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BJ's recently went through a major upgrade of its XBR system when it served as Oracle's beta site for XBRi, a cloud-based version that uses a front-end analytics and reporting tool called Ingenium. "The new tool has several components that have helped us," says assistant VP of asset protection Brendan Fitzgerald. "It comes with a series of canned reports that we have been able to modify to meet the needs of our business. One thing we're doing is creating subscriptions for our regional asset protection managers to review weekly, which gives them a look at their region and their clubs. We've also been able to use the available functionality of those reports to send a weekly set of reports to our clubs that they can use to investigate activity and identify cases."

The September issue of University Business includes the following article highlighting how financial aid offices are drowning in a sea of reports, but the right software and strategies can make it possible to handle the increase in reports. The article highlights how universities, such as California State University (CSU), and software providers are handling the data deluge. The article includes comment from Dean Kulju, director of student financial services and programs, California State University, who notes that he likes the flexibility of CSU's software (Oracle PeopleSoft for the majority of campuses) and the ability it gives CSU to customize but he would like to see more movement towards providing universally accepted or required reports being used by institutions nationally. The article also includes comment by Gary Allen, senior strategy manager, Oracle Higher Education, who notes that financial aid offices can manage better outcomes by knowing their audience and what will make most sense to them.

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.

The May 22 edition of University Business includes the following article highlighting the "Student Information Systems (SIS) U.S. Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and Leaders" report by The Tambellini Group.  The report found that Oracle dominated SIS growth in 2013 with 40 percent of purchases - most notably at large institutions like Harvard, Penn State, and the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.  The article includes comment from Michael Büsges, enterprise project director, Penn State, who notes that Oracle's system is the most cost effective and least risky.

The May 22 edition of University Business includes the following article highlighting the "Student Information Systems (SIS) U.S. Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and Leaders" report by The Tambellini Group.  The report found that Oracle dominated SIS growth in 2013 with 40 percent of purchases - most notably at large institutions like Harvard, Penn State, and the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.  The article includes comment from Michael Büsges, enterprise project director, Penn State, who notes that Oracle's system is the most cost effective and least risky.

The October issue of University Business includes the following article highlighting the results of Oracle's "Making the Grade: Optimizing the Higher Education Student Experience" report. The article notes that students experience on campus is what keeps them coming back, but even if they love their classes, that joy can be overshadowed by frustration of dealing with student services offices. The article is part of the Stats Watch section and includes various statistics from the report including that 30 percent of students say their school does not meet their customer service expectations. The article includes comment from Cole Clark, global vice president for education and research, Oracle, who notes that though there are some schools doing amazing work, there is a tremendous amount of headroom to improve effectiveness without spending truckloads of cash to get it done.

The release notes Columbus State University's implementation of Oracle's Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, gaining real-time visibility into student performance and engagement. The new business intelligence environment offers improved reporting accuracy and timeliness, enhanced data quality and provides insight into student retention, progression and graduation trends. The release notes that Columbus State University is ranked among the top regional universities in the South by U.S. News & World Report.

Article about the results of Oracle's recent study, "Water for All?," which surveyed 244 senior water utility executives from 10 countries. The article notes that the report, conducted with the Economist Intelligence Unit, found 39 percent of water executives say demand is "highly likely" to outstrip water supply by 2030 if countries don't begin to invest in water infrastructure and address wasteful consumer behavior. The study reports that 93 percent of the water executives say they are increasing investments to meet demands.

Article highlighting a new research report conducted by Oracle and Economist Intelligence Unit, titled "Water for All," which surveyed 244 senior water utility executives across 10 countries. The article notes that the study found that 45 percent of water executives say "wasteful" consumer behavior is the biggest barrier to meeting future water demands while another 33 percent say tariffs are too low to stimulate greater investment. The article points out that in developing countries, however, a lack of capital for investment tops the list of barriers, while worries over climate change stand third overall. The report also credits technologies such as smart meters and desalination with making the water sector more innovative to help utilities address escalating water demand.

The August 28 edition of Converge includes the following article highlighting the results of Oracle's "Making the Grade: Optimizing the Higher Education Student Experience" report. The article notes the report found that more than half of students surveyed agreed that their college or university meets their customer service expectations, particularly in the areas of system availability and ease of information access. The article also notes that three areas need improvement: mobile readiness, service personalization, and information security.

The September 6 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article highlighting the results of Oracle's "Making the Grade: Optimizing the Higher Education Student Experience" report. The article notes that the majority of students say that the quality of student services directly affects their overall satisfaction with their school, but just about half say their schools meet their customer service expectations. The article includes comment by Cole Clark, global vice president of education and research industry, Oracle, who notes that schools that focus on the basics - such as ensuring information accessibility, providing multiple contact points for students and delivering consistent processes - and leverage mobile and social media platforms to engage students, will provide an unforgettable positive educational experience, and in turn, make institutions more competitive. The article also notes that Oracle will host a webcast on Wednesday, September 19, to discuss the findings.

The January 13 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article highlighting Oracle's release of the Oracle Database Firewall for MySQL Enterprise Edition.  The article notes that the upgrade includes new reporting capabilities for improved regulatory compliance.

The January 31 edition of eCampus News includes the following article highlighting that the University of Puget Sound selected Oracle's PeopleSoft applications and Oracle Hyperion Public Sector Budgeting and Planning running on Oracle Database to facilitate information exchange and enhance strategic reporting capabilities. The article notes that the new systems will overhaul the university's legacy student, financial and human resources systems.

Oracle Enhances Business Intelligence with Environmental Accounting and Reporting

Highlighting that according to a report by Pike Research, the two best-positioned MDM vendors are Oracle and eMeter. The article also notes that Oracle attained the highest overall score in the Pike Pulse report due to its broad MDM product line, massive scale, geographic presence, technical innovations and integration of MDM with other well-known Oracle products.

A tech-led "invisible hand" is transforming the retail marketplace as consumers reach across borders and channels for new shopping experiences, says a new report. The report from IT provider Oracle, entitled "Retail Without Limits - A Modern Commercial Society", surveyed 500 shoppers in each of ten countries: Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, the UK and the US.

There's more going on behind the scenes than what Beyonce will be wearing Sunday.. Oracle Corp(ORCL) Behind the scene at this Sunday's Super Bowl championship game, it's not just about football, Beyonce and Bruno Mars. Technology from Oracle (ORCL - Get Report) and Apple's (AAPL - Get Report) Apple Pay will play a huge role. "Some of the highlights that are happening at Super Bowl 50 are introductions of new technologies on particularly around how do we help fans stay engaged," said Mike Webster, senior vice president of Oracle hospitality and retail. It's about "the ability to be able to not miss a minute and order food from my seat and mobile device and to designate a location to pick those items up so I don't have to wait on line."

There's more going on behind the scenes than what Beyonce will be wearing Sunday.. Oracle Corp(ORCL) Behind the scene at this Sunday's Super Bowl championship game, it's not just about football, Beyonce and Bruno Mars. Technology from Oracle (ORCL - Get Report) and Apple's (AAPL - Get Report) Apple Pay will play a huge role. "Some of the highlights that are happening at Super Bowl 50 are introductions of new technologies on particularly around how do we help fans stay engaged," said Mike Webster, senior vice president of Oracle hospitality and retail. It's about "the ability to be able to not miss a minute and order food from my seat and mobile device and to designate a location to pick those items up so I don't have to wait on line."

"Some of the highlights that are happening at Super Bowl 50 are introductions of new technologies on particularly around how do we help fans stay engaged," said Mike Webster, senior vice president of Oracle hospitality and retail. It's about "the ability to be able to not miss a minute and order food from my seat and mobile device and to designate a location to pick those items up so I don't have to wait on line."

Oracle-sponsored Report Reveals Consumers' Cross-channel Behavior

"Retailers know that they need to be focused on pleasing the individual in order to be successful in what is called the "Era of the Individual - Era Of I," according to Oracle's recent survey of 300 C-level executives across a number of industries. And "I" includes employees as well as customers. But although executives across industries acknowledge the importance of the individual, just 13% of retailers gave themselves an "A" grade for these efforts (more than 50% gave themselves a "C" grade), as noted in the survey report, titled: The Era I Enterprise: Ready For Anything."

"Retailers know that they need to be focused on pleasing the individual in order to be successful in what is called the "Era of the Individual - Era Of I," according to Oracle's recent survey of 300 C-level executives across a number of industries. And "I" includes employees as well as customers. But although executives across industries acknowledge the importance of the individual, just 13% of retailers gave themselves an "A" grade for these efforts (more than 50% gave themselves a "C" grade), as noted in the survey report, titled: The Era I Enterprise: Ready For Anything."