To: Mark Peterson CPA who wrote (102520 ) 2/18/1999 10:00:00 AM From: Mohan Marette Respond to of 176387
DELL AND ORACLE TEAM TO DELIVER INTEGRATED ORACLE APPLICATIONS Mark: Being a CPA and all you guys should appreciate this service no? ================================..on PowerEdge Servers for Mid-Sized Companies; Allows Accelerated Implementation of Oracle Financials Business Editors/Technology Writers ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 1999--Expanding on their on-going strategic relationship, Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL), the world's leading direct computer systems company, and Oracle Corporation today announced that Dell, through its DellPlus Custom Factory integration service, is able to custom-install Oracle Financials applications on Dell PowerEdge(R) servers.The custom-install option is available to companies that want the Oracle FastForward FinancialsRPM offering, factory-installed on Dell PowerEdge servers. With this factory installation, mid-sized companies are able to rapidly implement their Oracle Financials and begin realizing the benefits of their applications, while gaining the traditional price advantages that come with buying direct from Dell. "We worked with Oracle to develop this particular custom factory integration service to help ease the installation of this business-critical software and enhance the overall customer experience," said Mike Lambert, senior vice president of Dell's Enterprise Systems Group. "Running Oracle Financials on Dell PowerEdge servers will bring customers the reliability needed to run these mission-critical applications." "Mid-size companies are looking to rapidly implement their applications so they can begin realizing their return on investment," said Mike Rocha, senior vice president of Oracle's Platform Technologies Division. "With Oracle Financials Applications custom-installed on Dell PowerEdge servers, customers reap the benefits of accelerated implementation cycles." Oracle FastForward FinancialsRPM, comprised of Oracle Financials software, consulting, education and support from Oracle, is designed to enable mid-size companies to implement Oracle Financials in 60 days or less. To ease the installation process, Oracle Financials can be fully installed and optimized on two enterprise-class Dell PowerEdge 6300 servers and two workgroup-level Dell PowerEdge 2300 servers. By leveraging DellPlus custom installation capabilities, the customer benefits from the quality of having their software installed and tested as part of the manufacturing process, saving time and money.ABOUT ORACLE FASTFORWARD FINANCIALSRPM Oracle FastForward FinancialsRPM includes Oracle General Ledger, Oracle Payables, Oracle Receivables, Oracle Assets and Oracle Purchasing, and is specifically designed to scales as mid-market companies grow. A tailored education package also comes with the offering and includes five days of onsite end-user training from Oracle. In addition, Oracle provides one year of OracleSILVER support, which includes 24x7 global telephone support and regular account management reporting.PRICING AND AVAILABILITY Pricing for the two enterprise-class Dell PowerEdge 6300 servers and two workgroup-level Dell PowerEdge 2300 servers is $80,000. Pricing for Oracle FastForward FinancialsRPM begins at $300,000 for 25 users. This offering is available in the United States.