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Oracle Sweeps Awards in Packaged Application and Database Server Categories

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Oracle Corporation has announced that Intelligent Enterprise magazine has awarded Oracle Applications and the Oracle database the 1998 Readers' Choice Awards in the packaged application and database server categories. The awards were based on a web-based voting process among 100,000 IT and business leaders who create and manage the information supply chain. Oracle Applications, an integrated suite of over 45 business applications, was chosen as the packaged application product of the year, while the Oracle database was recognized for its ability to redefine database technology for the Internet era.

Key Takeaways:

  • Oracle Applications was awarded the 1998 Readers' Choice Award for packaged applications, with over 5,500 customers in 79 countries using the software.
  • The Oracle database, which combines the simplicity of Internet computing with the power of Oracle software, was recognized for its ability to redefine database technology for the Internet era.
  • Oracle8i, the world's first and only Internet database, allows any type of data to be managed through a single integrated server and distributed to any client capable of running a standard internet browser.
  • Oracle's Internet Platform, which includes Oracle Application Server and Oracle's Internet Development Tools, delivers the most scalable, reliable, and cost-effective way to develop and deploy database applications.
  • Oracle Applications provides an integrated suite of over 45 business applications for managing all aspects of a company's business, including financial, manufacturing, supply chain, human resources, and front-office management.
  • Oracle Corporation is the world's leading supplier of software for information management, with annual revenues of over $7.5 billion.
  • Oracle has a presence in over 140 countries around the world.

Statistics:

  • 100,000 IT and business leaders voted in the web-based process to choose the Readers' Choice winners.
  • Over 5,500 customers in 79 countries use Oracle Applications.
  • Oracle's Internet Platform supports up to ten times less computing costs than client-server models.
  • $7.5 billion: Oracle's annual revenues.
  • 140 countries: Oracle's global presence.

Sources:

  • "Oracle Corporation Receives Two 1998 Readers' Choice Awards," Intelligent Enterprise magazine.
  • "Oracle8i: Internet Database for the Enterprise," Oracle Corporation.
  • "Oracle Applications: Integrated Suite of Business Applications," Oracle Corporation.
  • "Intelligent Enterprise: Major Technology Publication," Miller Freeman.
  • "Oracle Corporation," Oracle Corporation.

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