Oracle Links Partners to New Internet Business Opportunities
Oracle Partner Program Enables Partners to Maximize Profitability
Oracle Invests $500 Million in Partner Programs and Resources
September 14, 1998 08:59 AM
NEW YORK, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- At a special event for 300 worldwide partners, Oracle Corp. ORCL today announced a new program that provides its partners with a clear roadmap to successfully develop their businesses and relationships with Oracle. The new worldwide Oracle Partner Program brings together all previous partner initiatives and new enhancements under one simplified and unified umbrella program.
The primary focus of the new program is to enable and support partners to leverage the growing Internet market opportunities and Oracle's leadership in this emerging market. Oracle's new Oracle8i, the world's first Internet database, serves as the platform for Internet computing and will allow partners to better leverage the Internet market opportunity.
Oracle's ongoing investment of more than $500 million in partner related programs and resources reaffirms its commitment to independent software vendors, system integrators, system vendors and resellers. The new program, designed to link partners to new business opportunities regardless of their target market; it's ideally suited for partners focusing on enterprise organizations as well as those targeting small to mid-size companies.
"We are offering partners around the world a program that makes it extremely easy to work with Oracle to deliver solutions on the Internet computing platform," said Ray Lane, Oracle president and chief operating officer. "Customers will benefit from our increased investment by the delivery of thousands of Oracle-based solutions that exploit our leading edge technology and are integrated closely with existing business systems."
The Worldwide Program
The new Oracle Partner Program, commencing in November, enhances Oracle's partnering strategy, while building on previous partner initiatives, including the successful European Certified Solution Partner Program. To meet differing partner needs, the program includes four levels of membership: Program Member, Certified Solutions Partner. Certified Advantage Partner and Global Partner. The program also encourages and facilitates partners to forge new business relationships by linking their complementary products together to deliver complete customer solutions.
Some of the key benefits that all members automatically receive upon joining, include:
-- Free bundled development licenses;
-- Free bundled education and training courses to extend technical and sales knowledge;
-- On-line technical support to resolve issues rapidly; -- Marketing toolkits to help promote Oracle-based solutions;
-- Free membership to Oracle Technology Network; the definitive source for Oracle technical information;
-- Extended brand identity through the "On Oracle" and "Certified Solution Partner" branding;
"This program is really about helping our partners-their success is our business," said John Hall, senior vice president of Worldwide Alliances. "Our partners have told us what they feel is important in building a successful partnership and Oracle is now ready to deliver on the benefits. Oracle has designed a program that give its partners the choice to decide which level of business activities they wish to engage in."
Oracle Corporation is the world's leading supplier of software for information management and the world's second largest software company. With annual revenues of $7.5 billion, the company offers its database, application server, tools and application products, along with related consulting, education and support services, in more than 140 countries around the world. For more information about Oracle, please call 650-506-7000. Oracle's World Wide Web address is (URL) oracle.com.
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