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Oracle's "Opportunity Calling - The Future of Mobile Communications" survey.

The November 22 edition of University Business includes the following article highlighting how improvements in business intelligence (BI) tools have given higher education leaders more data power for decision making. The article notes that Florida State moved from third-party legacy BI tools to Oracle BI Suite Enterprise Edition Plus last year to standardize on one platform. The article includes comment from Selim Burduroglu, industry architect, Oracle Education & Research, who suggests three core principles for successful BI in higher education - start simple and evolve, minimize variables and link insight to action to provide continuous institutional effectiveness.

The December 6 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article highlighting the major revisions to Oracle's WebLogic Server 12c. The article notes that this release of the Oracle WebLogic Server is certified for the full Java Enterprise Edition (EE) 6 Platform specification. The article highlights key features of Oracle's WebLogic Server 12c.

Dan Ford, VP, Product Marketing, Oracle Communications, and other industry leaders share predictions for the wireless industry in 2012.

When it comes to making purchases online, 45% of consumers age 18 - 34 who own a smartphone will use it to purchase products online as often as a few times each week..."As a whole, retailers are challenged to move across channels as easily as the consumer and deliver the same consistent, high quality experience no matter the format," said Mike Webster, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Retail.

Cross-channel shopping is the new norm: Fifty-four percent of consumers regularly employ two or more channels before they make a purchase, according to a new study by Oracle

When it comes to making purchases online, 45 percent of consumers age 18 - 34 who own a smartphone will use it to purchase products online as often as a few times each week.

Includes New Functionality to Help Public Sector Agencies Improve Program Delivery and Citizen Service

... If you think enthusiasm for newer channels is turning the store into a quaint relic of a bygone era, think again. Three-quarters of surveyed consumers say they go to the store to see the product prior to purchase, and 44% go when they need the product right away.

More than half of consumers in the United States and Canada regularly use two or more channels before they make a purchase and they expect a consistent experience across all channels, according to a new survey from Oracle.

After implementing Oracle Retail Demand Forecasting and Oracle Retail Advanced Inventory Planning, Best Buy "immediately improved in-stocks from 2% to 4% across the board, even as inventory levels continued to decrease," stated Chris Hubbs, Director of Demand Forecasting for Best Buy.

Highlighting that Oracle has released Siebel CRM Public Sector 8.2.2, a component of Oracle Social Services Suite. This article notes the software enhances management and appeals, and allows more capabilities for auditing and decision reporting.

The 2011 Gartner "Magic Quadrant for E-commerce" places Oracle ATG in the Leaders Quadrant. 

"We will use Oracle Retail to better serve the changing needs of our convenience customers by offering the best assortment by store and fresher products every day. Also to establish best practices and create a platform for growth," said Eduardo Trujillo, business transformation director, 7-Eleven Mexico.

Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited (Toronto Hydro) - one of the largest municipal electric distribution utilities in Canada delivering power to approximately 705,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers across the city of Toronto - implemented Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing to enhance its billing processes.

The implementation is part of a larger business strategy in which American Apparel will grow revenue, reduce inventory costs and extend its commerce and merchandising operations worldwide.

Fashion apparel manufacturer and retailer American Apparel has chosen Oracle ATG Web Commerce and Oracle ATG Web Commerce Customer Service applications to help grow its global, multi-channel retail business.

Oracle today announced a new release of Oracle Retail Point-of-Service to help retailers increase operational efficiency, improve the customer experience and simplify the payment process across global markets

Oracle announced a new release of Oracle Retail Point-of-Service to help retailers improve the customer experience and simplify the payment process across global markets.

The Authorized Payment Foundation is a secure and flexible application programming interface that enables integration with payment processing solutions from industry leaders such as ACI Worldwide and Servebase