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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.

The June 2 edition of Employee Benefit News includes the following article highlighting the University of Wisconsin-Madison's decision to move away from a state-based HR system and implement a more cutting-edge management system. The article highlights the university's current use of Oracle PeopleSoft payroll and benefit modules. The article further discusses the university's plan to implement training, performance management and applicant tracking systems to help manage more than 30,000 employees.

The June 2 edition of Employee Benefit News includes the following article highlighting the University of Wisconsin-Madison's decision to move away from a state-based HR system and implement a more cutting-edge management system. The article highlights the university's current use of Oracle PeopleSoft payroll and benefit modules. The article further discusses the university's plan to implement training, performance management and applicant tracking systems to help manage more than 30,000 employees.

The June 27 edition of University Business included an article on the University of Djibouti's selection of Oracle Sun X3-2, PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Oracle Database, Oracle WebLogic and Oracle WebCenter.

The June 27 edition of University Business included an article on the University of Djibouti's selection of Oracle Sun X3-2, PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Oracle Database, Oracle WebLogic and Oracle WebCenter.

The June 20 edition of Campus Technology includes an article highlighting six project management practices when implementing a new IT project. One practice focuses on "invest in discovery," which notes that The City University of New York (CUNY) chose Oracle PeopleSoft to handle integration work when replacing its systems for finance, human resources and student administration. CUNY asked Oracle to participate in an extensive discovery process before the contract was signed. The article explains that the process gave both sides a chance to understand each requirement in depth, helped CUNY avoid major fees during the implementation phase, and gave CUNY an opportunity to understand Oracle's implementation methodology.

The June 29 edition of GCN includes an article highlighting how government agencies develop mobile applications and the importance of taking back-end infrastructure into consideration. The article notes that Riverside, Calif. operates a set of back-end systems using Oracle's Siebel customer relationship management (CRM) tool. Riverside's Chief Innovation Officer Lea Deesing is quoted discussing the benefits of the Oracle tool.

The June 29 edition of GCN includes an article highlighting how government agencies develop mobile applications and the importance of taking back-end infrastructure into consideration. The article notes that Riverside, Calif. operates a set of back-end systems using Oracle's Siebel customer relationship management (CRM) tool. Riverside's Chief Innovation Officer Lea Deesing is quoted discussing the benefits of the Oracle tool.

The June 7 edition of Campus Technology includes a press release announcing the 2013 Innovators Awards, with nine honorees selected in six categories. Of note, Oracle was recognized in the Administrative Systems category under Cal State University and in the Education Futurists Category under San Jose State University. The Campus Technology Innovators Awards recognize exemplary colleges and universities, their visionary technology project leadership, and their innovative technology vendor partners that have taken technology to extraordinary new heights to meet today's challenges on campus.

Workstation 6 newsbrief and image in June 2015 print issue.

The March 28 edition of Yale Daily News includes the following article highlighting that university administrators are currently determining the best approach for upgrading Yale University's aging Oracle computer system - a set of applications that handle finance, budgeting, payroll and other administrative tasks.  The article notes that updating the current system will ensure the software continues to operate efficiently and effectively.  The article also notes that administrators will reach a decision about the upgrade before the fiscal year ends on June 30.

At the Oracle Retail CrossTalk conference in June, key retail executives gathered in downtown Chicago seemed to agree on one thing: omnichannel gets all the buzz these days, and e-commerce is hot, hot, hot - but the brick-and-mortar store remains as important as ever.

The June 26 edition of Education Dive includes the following article featuring an interview with Dr. Sasi Pillay, CIO and associate vice president at the University of Wisconsin (UW). In the article, Dr. Pillay discusses how UW is using Oracle solutions, such as PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, to recruit students. With the ability to mine social media, Oracle helps UW target and recruit cohorts of students.

The June 23 broadcast of Federal News Radio includes the following segment featuring Aaron Cornfeld, vice president, pre-sales engineering, public sector, healthcare & higher education, at Oracle. During the interview, Cornfeld discusses how Oracle is reinventing itself as a cloud company and is helping federal government agencies make the transition to the cloud.

Johnny Belk, the company's COO, said at Oracle Retail's CrossTalk conference in June that the chain - like many other retailers - is dealing with a 14 percent increase in product prices heading into the fall season...

More than 90 communications service providers worldwide selected, implemented, or extended their use of Oracle Communications applications during Oracle's fiscal year - June 2009 through May 2010.

Starting at 6:00 a.m. PT on Tuesday, June 28, partners - and potential partners - can tune in to hear the latest updates at partner.oracle.com. Watch Judson Althoff, senior VP of worldwide alliances and channels, as he hosts this year's OPN Kickoff event,

The VAR Guy is particularly intrigued to hear what Oracle Senior VP Anthony Lyle has to say at the Cloud Expo. Lyle leads Oracle's on-premise and on-demand CRM initiatives. He asks the question, "will Oracle attempt to crush Salesforce.com, or is Oracle h

With the help of OPN member Enkitec, Transplace is migrating its existing Oracle data warehouse running on IBM servers to a quarter-rack Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 system. Transplace expects its Oracle Exadata system to be in production in June