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Highlighting that Echelon Corporation has teamed with Oracle to help utilities better manage outages, protect revenue, offer demand response, and offer prepayment options. The article notes that Oracle Utilities Smart Grid Gateway integrated with Echelon's smart metering solution, allows utilities to deploy multiple applications to manage their assets and customers. The article also includes comments from Bastian Fischer, vice president industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that utilities need to act now even though regulations, standards and available technology will change, so they are looking for an open, multi-application solution that will grow with them over time.

Highlighting that Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0.1, running with Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2 processed 1 billion meter reads per hour. The article notes that Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management also responded to 19.3 million requests for bill determinants per hour. The article also includes comments from Linda Jackman, group vice president of Industry Strategy of Oracle Utilities noting that the testing assured utilities that Oracle hardware and software can process the huge volumes of data arriving from interval reads and ensure the usability of the data to produce the accurate, timely bills customers expect.

Highlighting Oracle's announcement that Miami University, a 16,000 student institution located in Oxford, Ohio that is ranked third in the nation for undergraduate teaching by U.S. News & World Report, has selected Oracle CRM On Demand to transform its outdated legacy admissions system, improve student recruitment and meet growing communication needs for departments throughout the university.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 press release notes that the administration wanted a customer relationship management (CRM) system that could enhance the admissions process by effectively tracking prospective students while simultaneously expanding to meet other university needs.

Highlighting that according to a report by Pike Research, demand for water is outpacing the rate of population growth by more than double, and government data forecasts water shortages in 26 U.S. states by 2013. The article notes that an October 2010 study by Oracle Utilities titled "Testing the Water: Smart Metering for Water Utilities" concluded that 76 percent of customers were concerned with water conservation and 69 percent believed they could reduce personal water usage. The article also includes comments from Stephan Scholl, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities in a 2010 statement noting that smart meter technologies can produce the actionable data required to provide consumers with information they can use to make smarter decisions about water consumption.

The October 2011 edition of Business Officer includes the following article highlighting the significance and uses of business intelligence (BI) in higher education. The article notes that California State University System uses Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) to provide more functionality, change the reporting queries and improve the look of its dashboards. The article includes comment by Amir Dabirian, vice president of IT and chief information officer, California State University, Fullerton, noting that the university's goal is to enable the institution to make data-driven decisions, particularly in tough budgetary times. The article also includes comments by Theo Bosnak, director, higher education and academic medical centers, Attain LLC, noting that BI is extremely useful because the solutions can be customized and adapted to the needs of the leader or educational department.

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.

The October 19 edition of Customer Experience Management includes the following article highlighting Miami University's decision to select Oracle CRM On Demand. The article notes that Miami is replacing its legacy undergraduate admissions system, Recruitment PLUS, with Oracle CRM On Demand, and plans to extend the implementation to the graduate school and regional campus admissions. 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.

The October 24 edition of University Business includes the following article highlighting Miami University's selection of Oracle CRM On Demand to overhaul its legacy admissions system and facilitate university-wide communication. The article notes that the university wanted a customer relationship management (CRM) system that could enhance the admissions process by effectively tracking prospective students - from recruitment to application to matriculation at the university - while simultaneously expanding to meet other university needs - such as alumni relations and current student, faculty and staff communication.

The October 20 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article highlighting Miami University's decision to select Oracle CRM On Demand as its new customer relationship management (CRM) system. The article notes that the university will begin implementing Oracle CRM On Demand for its undergraduate admissions on its Oxford Campus this month.

The Oct. 12 edition of TMCnet features this article highlighting that Hughes Telematics, Inc. (HTI) is expanding its Oracle environment by leveraging Oracle's Unified Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) Solution. The article notes that HTI has realized many benefits, including greater scalability to handle increased subscriptions and decreased time needed to bring new offers to market.

The Oct. 12 edition of Billing World includes the following article highlighting that Telefónica Germany has gone live with the first phase of its implementation of Oracle Communications Order and Service Management 7.0. The article notes that the solution will unify order management across Telefónica Germany's retail and business offerings, combine order capture across multiple channels and streamline self-service capabilities for corporate, customer value management, customer services, marketing and sales processes.

The Oct. 13 edition of Connected Planet includes the following article highlighting that Telefónica Germany has gone live with the first phase of its implementation of Oracle Communications Order and Service Management 7.0. The article notes that the objective is to streamline the order management process to unify disparate technologies that resulted from the merger of Telefonica 02 Germany and HanseNet.

The Oct. 19 edition of Pipeline includes the following article highlighting that Oracle announced Telefonica Germany had completed its first phase implementation of Oracle Communications Order and Service Management 7.0. The article notes that as more wireless operators absorb broadband assets in order to stake their claims in the mobile broadband space, more CSPs may trend toward centralized approaches, like this one.

Sinopharm Pharmacy has standardized its operations using Oracle® Retail Merchandising and Oracle E-Business Suite Financials 12.1 to support long-term growth and core merchandising and financial strategies.

Need more proof that m-commerce is rising like a rocket? During the past year, the percentage of consumers who use their mobile phone to make online purchases has doubled - from 9% in 2010 to 18% in 2011, according to a new survey. This remarkable growth occurred even though more than two-thirds (68%) of respondents are unsure about the security of information stored or transmitted by their mobile phones.

Shoppers are more comfortable tapping into their smartphones in-store and at home to interact with brands, comparison shop and make purchases, according to new research from Oracle. As a result, consumer response to mobile marketing initiatives such as SMS, geo-location features and applications is growing more positive.

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

The November 1 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article highlighting the recent release of Oracle's "Opportunity Calling: The Future of Mobile Communications - Take Two" report. The article notes that while data consumption continues to rise - owing to the growing number of consumers purchasing smartphones and tablets - mobile device users are still wary about the security of their data.

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

Following Oracle OpenWorld 2011 held in San Francisco in October, Retail TouchPoints connected with Mike Webster, General Manager of Oracle Retail, and asked him to elaborate on Oracle's cross-channel commerce platform.

Retailers such as Crate and Barrel, Macy's, Sephora, and Target have excelled in connecting mobile marketing initiatives to other channels including email and social media...