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The April 2 edition of eSchool News includes the following press release announcing University of Virginia's selection of Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management as the technology platform to support its financial transformation. The press release announced the university's decision to move away from a spreadsheet-based system to provide enhanced information to support its leadership. Additionally, the Oracle solution will allow for greater transparency into the root cause of costs at a more granular level.

The April 2 edition of eSchool News includes the following press release announcing University of Virginia's selection of Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management as the technology platform to support its financial transformation. The press release announced the university's decision to move away from a spreadsheet-based system to provide enhanced information to support its leadership. Additionally, the Oracle solution will allow for greater transparency into the root cause of costs at a more granular level.

The April 3 edition of eCampus News includes the following press release announcing University of Virginia's selection of Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management as the technology platform to support its financial transformation. The press release announced the university's decision to move away from a spreadsheet-based system to provide enhanced information to support its leadership. Additionally, the Oracle solution will allow for greater transparency into the root cause of costs at a more granular level.

The April 3 edition of eCampus News includes the following press release announcing University of Virginia's selection of Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management as the technology platform to support its financial transformation. The press release announced the university's decision to move away from a spreadsheet-based system to provide enhanced information to support its leadership. Additionally, the Oracle solution will allow for greater transparency into the root cause of costs at a more granular level.

Saks, Inc. is evolving to embrace omni-channel retailing through a series of infrastructure and systems enhancements slated to take place over the next several years. This is a transitional time for the company and these investments will position Saks for the future, allowing it to deliver incremental sales and improve operating margins over time.  To support its omni-channel and IT initiatives, Saks will invest one-third of its $120 million CapEx on Project Evolution, a multi-year transformation of and investment in systems technology with Oracle. Project Evolution will deliver new merchandising, finance and human resources systems and capabilities on an integrated application suite for the entire business.

A blog by Brian Kracik highlighting telecom providers' future business transformations, such as order management, as observed at TM Forum Management World show in Nice, France.

The October 18 edition of Executive Biz includes the following article highlighting Miami University's decision to select Oracle CRM On Demand to transform its outdated legacy admissions system, improve student recruitment and meet growing communication needs for departments throughout the university. The article notes that the university will begin implementing Oracle CRM On Demand for undergraduate admissions this month. The article includes comment by Steve Koporec, vice president of applications, Oracle Higher Education, noting that with Oracle CRM On Demand, Miami will have institution-wide visibility and will be able to efficiently monitor prospective and current student progress, as well as support other programs, such as alumni relations and current student, faculty and staff communication.

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.

Bellevue University, Kentucky State University, San Bernardino Community College District, and Vanderbilt University selected Oracle Cloud to ensure operational excellence and student success by transforming the way these institutions conduct business and serve their constituents-from faculty and staff to students.

Bellevue University, Kentucky State University, San Bernardino Community College District, and Vanderbilt University selected Oracle Cloud to ensure operational excellence and student success by transforming the way these institutions conduct business and serve their constituents-from faculty and staff to students.

Established in 2006, Covalense is a well-recognised and reliable IT transformation partner to their clients. They have a diversified, highly trained and motivated talent pool of people working cohe…

Established in 2006, Covalense is a well-recognised and reliable IT transformation partner to their clients. They have a diversified, highly trained and motivated talent pool of people working cohe…

The multi-year IT initiative that Charming Shoppes is embarking on will be nothing less than "a transformation of our technology, distribution and supply chain capabilities," according to CIO Michael Barrett. Encompassing upgrades of core systems that include the point-of-sale, merchandising, inventory, financials, warehouse and order management, the 1,857-store retailer's efforts are projected to drive $25 to $30 million in cost savings within a two-year time frame.

The retailer is working with software giant Oracle on what Mr. Sadove called "a substantial multiyear transformation of an investment in systems and technology." Project Evolution will deliver new merchandising, finance and human resources systems and capabilities and … supply us with the modern technology platform to support omnichannel for the future," Mr. Sadove said on a conference call

The March 11 edition of InfotechLead includes the following article on Oracle's announcement of several major investments for its higher education solutions. The article highlights the new Oracle Student Cloud, which will meet the needs of customers who are transforming their institutions to support standard business processes and to free up IT resources for mission-critical activities. Additionally, the article discusses the planned new release of Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and new functionalities being delivered in Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud and Oracle ERP Cloud. The article includes comments from Mark Armstrong, vice president, higher education product development, Oracle, who notes that Oracle is dedicated to providing its customers with flexible technology options, especially through these significant investments.

The March 11 edition of InfotechLead includes the following article on Oracle's announcement of several major investments for its higher education solutions. The article highlights the new Oracle Student Cloud, which will meet the needs of customers who are transforming their institutions to support standard business processes and to free up IT resources for mission-critical activities. Additionally, the article discusses the planned new release of Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and new functionalities being delivered in Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud and Oracle ERP Cloud. The article includes comments from Mark Armstrong, vice president, higher education product development, Oracle, who notes that Oracle is dedicated to providing its customers with flexible technology options, especially through these significant investments.

Changing expectations and a new generation of users are transforming the face of business applications When Patrick Benson joined Ovation Brands back in September 2013, he was given a tall order: modernize an array of legacy IT systems that could no longer keep up with the restaurant-chain conglomerate's business processes.

Changing expectations and a new generation of users are transforming the face of business applications When Patrick Benson joined Ovation Brands back in September 2013, he was given a tall order: modernize an array of legacy IT systems that could no longer keep up with the restaurant-chain conglomerate's business processes.

The August 11 edition of EdTech Digest includes the following guest column by Cole Clark, global vice president of education and research, Oracle. Clark notes the three key areas that are necessary in transforming higher education IT: delivering education and research at scale, differentiating between institutions, and reducing friction in the student experience.

The August 11 edition of EdTech Digest includes the following guest column by Cole Clark, global vice president of education and research, Oracle. Clark notes the three key areas that are necessary in transforming higher education IT: delivering education and research at scale, differentiating between institutions, and reducing friction in the student experience.

"Transformation is critical to compete in an omnichannel market," said Mike Hazel, CIO at Academy Sports + Outdoors. "Academy Sports + Outdoors is expanding rapidly, and with that growth comes the need for a system that is scalable and can grow with us. Oracle Retail provides us with a foundation for growth and an integration strategy."

"Transformation is critical to compete in an omnichannel market," said Mike Hazel, CIO at Academy Sports + Outdoors. "Academy Sports + Outdoors is expanding rapidly, and with that growth comes the need for a system that is scalable and can grow with us. Oracle Retail provides us with a foundation for growth and an integration strategy."

The Dec. 6 edition of Smart Grid News includes the following article about how an increasing proportion of consumers over the next ten years will be "digital natives" - a generation of consumers who have grown up in a world with constant Internet and smart phone availability. The article notes that this demographic shift will change the way customers access information and monitor their usage of scare water and energy resources. The article includes comments from Oracle Utilities' Rodger Smith suggesting that the transformation of customer engagement from a reactive approach to a proactive one has already begun, noting that technologies are offering utilities the opportunity to have better relationships with their customers.

Retail IT is being transformed. CIOs are shifting from proprietary systems to package solutions and from an emphasis on cost reduction to a solid bump in IT capital spending. A strong customer focus means CIOs are fixing their attention on channel integration and analytics that will help them spot and anticipate shopper preferences more quickly. "Talking about re-engineering the foundation of retail IT may not be the sexy side of technology, but it's critical," Webster says. "If a company jumps into mobile-assisted in-store selling ... but doesn't have accurate visibility of inventory across the enterprise, what have they accomplished?" That's a point of view echoed by Gartner vice president of research Jeff Roster. "The big attack has to be on infrastructure," he says. "There are still a whole lot of retail companies out there that need to retire legacy systems and get out of the proprietary code writing business. Once they move to packaged systems, the opportunity to decrease infrastructure costs and reshape the business around today's customer can move forward at a quicker pace."

The May 1 editions of eSchool News includes the following press release announcing Oracle and Ciber's implementation of an integrated student service system and enterprise resource planning platform for Washington State Board of Community and Technical College (WSBCTC). The system of 34 public community and technical colleges will work with Oracle and Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Platinum Partner Ciber to implement Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, PeopleSoft Human Capital Management, PeopleSoft Financials, and Oracle Fusion Analytic Applications.

The May 1 edition of eCampus News included the following press release announcing Oracle and Ciber's implementation of an integrated student service system and enterprise resource planning platform for Washington State Board of Community and Technical College (WSBCTC). The system of 34 public community and technical colleges will work with Oracle and Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Platinum Partner Ciber to implement Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, PeopleSoft Human Capital Management, PeopleSoft Financials, and Oracle Fusion Analytic Applications.