SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 3, 2012) - ORACLE OPENWORLD -- Oracle (NASDAQ: [ ORCL ])

News Facts

• Recognizing global partners for their achievements through a Specialized approach, Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) today announced the winners of its 2012 Oracle Excellence Awards for Specialized Partner of the Year - Global.
• Winners were recognized for their commitment to delivering innovative, Specialized solutions and services based on Oracle applications, middleware and hardware.
• Partners were judged by a renowned team of IDC executives and analysts.
• To find out more about the award winners, visit: [ http://www.oracle.com/partners/en/opn-program/opn-awards-070429.html ]

Global Partners Drive Business Value through OPN's Specialized Approach

• [ The Oracle Excellence Awards for Specialized Partner of the Year - Global ] encourage innovation by OPN members who use Oracle's products and technology to create value for customers and generate new business potential.
• This global award honored OPN Specialized partners excelling in six categories, including database, middleware, applications, industry, server and storage systems, and Oracle-on-Oracle.
• Winners of the 2012 Oracle Excellence Award for Specialized Partner of the Year -Global include:

Supporting Quotes

• "Oracle boasts one of the most valued partner networks in the industry -- and this year's awards further exemplify why," said Judson Althoff, senior vice president of Worldwide Alliances and Channels, Oracle. "The 2012 entries were truly impressive and demonstrated the ingenuity and innovative nature of our valued partner network. The level of technology expertise and commitment to customer excellence showcased from each award winner was unparalleled and we congratulate them in achieving this recognition."
• "The 2012 award winners represent a select group of Oracle's global partner community that possess deep knowledge and expertise around Oracle technology," said Jane Doorly, IDC VP of European Software and Services research. "It is a pleasure to participate in the judging process because of the impressive innovation each of these companies demonstrates."

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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