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As part of its Models of Excellence program, the August edition of University Business includes the following article highlighting how Valdosta State University improved student retention by using an Oracle platform to integrate five technologies into one system that could extract information and deliver it to custom applications designed to serve students. Models of Excellence, presented by University Business, recognizes college and university initiatives that address student success three times a year. Two- or four-year colleges and universities apply for the recognition, so it is likely that someone at Valdosta State University applied and mentioned Oracle in their submission.

GENBAND, announced its successful unification of its finance, order management and supply chains into a single platform running the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1. The company noted a combined team of implementation specialists from OPN Platinum level partn

The November 30 issue of University Business includes the following article highlighting that University of Minnesota selected Oracle Exadata Database Machine to reduce its data center footprint and enhance performance and manageability.  The article notes that by hosting its IT environment on two Oracle Exadata Database Machine half racks, the University of Minnesota consolidated more than 200 Oracle database instances into fewer than 20, enabling it to reduce data center floor space and total cost of ownership.

Saks is working hard to cater to shoppers who are buying both in the stores and online. During a conference call with investors, Saks CEO Steve Sadove talked about how important it is to merge its physical stores with its online business. The company is investing in an ambitious multi-year project with Oracle called "Project Evolution" that will help create a more seamless operation. By 2013, it expects to fulfill online orders from its Saks Fifth Avenue stores.

The April 8 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article on how Valdosta State University improved student retention rates by 2.5 percent since implementing Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. The article also discusses the university's implementation of Oracle Endeca Information Discovery, which allows it to collect and analyze student data, like student surveys and ID card usage. Additionally, the article notes that a year after the university implemented Oracle's tools, student midterm and final grades improved an average of 10-15 percent.

The April 8 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article on how Valdosta State University improved student retention rates by 2.5 percent since implementing Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. The article also discusses the university's implementation of Oracle Endeca Information Discovery, which allows it to collect and analyze student data, like student surveys and ID card usage. Additionally, the article notes that a year after the university implemented Oracle's tools, student midterm and final grades improved an average of 10-15 percent.

Press release highlighting that Veterans Canteen Service implemented Oracle Retail applications and the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 to establish new merchandising, inventory and price processes designed to help increase sales and establish more control over inventory throughout its locations. The article notes that Veterans Canteen Service selected the Oracle Retail applications and Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 based on integration capabilities and product attributes. The article also includes comments from Mike Webster, general manager, Oracle Retail noting that Veterans Canteen Service offers an important service to America's Veterans and Oracle Retail is proud to be a part of the team working to provide better service to canteen customers.

Oracle is providing technology to Hughes Telematics, a provider of next-generation connected services, and Sky Brasil, digital-to-home (DTH) pay-TV operator to support their businesses. The article notes that the Oracle solutions enabled HTI to expand its business model to deliver connected services, customer support and billing directly to consumers and Sky Brasil to help provide more sophisticated and differentiated services to its rapidly growing subscriber base.

Highlighting that CACI International has bolstered its presence in the government transformation arena with the acquisition of Advanced Programs Group LLC, an Oracle Platinum Partner and provider of Oracle e-Business services in the federal market. The article notes that services include Oracle e-Business Suite implementations, IT program management, enterprise architecture, and security assistance.

Mid-market retailers face a unique combination of pressures from today's highly connected consumers. These customers seek the personalized attention and service that smaller retailers are known for, but they have also come to expect the wide product selection and expanded range of delivery options offered by the country's largest retailers. The 98-store Gordmans department store chain, celebrating its 100th year in business, faces this paradox, along with the challenge of balancing its upcoming online offerings with the brick-and-mortar stores that are still central to the business. Richard Heyman, Senior Vice President and CIO for the retailer, spoke about keys to success at the Oracle Retail Midmarket Merchandising Customer Luncheon held in conjunction with the NRF 2015 BIG Show in New York City.

Retailer's implementation establishes foundation for sustainable growth across Nordstrom full line and Rack stores in North America Redwood Shores, Calif.-Apr 6, 2015 Leading fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom has implemented new Oracle Retail Merchandise Operations Management and Oracle Retail Store Inventory Management solutions to support its expansion in Canada. The retailer plans to roll out the latest releases of these Oracle Retail solutions companywide to support its Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores. "Oracle is a valued partner to our business," said Bill Tucker, vice president of Technology, Nordstrom. "Oracle's retail industry solutions help to ensure that our technology investment evolves with our business to support our growth strategy and help us meet the changing expectations of our customers."

"Oracle is a valued partner to our business," said Bill Tucker, VP of technology, Nordstrom. "Oracle's retail industry solutions help to ensure that our technology investment evolves with our business to support our growth strategy and help us meet the changing expectations of our customers." Using technology in its stores and online, Nordstrom delivers a highly relevant and personalized experience that enables its customers to shop on their terms.

"Enterprise retail systems are also firmly committed to weaving science into decision-making. Oracle debuted Oracle Retail Release 15 in January, updating the entire suite and featuring several new cloud services that embed science and analytics. "We've simplified the science of business intelligence, made it more contextual and put it into the application versus having the retailer invest in a whole new BI platform," says Mike Webster, senior vice president and general manager of Oracle Retail and Hospitality. "We've had demand forecasting for some time, but we can now provide data at an attribute level in order to pre-populate a forecast." "It's now possible to look at the financial plan or the assortment plan across the store, franchises, the wholesale business and online," Webster says. "The merchant now has a holistic view, and that's critical for decision-making.""

The March 22 edition of Computer Business Review includes the following article highlighting that California State University (CSU) will use Oracle's PeopleSoft Applications to standardize its 23-campus system and the Chancellor's Office, as well as manage its student academic operations.  The article notes that PeopleSoft Campus Solutions will enable the University to manage its student academic operations, including scheduling and registering for classes, calculating and collecting fees, awarding financial aid and assessing students' academic progress.

The April 9 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article on how the University System of Georgia (USG) plans to introduce predictive analytics into its 31 public institutions. The article covers Georgia's recent shift from managing student data and courses to predicting outcomes and summarizes a recent workshop at a tech showcase in Georgia, which included Valdosta State University. The article highlights Valdosta's partnership with Oracle in building a "more traditional" business intelligence approach and its recent efforts in information discovery to pull data from non-traditional sources, creating a complete picture of the student.

The April 9 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article on how the University System of Georgia (USG) plans to introduce predictive analytics into its 31 public institutions. The article covers Georgia's recent shift from managing student data and courses to predicting outcomes and summarizes a recent workshop at a tech showcase in Georgia, which included Valdosta State University. The article highlights Valdosta's partnership with Oracle in building a "more traditional" business intelligence approach and its recent efforts in information discovery to pull data from non-traditional sources, creating a complete picture of the student.

The March 25 edition of Top Tech News includes the following article on Oracle's announcement of several major investments for its higher education solutions. Of note, Top Tech News is a NewsEdge publication and this coverage originally appeared in ITWEB and was also syndicated in: CRM Daily and Newsfactor. The article notes the release of the new Oracle Student Cloud, which will allow institutions to support configurable standard business processes and free up IT resources for mission-critical activities in learning, teaching, and research. The story also highlights the new functions that Oracle will add to Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud and Oracle ERP Cloud products, which will integrate with Oracle Student Cloud.

The March 25 edition of Top Tech News includes the following article on Oracle's announcement of several major investments for its higher education solutions. Of note, Top Tech News is a NewsEdge publication and this coverage originally appeared in ITWEB and was also syndicated in: CRM Daily and Newsfactor. The article notes the release of the new Oracle Student Cloud, which will allow institutions to support configurable standard business processes and free up IT resources for mission-critical activities in learning, teaching, and research. The story also highlights the new functions that Oracle will add to Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud and Oracle ERP Cloud products, which will integrate with Oracle Student Cloud.

The June 9 edition of Computerworld includes the following article based on an interview with Brian Haugabrook, interim CIO, Valdosta State University, on how the university plans to implement an effective IT operation that will provide officials more ways to reach out to students who are at risk of failing.  The article further discusses the university's decision to implement Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, Oracle Application Express and Oracle Endeca Information Discovery to help support its plan to improve student retention and success. The article notes that since implementation of these tools, the university has seen an increase in retention rates and passing grades.

The June 9 edition of Computerworld includes the following article based on an interview with Brian Haugabrook, interim CIO, Valdosta State University, on how the university plans to implement an effective IT operation that will provide officials more ways to reach out to students who are at risk of failing.  The article further discusses the university's decision to implement Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, Oracle Application Express and Oracle Endeca Information Discovery to help support its plan to improve student retention and success. The article notes that since implementation of these tools, the university has seen an increase in retention rates and passing grades.

To get a handle on the enormous amount of data generated by its restaurants, Ovation Brands, which operates Old Country Buffet and other restaurants, employs Oracle's cloud-based system that collects data from its Micros point-of-sale systems and processes the data using the MyMicros business intelligence and Micros InMotion mobile tools.

To get a handle on the enormous amount of data generated by its restaurants, Ovation Brands, which operates Old Country Buffet and other restaurants, employs Oracle's cloud-based system that collects data from its Micros point-of-sale systems and processes the data using the MyMicros business intelligence and Micros InMotion mobile tools.

Women's contemporary jewelry and accessory retailer Charming Charlie has selected Oracle Retail Merchandising solutions to support both its immediate business needs and its international expansion plans.

Women's contemporary jewelry and accessory retailer Charming Charlie has selected Oracle Retail Merchandising solutions to support both its immediate business needs and its international expansion plans.

The March 19 edition of ITWEB includes the following article on Oracle's announcement of several major investments for its higher education solutions. The article notes the planned release of the new Oracle Student Cloud, which will allow institutions to support configurable standard business processes and free up IT resources for mission-critical activities in learning, teaching, and research. The story also highlights the new functions that Oracle will add to Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud and Oracle ERP Cloud products, which will integrate with Oracle Student Cloud.

The March 19 edition of ITWEB includes the following article on Oracle's announcement of several major investments for its higher education solutions. The article notes the planned release of the new Oracle Student Cloud, which will allow institutions to support configurable standard business processes and free up IT resources for mission-critical activities in learning, teaching, and research. The story also highlights the new functions that Oracle will add to Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud and Oracle ERP Cloud products, which will integrate with Oracle Student Cloud.

Hot Applications For SaaS In Retail Dorf agrees that the agility of data access and analysis afforded by the cloud is fueling its adoption. Leveraging SaaS-based analytics tools, he says, allows retail tech shops to move away from mundane IT tasks and refocus their efforts on real retail work. "SaaS lightens the load on IT by removing the burdens associated with backups, audits, upgrades, and security management. Business insight afforded by SaaS-based analytics tools affords retailers a really good understanding of the data they already have," says Dorf. "As we add more analytics capabilities via the cloud, we can grant that access more quickly via automatic upgrades, which dramatically reduces the retailer's time to value." Because these tools are offered in a pay-only- for-what-you-use style fashioned after the utilities model, retailers can strategically and incrementally build on their data analytics initiatives at their own pace. "Retailers have been sitting on a lot of Big Data for a long time. SaaS-based analytics applies 'Big Science' to that Big Data, allowing merchants to finally extract value from it," says Dorf.