Group items matching

in title, tags, annotations or url

PureFormulas.com spent an estimated 1,000 hours, or more than 40 full days, meeting with or investigating all the major e-commerce platform vendors-including Demandware Inc., hybris AG, Magento-before buying from Oracle Corp. The retailer signed a contract with Oracle in May 2013, downloading Oracle Commerce software on its own servers. The implementation required in-house design work and coding in advance of the full launch in August of the retailer's new platform-which has also been deployed by larger retailers, including, last year, Kohl's Corp., a retail chain that took in $1.76 billion in web sales in 2013, according to Top500Guide.com.

PureFormulas.com spent an estimated 1,000 hours, or more than 40 full days, meeting with or investigating all the major e-commerce platform vendors-including Demandware Inc., hybris AG, Magento-before buying from Oracle Corp. The retailer signed a contract with Oracle in May 2013, downloading Oracle Commerce software on its own servers. The implementation required in-house design work and coding in advance of the full launch in August of the retailer's new platform-which has also been deployed by larger retailers, including, last year, Kohl's Corp., a retail chain that took in $1.76 billion in web sales in 2013, according to Top500Guide.com.

PureFormulas.com spent an estimated 1,000 hours, or more than 40 full days, meeting with or investigating all the major e-commerce platform vendors-including Demandware Inc., hybris AG, Magento-before buying from Oracle Corp. The retailer signed a contract with Oracle in May 2013, downloading Oracle Commerce software on its own servers. The implementation required in-house design work and coding in advance of the full launch in August of the retailer's new platform-which has also been deployed by larger retailers, including, last year, Kohl's Corp., a retail chain that took in $1.76 billion in web sales in 2013, according to Top500Guide.com.

The July/August edition of Electricity Today Magazine includes the following article highlighting how utilities can handle information to better serve customers. The article includes results from the Oracle Utilities' "Big Data, Bigger Opportunities" report which examined how utilities use information generated by smart grid deployments to drive organizational efficiency, increase reliability and strengthen customer relationships. The article addresses how access to new data will change the way utilities drive their businesses and how predictive analytics could spur operational change.

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 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 August 30 edition of 1 to 1 Magazine includes the following article highlighting the results of Oracle's "Making the Grade: Optimizing the Higher Education Student Experience" report. The article notes that by treating students as valued customers, colleges and universities have the opportunity to develop a highly satisfying multichannel approach that enhances current enrollment and promotes post-graduation involvement. The article also notes that one of the key takeaways from the study is that schools may see an uptick in satisfaction by updating information faster through social media and embracing mobile applications or browsers so students can access homework, class document databases, and student records on the go.

The August 26 edition of eCampus News includes the following article highlighting the challenges that higher education institutions face when migrating to the cloud. The article quotes, Mark Armstrong, vice president for higher education product development, Oracle, who discusses his experience working with higher education clients to migrate their Oracle ERPs to the cloud. Armstrong notes the significance of change management and standardization in the migration process.

The August 26 edition of eCampus News includes the following article highlighting the challenges that higher education institutions face when migrating to the cloud. The article quotes, Mark Armstrong, vice president for higher education product development, Oracle, who discusses his experience working with higher education clients to migrate their Oracle ERPs to the cloud. Armstrong notes the significance of change management and standardization in the migration process.

The August 27 edition of TechDecisions: Higher Ed includes the following article highlighting Central Washington University's (CWU) upgrade to Oracle PeopleSoft Human Capital Management 9.2 and PeopleSoft Financials 9.2. The article quotes Cole Clark, global vice president, education & research, Oracle, who discusses how the Oracle PeopleSoft solutions allow users to access applications on any device. The article also quotes Jill Hernandez, director of enterprise applications at CWU, who discusses how the upgrade improved the university's HR and finance operations.

The August 27 edition of TechDecisions: Higher Ed includes the following article highlighting Central Washington University's (CWU) upgrade to Oracle PeopleSoft Human Capital Management 9.2 and PeopleSoft Financials 9.2. The article quotes Cole Clark, global vice president, education & research, Oracle, who discusses how the Oracle PeopleSoft solutions allow users to access applications on any device. The article also quotes Jill Hernandez, director of enterprise applications at CWU, who discusses how the upgrade improved the university's HR and finance operations.

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.

"Z Gallerie, a California-based purveyor of furniture and home décor was seeing an increase in traffic to its online site and response to marketing programs. To improve conversion and basket size, Z Gallerie deployed Oracle Commerce. In August 2013, Z Gallerie went live with Oracle Commerce resulting in more relevant content, improved navigation and better ease-of-use regardless of the device customers use to access the site. The full implementation was completed quickly and sales from on-site search have dramatically increased."

"Z Gallerie, a California-based purveyor of furniture and home décor was seeing an increase in traffic to its online site and response to marketing programs. To improve conversion and basket size, Z Gallerie deployed Oracle Commerce. In August 2013, Z Gallerie went live with Oracle Commerce resulting in more relevant content, improved navigation and better ease-of-use regardless of the device customers use to access the site. The full implementation was completed quickly and sales from on-site search have dramatically increased."

Company Oracle, created a range of products for the retail sector, held in August 2012, a study of the consumer market, covering them seven countries, including Russia. The report "The Evolution of Experience Retailing" provides information on many aspects of consumer interaction with retailers in today's globalized world, allowing you to see what can help, and that, conversely, prevent the seller to win the competition. Oracle experts believe that the retail market is rapidly changing, but retailers are not fully aware of the processes and thus can not adequately respond to them.

Oracle presented a study Evolution of Experience Retailing, conducted in August 2012. The purpose of the survey was to study the development of the market, in particular, the company intended to find out how well the network retailers address the needs of customers. The study took into account the opinion of the respondents, aged 18 to 60 years old from Russia, Brazil, UK, Germany, China, USA and Japan.

As the East Coast prepared for Superstorm Sandy, the American Red Cross's new cloud platform allowed users in the storm's path to read customized preparedness warnings and shelter information, based on their location, as they checked the organization's homepage. And when Americans reached into their pockets after the storm, a scalable ecommerce platform allowed the organization to handle as many as 75,000 concurrent donations - the most ever. The American Red Cross is merging its 400-500 chapter websites, under a new cloud platform, from Oracle Corp. , that allows the organization to scale up its capacity when a disaster strikes and users are clamoring for preparedness information, Craig Oldham, vice president of digital engagement told CIO Journal. The platform, which the Red Cross began rolling out in August, was already implemented by half its chapters by the time the storm struck. The ability to scale up allowed the Red Cross to handle a peak of more than 500,000 page views per minute, during a NBC telethon to draw donations for the relief effort in early November...

Press release highlighting that AboitizPower, a power distributor, retailer and generator in the Philippines, has implemented Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing to improve efficiency and enable compliance. The release notes that prior to selecting Oracle's solution in August 2011, AboitizPower's six subsidiaries were using unrelated systems developed internally and customized over several years. The release includes comments from Rodger Smith, senior vice president and general manager at Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing will enable AboitizPower to streamline billing processes and allow the utility to meet privatization and deregulation requirement.

The August 7 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article highlighting Montclair State University's adoption of Oracle's PeopleSoft Financial Management System (FMS).  PeopleSoft FMS will enable Montclair to make optimal financial decisions, develop effective short- and long-term strategies to support the university's growth and emerging needs, and to integrate and streamline financial processes across departments.  The university plans to complete the first phase of implementation by July 2015, and the full implementation by January 2016.

The August 4 edition of eCampus News includes the following article highlighting how technology can enhance education. The article, a byline from Alison Miller, vice president of Oracle Academy, focused on teacher training flexibility, educational self-study tools to complement classroom lessons, and online communities to connect peers and mentors.

The August 1 edition of University Business includes the following article highlighting how Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is changing its student orientation protocol from a manual system to a more technologically-friendly advising and registration experience. The article notes that the University uses Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions to speed up the process of student check-in and to provide more accurate and up-to-date orientation forms on tablet computers.

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.