SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 1, 2012) - ORACLE OPENWORLD -- Oracle (NASDAQ: [ ORCL ])

News Facts

• Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) today announced the winners of its 2012 Oracle Excellence Awards for Specialized Partner of the Year - North America.
• Winners were chosen for demonstrating outstanding performance in Specialization and innovation of Oracle offerings, and have achieved significant customer success with Oracle technology, hardware, middleware and applications.
• Partners submitted a record of over 245 nominations for this year's awards. Selected by a panel of judges including IDC Analysts and Oracle sales, marketing and development executives, winners were announced at Oracle PartnerNetwork Exchange on Sunday, September, 30, 2012 in San Francisco.
• To find out more about the award winners, visit: [ http://www.oracle.com/partners/en/opn-program/opn-awards-070429.html ]

Partners Drive Business Value through OPN's Specialized Approach

• [ The Oracle Excellence Awards for Specialized Partner of the Year ] - North America encourage innovation by OPN members, who use Oracle's products and technology to create value for customers and generate new business potential.
• The award reflects partner success in adopting OPN's Specialized approach which is aimed at enabling partners to establish industry recognition by following a formal process to become Specialized in key Oracle solution areas.
• Winners of the 2012 Oracle Excellence Award for Specialized Partner of the Year -North America include:

Supporting Quotes

• "Throughout the judging process, we were thoroughly impressed by the high levels of innovation, excellence, and expertise our Specialized partners have demonstrated over the past year," said Judson Althoff, senior vice president of Worldwide Alliances and Channels, Oracle. "As each award application demonstrated, Oracle's technology, combined with the know-how and dedication of our Specialized partners, is a tremendous value and differentiator for our joint customers."
• "Year after year, Oracle's partner community consistently shows the dedication necessary to solve today's complex technology issues," said Christine Dover, Research Director, IDC. "OPN's Specialized approach is one of the best enablement models in the industry and the winners of this year's award prove that specialized knowledge can truly enhance partner achievement."

Supporting Resources

• [ Oracle Excellence Awards for Specialized Partner of the Year ]
• [ Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) ]
• [ OPN Specialized ]
• Connect with the Oracle Partner community at [ OPN on Twitter ], [ OPN on Facebook ], [ OPN on LinkedIn ], and [ OPN on YouTube ].

About Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized 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 opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success. To find out more visit [ http://www.oracle.com/partners ].

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