Thousands Join Oracle(R) AppsNet - The Online Applications Community for E-Business
04/26 05:22
Oracle Adds New Discussion Forums and Partners to the Largest Single Community of Oracle Applications Users in the World
PHILADELPHIA, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- (http://www.oracle.com/tellmemore/?192364) At the Oracle Applications User Group Conference, Oracle Corp., the largest provider of software for e-business, today announced that thousands of new members have joined Oracle© AppsNet, the new online community for Oracle's application partners and customers, since its launch last month. This now makes Oracle AppsNet the single largest community of Oracle Applications users in the world.
Oracle AppsNet provides end-users, customers and implementation partners with a collaborative global forum to share Oracle E-Business Suite applications experiences and product information and learn from Oracle experts and partners. New interactive discussion forums and content provided by charter sponsors have been added to the site.
"Oracle AppsNet is the first online community giving users the opportunity to interact directly with Oracle and with each other," said Mark Jarvis, senior vice president of worldwide marketing, Oracle Corp. "The quick rise in membership clearly shows that Oracle AppsNet is providing customers with a powerful and useful forum for sharing and accessing information and experiences that are tremendously beneficial to their transformation into e-businesses."
Oracle AppsNet provides interactive discussion forums, up-to-date product and industry information, as well as implementation and usage tips directly to e-business customers and partners. Eight new discussion forums cover Business Intelligence, Discrete Manufacturing, Financials, Human Resources, Internet Procurement, Projects, Process Manufacturing, and Supply Chain areas. These are in addition to the discussion forums currently provided, which include E-commerce, Interaction Center, Marketing, Sales Service, and a technical forum for discussing installation and upgrade issues for Oracle's E-Business Suite. Charter sponsors providing content for the site include: Andersen Consulting, AnswerThink, Arthur Andersen, Cap Gemini, CSC, Deloitte Consulting, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
"Oracle AppsNet enhances Ernst & Young's partnership with Oracle by providing one central location to share information on services and activities," said Rick Hymer, global Oracle service line leader for Ernst &Young. "It gives us the capability to jointly develop and pilot solutions for test concepts."
"The ability to provide our customers with the latest and greatest Oracle e-business offerings will be greatly enhanced though the use of Oracle AppsNet. Access to expert information through this collaborative forum will significantly add value by providing reference material concerning implementation and usage tips," said Grant Fitzwilliam, managing director, Oracle Practice for AnswerThink. "And if necessary, it will serve as a vehicle to get questions answered that may not have been yet asked. Our Oracle Practice is looking forward to being part of this online applications community."
Participation in Oracle AppsNet is open and can be found at appsnet.oracle.com. All that is necessary is a standard Web browser.
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