business, since it:

Today's e-business requires an integrated, tested platform, like Oracle, that is ready to run a wide range of Internet applications. The Oracle Internet Platform is also based on open industry standards, so that your applications can inter-operate with specialized software from other vendors. A portion of the Oracle e-business platform includes the following products:

Oracle8i

Oracle8i is the latest generation of the world's leading database and the first designed specifically as an Internet development and deployment platform. It enhances Oracle8's industry-leading technology, and provides special features that make it easier than ever for businesses, application developers, and systems integrators to create dynamic database-driven intranet and web applications.

Oracle Spatial

Oracle Spatial extends the Oracle enterprise data server to store, query, and index mapping information (addresses, zip codes, sales territory, networks, utilities infrastructure, etc.). It is enabling technology for enhancing new kinds of enterprise applications ranging from geographic information systems (GIS), call center applications, to outside plant management applications. Spatial information contributes to richer, more targeted solutions that make organizations more effective in delivering services.

Oracle Application Server

Oracle Application Server is a key part of the Oracle Internet Platform. Installed as a single unit and managed from a single console, Oracle Application Server integrates a collection of middleware products, including web servers, database access middleware, object request brokers, transaction processing monitors, message-oriented middleware, and access to network services such as security and transactions. By offering unmatched scalability, reliability, and manageability, Oracle is the leader in the application server market.

Oracle Alliance Partners

Oracle provides a robust and solid foundation for communications companies to build their e-businesses, and is committed to working with alliance partners who offer a wide range of solutions for some of the toughest challenges facing service providers today, including:

How do you connect the organization internally and externally to become a true e-business? How do you prepare the network, financial, and organizational infrastructure for this new paradigm? Do you know which assets are producing the most profitable business? Oracle and its partners provide a comprehensive portfolio of solutions with which to build the answers to these questions.

Dedicated to the communications industry, Oracle works with partners who offer applications that manage communications-specific business and network transactions and interactions.

Oracle's philosophy of open, standards-based technology enables us to incorporate other solutions you deem necessary for your business. Our partnerships include:

It's Your Choice

The rules have changed, and companies have a choice on how they will adapt to the rapidly changing environment. Oracle has the only complete e-business solution available today with our Oracle8i platform for Internet computing, our suite of Business Intelligence products. Combine this foundation with the communications industry expertise that Oracle and our partners bring to the table, and any company can feel ready to compete today, tomorrow, and in the years to come. Oracle is the foundation for your e-business.


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