DARC Achieves Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialized Status
DARC, an Oracle Platinum Partner and
systems integrator, has earned Specialized
status within the Oracle PartnerNetwork for
its expertise with the supply chain management and Oracle Financials components of
Oracle E-Business Suite.
By becoming specialized in Oracle
E-Business Suite financial and supply chain
management applications, DARC has com-
mitted to maintaining in-depth expertise
and excellence in delivering implementa-
tion, upgrades, integration, and training
for Oracle E-Business Suite 12, and to
addressing specific customer challenges
with the suite’s financial and supply chain
management applications.
Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialized provides partners with tools to better develop,
sell, and implement Oracle solutions.
The program offers resources to train and
support specialized knowledge of Oracle
products and solutions and has evolved to
recognize Oracle’s growing product portfolio,
partner base, and business opportunities.
General Dynamics Unveils Ultrathin Sun Ray–Based Clients
The Itronix division of Oracle Gold Partner
General Dynamics has released four new
ultrathin client computers that leverage Sun
Ray Software from Oracle.
The Tadpole M1000 is a 3-pound device
designed for distributed, highly mobile
users and general-purpose computing.
The Tadpole M1500 is a high-performance
notebook with a 15-inch LCD screen that
supports high-definition multimedia, 3-D
imaging, and video. The
Tadpole Pulsar is a wire-
less desktop unit that
handles dual displays,
optical networking,
high-definition multi-
media, 3-D video, and imaging. The Tadpole
Pulsar Premium is a wireless desktop unit for
general-purpose computing.
These ultrathin clients look like typical
PCs and act like them when connected to
a server, but they are free of hard drives,
memory, operating systems, and application software. This configuration provides
protection against viruses and security
issues associated with lost or stolen computers. Other features include instant-on
access to customized user environments
on 3G, local area, and wide-area networks;
plug-and-play setup; 50 percent less power
consumption than a PC; and integrated
virtual private networks.
Oracle Selects BI Consulting
Group as Business Intelligence
Pillar Partner
Oracle has selected Oracle Gold Partner BI
Consulting Group (BICG) as a business intelligence (BI) pillar partner for the Central
West U. S. region.
Oracle has recognized BICG for its expertise in strategic technology areas such as BI,
identity management, and Oracle Fusion
Middleware. Oracle selects one or two partners for each region based on stringent competency requirements within a designated
technology. Members of the BICG staff have
completed verification testing and are supporting the Oracle field sales team by sharing
implementation best practices and BI project
success stories.
This recognition is in addition to BICG’s
designation as the Oracle BI/Enterprise
Performance Management Partner of the
Year for 2009, the Oracle Excellence Award
for 2008 for the creation of innovative and
standards-based technology solutions,
and Oracle’s Above and Beyond Award for
Business Intelligence for 2007.
New Oracle Gold Partners Announced
Four members of Oracle PartnerNetwork
have achieved Oracle Gold Partner status:
arcplan offers arcplan Enterprise, a busi-
ness intelligence solution based on Oracle
Database. A decision support system for
executives and managers, arcplan Enterprise
provides insight into business scenarios and
a transparent view of company processes. It
delivers interactive real-time analysis and
intelligent monitoring and management of
business activities.
Areon Consulting of the Ukraine offers
expertise in Oracle’s Siebel Customer
Relationship Management (CRM). The
company’s team has many years of
experience in CRM business process auto-
mation and also provides professional con-
sulting services in call center and contact
center implementations.
TowerStrides is an I T services firm that
specializes in the development, implemen-
tation, and support of business solutions
and provides solutions and services for
Oracle applications and technologies. The
company serves federal and state govern-
ments and commercial businesses from its
headquarters in Chantilly, Virginia.
Unitiv provides specialized services and
solutions across the full suite of Oracle products, including applications, middleware,
and database solutions. Unitiv’s approach to
service delivery focuses on three core components: people to advise and support customers, products to design and build solutions, and processes to govern and manage
postimplementation operations.
Star Analytics Expands Oracle
Hyperion Financial Data Quality
Management
Star Analytics, an Oracle Gold Partner, has
expanded its support for Oracle’s enterprise
performance management offerings by
adding integration with Oracle Hyperion
Financial Data Quality Management to its
Star Finance Command Center.
New features in Star Finance Command
Center help customers extend the value
of Oracle Hyperion Financial Data Quality
Management in areas such as data quality,
accuracy, and consistency, while bringing
enhanced internal controls for compliance
and reporting. Star Finance Command
Center features a library of specific tasks
for Oracle Hyperion Financial Data Quality
Management that eliminate complex code,
automating and monitoring end-to-end
tasks that span multiple finance applications. This allows finance managers to
integrate and maintain complex application
ecosystems without pulling IT staff away
from more-strategic tasks.
