REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Aug. 25 CA-Oracle-Named
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
News Facts
-- According to a July 2008 report from independent analyst firm Forrester
Research, Oracle is a leader in enterprise business intelligence (BI)
platforms.
-- "The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms, Q3
2008," written by principal analyst Boris Evelson, states that "Oracle moves
into the leadership category as it enriches its BI portfolio, and the company
brings the best of its recently acquired technologies from Siebel and Hyperion
into (Oracle Business Intelligence Suite) Enterprise Edition Plus."
-- The report also finds that "The BI suite includes a powerful BI Server
with a ROLAP engine and enterprise information integration (EII) technology,
qualifying Oracle's BI suite as a heterogeneous, not just Oracle-centric, BI
platform."
-- The Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation provides comprehensive BI
and analytic capabilities based on category-leading products for OLAP,
interactive dashboards, ad hoc analysis, proactive detection and alerts,
advanced reporting and publishing, mobile analytics, desktop gadgets, and
more. The software's hot-pluggable design enables organizations to take
advantage of existing Oracle and non-Oracle data sources and applications,
including SAP. The Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation, consisting of
Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition Plus, Oracle Essbase,
and Oracle Real-Time Decisions, is the technical foundation for Oracle
Enterprise Performance Management System, including prebuilt Oracle BI
Applications.
Supporting Quote
"Forrester's Wave reflects the experience of thousands of Oracle BI
customers," said Paul Rodwick, vice president of product management, Oracle
Business Intelligence. "Oracle BI is ideal for enterprise BI consolidation
whether in Oracle, non-Oracle or mixed environments. For Oracle customers, the
integration of Oracle BI with Oracle Applications, Oracle Database and Oracle
Fusion Middleware helps to deliver rapid deployments and low total cost of
ownership to enable pervasive BI across an enterprise. Furthermore, Oracle BI
is a foundation component of Oracle Enterprise Performance Management, which
helps organizations extend operational excellence and achieve management
excellence."
Supporting Resources
-- Pervasive Business Intelligence podcast:
http://streaming.oracle.com/ebn/podcasts/middleware/5059682.mp3
-- About Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation:
http://www.oracle.com/appserver/business-intelligence/index.html
-- Forrester Wave: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms, Q3 2008
(July 31, 2008)
-- Award for Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition Plus:
http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/News/2008-Channel-Products-of-the-Year/2/
-- Download free, evaluation versions of Oracle software:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/index.html
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