Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Oracle launches SMB solution 'Oracle Accelerate'

Oracle has unveiled an expanded small and medium business solution "Oracle Accelerate", which is comprised of industry-specific, pre-packed application bundles, rapid implementation tools and a growing network of certified Oracle applications resellers.

Oracle President Charles Phillips said, "Oracle has long been a trusted partner for small and medium businesses, and we have developed a wealth of knowledge to help facilitate the unique needs of that market. The introduction of Oracle Accelerate expands on our experience in this market, and makes it faster and easier for customers and partners to leverage Oracle's leading enterprise applications."

Working with the partner community, Oracle has identified 80 product and industry-specific bundles that can help companies quickly take advantage of Oracle's enterprise applications, without sacrificing flexibility and functionality. The product bundles deliver comprehensive business flows, across front office, back office and industry-specific processes. The bundles can be extended by partners to meet specific industry requirements.

New guided learning path and assessment tests, available through the Oracle Partner Network portal, offer self-paced education courses for partners to become trained on a wide range of Oracle products. Partners can easily become proficient in how to execute an Oracle Business Accelerators implementation using Oracle's guided learning paths, allowing them to provide extended services to their customers.

Additionally, Oracle provides extensive pre-sales support for partners and has recently doubled its joint demand generation and marketing program budget. To facilitate partner involvement in Oracle Accelerate, Oracle has expanded the SMB content available on the Oracle Partner Network portal.

Oracle is also establishing regional SMB Solution Centers throughout the world to showcase the Oracle Accelerate offerings and to bring partners into the sales cycle.

Source: CRN

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