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To: Jenne who wrote (12057)	9/22/1999 8:26:00 AM
From: one putt	Respond to of 19080

Full story: Oracle, HP To Co-Develop Internet Commerce Systems Full Coverage Electronic Commerce PALO ALTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HWP - news), the No. 2 computer maker, and software company Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq:ORCL - news) said Tuesday they signed a deal to jointly develop electronic commerce systems for their businesses. The partnership was designed to integrate HP's hardware and Oracle's software allowing both companies to collaborate on sales efforts and expand market potential. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move follows several recent efforts made by Oracle, the world's second largest independent software company, to boost sales of its flagship Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. The company said CRM, which helps companies manage their businesses, can form the backbone for commercial Internet sites. Shares of HP were off 1-9/16 at 102-7/8 on the New York Stock Exchange. Oracle's shares were off 3/4 at 45-7/8 on the Nasdaq stock market. Both markets were off by more than 1 percent at midmorning. The companies are focusing on the business-to-business market, which some see as one of the most lucrative segments of the Internet. As part of the deal the companies will jointly use and promote various software and hardware systems developed by each company. ``Customers want less complexity, better integration, and faster implementation of their Internet solutions,' said Carly Fiorina, president and chief executive of Hewlett-Packard. ``Our customers should view today's announcement as a deeper commitment on behalf of HP and Oracle to deliver world-class Internet solutions for their businesses,' she said.

To: Jenne who wrote (12057)	9/22/1999 9:39:00 AM
From: Paul van Wijk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19080

biz.yahoo.com Brilliant! What I do absolute admire about Oracle's strategy is that all the pieces fit like a puzzle. Without any redundancy, which was a crime in the client-server age. The database in the middle on a Raw Iron-server, the business-apps build around the database like CRM, ISCM, ERP and others. On top of that a simple, flexible and easy to use protal-strategy. And the whole concept will be centralized on hugh server-farms, concentrating the necessary knowledge and expertise. All accessible through simple browser on Network Computers (or cheap 500-dollar Net-PC's. Same principle. What's in a name like Shakespear said) So much better than Bill's "shoot at everything that moves, we'll integrate the rubbish later and spent a few million on advertising to sell the rubbish"-strategy that Microsoft is using. Well, strategy...... Never mind! Oracle is and will be hot for many, many quarters and years to come. And I even expect decades. This is an adult-concept that can hold for a very, very long time. And it will also bring us consolidation in the software industry. That is a good thing and means quality! Still waiting for the Raw Iron-card (Compaq/Digital/Tandem) and they should think about integrating a geograhical component. In simple words; If I type book-store into a search- machine I would really appreciate to see the ones next to where I live. Not 465798002 hits found. Also teaming up with AskJeeves, like US Web is doing to query the exponential growing content of companies in a natural language, would be a logical move. I can hardly find anything on our internal intranet. Any product that can help me find things faster is improving production and making "shared knowledge" more accessible. Paul