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Highlighting that Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing 2.3.1, running with Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2, processed an unprecedented 16,500 bills per minute or 993,240 bills per hour. The article notes that in tests, a typical night's billing run for a utility with one million customers-47,600 bills- was processed in 2.87 minutes. The article also includes comments from Linda Jackman, group vice president of industry strategy noting that this benchmark demonstrates that Oracle software and hardware systems-engineered to work together, and available today-can process routine customer bills in a fraction of the time traditionally used by most utilities.

Highlighting that Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing 2.3.1, running with Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2, processed an unprecedented 16,500 bills per minute or 993,240 bills per hour. The release notes that in tests, a typical night's billing run for a utility with one million customers-47,600 bills- was processed in 2.87 minutes. The release also includes comments from Linda Jackman, group vice president of industry strategy noting that this benchmark demonstrates that Oracle software and hardware systems-engineered to work together, and available today-can process routine customer bills in a fraction of the time traditionally used by most utilities.

Highlighting that Oracle will demonstrate its leadership and vision at DistribuTECH 2011 in San Diego, Calif., February 1-3. The release notes that Oracle Utilities' Park Armstrong and Tom Eyford, both solution architects for Oracle Utilities, as well as

Highlights Oracle's demonstration of its leadership during the Mobile World Congress. The article notes that Oracle leads in communications globally with almost 100 of the world's top communications companies using Oracle applications and technology

The study demonstrates that consumers are demanding that this 'good for me' experience be delivered across multiple touch points, which offers considerable opportunities for retailers to differentiate from Amazon's online offering by developing strategies to better understand preferences, deliver more targeted personalization techniques and provide commerce anywhere.

The November 1 edition of Campus Technology includes the following first installment of a two-part series highlighting big data and its potential for improving student learning and success.  The article notes that in higher education, big data may be seen in two distinct contexts: 1) as a product of research institutions that are charged with gathering, managing, and curating a wide range of structured and unstructured data; and 2) as a resource for predictive analytics.  The article includes comment based off a conversation with Cole Clark, global vice president of education and research industry, Oracle, who notes that  higher education is really being pushed hard to improve student outcomes and demonstrate that the money spent on higher education is producing the kinds of outcomes everyone wants to see.  He also notes that the pressure has pushed schools to look at ways to pull meaningful data out of their SISs, LMSs, and, increasingly, social media. 

The August 28 edition of eCampusNews includes the following press release announcing the results of the "Making the Grade: Optimizing the Higher Education Student Experience" report, which examined where student services stand today, the impact those services have on overall student satisfaction and how higher education institutions can improve services and address opportunities like social media and mobile apps. The press release includes comment from Cole Clark, global vice president, education and research industry, Oracle, who notes that this report demonstrates that investments in student services' technology pay long-term dividends.

Oracle demonstrated its new Micros Workstation 6, a next-generation POS terminal that allows the sharing of content across a varying suite of devices, from the fixed station to a hand-held tablet.

Highlighting that utility executives will gather at the upcoming Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco conference, October 2-6, 2011 at Moscone Center, to share new ways to leverage Oracle applications, technology and systems that help enable smart grid and other priority industry programs. The release notes that as part of a series of more than 40 sessions, demonstrations and networking events focused on utilities trends and solutions and will deliver presentations on how they work with Oracle on technology initiatives that help support strategies for improved efficiency, performance and customer service. The release also includes comments from Rodger Smith, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle designed the dedicated Utilities track for attendees to gain valuable information on how to respond to a changing business environment, stay ahead of environmental initiatives and offer customers better service.

Highlighting that Oracle's recent testing has demonstrated that the Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0.1 system, running in tandem with Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2, can successfully process 1 billion meter reads per hour. The article notes that the test used data from 5.5 million smart meters measuring consumption in 15-minute intervals. The article also includes comments from Linda Jackman, group vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that the test assures utilities that Oracle hardware and software - engineered to work together, and available today - can process the huge volumes of data arriving from interval reads and ensure the usability of the data to produce the accurate, timely bills customers expect.

Highlighting that Oracle Utilities is scheduled to demonstrate its continued leadership in the utilities industry at DistribuTECH 2011. The article notes that Brad Williams, vice president of product strategy, Oracle Utilities and Alan Dulgeroff, directo

Oracle announced that a record number of partners have embraced the OPN Specialized program to differentiate themselves and gain a competitive edge. Nearly 1,000 partners have demonstrated expertise in close to 60 specialization areas spanning Oracle's ex

On Feb. 9 Executive Biz posted this article highlighting that Oracle will demonstrate its leadership and vision at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 14-17. The article notes that Oracle Communications executives will speak on a various of

Zanett has achieved the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialization for Healthcare. Through the OPN Specialization certification process, Zanett has demonstrated experience, expertise and success selling, deploying and managing Oracle solutions within the

Oracle demos at Mobile World Congress 2010 - Barcelona

Highlighting that Oracle announced that Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0.1, running with Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2, processed 1 billion meter reads per hour. The release also notes that Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management running on Oracle Exadata helps utilities process data at unprecedented rates -- turning data into real intelligence that improves operational efficiency across every department while enabling utilities to provide their customers with information that helps them monitor and manage their energy and water use. The release includes comments from Linda Jackman, group vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle hardware and software can process the huge volumes of data arriving from interval reads and ensure the usability of the data to produce the accurate, timely bills customers expect.