Oracle Asia Pacific experiences growth in Q3 FY2009

Organizations across key industries in Asia Pacific continue to adopt or expand implementations of Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Enterprise Performance Management and Oracle Business Intelligence, and Oracle Applications for their strategic company-wide business systems.

Allied Bank, Barclays Bank Pakistan, Berger Paints Pakistan, EFU Life Assurance Ltd and Wateen Telecom from Pakistan are among those organizations who have selected Oracle to streamline their business processes.

“Now more than ever, customers are looking to information technology to meet a wide range of business challenges, such as reducing risks, innovating business processes, delivering superior customer service, and building a foundation for growth,” said Steve Au-Yeung, Senior Vice President, Oracle Asia Pacific. "Organizations continue to choose Oracle’s standards-based software solutions to replace legacy, proprietary systems, so as to optimize performance and lower costs. Our strategy to offer choice and value is winning customers across the region."

Allied Bank has chosen to implement Oracle Database with RAC and OEM Packs to help their core banking transformation. "After careful internal analysis and reviewing all our options we opted for the award winning Oracle Database with its Real Application Clusters & Grid Control solution to help us with our technology led core banking transformation project," said Mr Mujahid Ali, CIO Allied Bank Ltd. "Oracle Technology products are specially recognized for providing scalability, high availability and ease of management for mission-critical applications like Temenos T24. This technology platform will enable us to be highly competitive and maintain customer satisfaction though high quality and 24x7 banking services."

Berger Paints Pakistan has also selected key modules from the Oracle E-Business Suite to improve and standardize its business operations to gain a consolidated picture of its Finance, Sales, inventory and customer order information. It expects to benefit from capabilities such as improved production planning, greater operational efficiency, and improved manufacturing productivity. “Oracle E-Business Suite will empower us with critical and real time knowledge about our assets, financials and all the core aspects of the manufacturing process”, said Sarfaraz Arif, Senior Manager MIS, Berger Paints. “Critically, the Oracle applications we have implemented will provide us a 360-degree view of Berger Paints’ financial and operational information to company decision makers that will enhance its operational infrastructure to increase the efficiency of the organization and support further expansion”.

Wateen Telecom has also implemented a wide range of Oracle Database and Database Options including RAC, Data Mining and Advanced Security. "Wateen Telecom is operating in a highly aggressive environment. In order to gain a competitive edge, we need to be able to transform available data into consolidated, meaningful, timely and actionable information. From a technology perspective, performance, scalability and manageability are primary requirements for us," said Amir Khan, Chief Information Office, Wateen Telecom.

Selection of Q3FY09 Customer Wins

Communications, Media, Utilities: Aircel (India); Axis (Indonesia); China Unicom Co., Ltd.(China); PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Indonesia); Saigon Telecom Services Company (Vietnam); Samsung Networks Inc. (Korea); Shenhua Beijing Guohua Electric Power Co., Ltd Corporation (China); SK TELECOM CO., LTD (Korea); SPI ELECTRICITY PTY LTD (Australia); Total Access Communications (Thailand); True Corporation Public Company Limited (Thailand); Wateen Telecom (Pakistan); Wharf T & T Limited (Hong Kong); Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group Company Ltd. (China).

Manufacturing, Retail : Best Buy China (China); China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited (China); China International Shipping Container (Group) Shanghai (China); Cong Ty Co Phan Sonadezi Chau Duc (Vietnam); Dah Chong Hong Holdings (Hong Kong); Fonterra Australia (Australia); Foster’s Group Ltd (Foster’s)(Australia); FPT Corporation (Vietnam); GTL (Singapore) Pte Ltd (Singapore); Hunan Hualing Steel Co., Ltd. (China); India Yamaha Motor Pvt Limited (India); Masan Industrial Joint Venture Co. (Vietnam); Panasonic Plasma Display Shanghai Co., Ltd (China); Primax Electronics Ltd (Taiwan); PT. Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk. (Indonesia); PT. Total Indonesie (Indonesia); Qingdao Sen Kylin Tyre Ltd (China); Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd (Digital semiconductor division) (Korea); Shanghai JA Solar PV Technology Co Ltd (China); Shenzhen Coship Electronics Co., Ltd. (China); Wei Lih Food Industry Company Limited (Taiwan); Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vietnam).

Financial Services: Shinhan Financial Group (Korea); Allied Bank of Pakistan Limited (Pakistan); MSIG Holdings (Asia) Pte Ltd (Singapore); PT. Artajasa Pembayaran Elektronis (Indonesia); PT Bank Ekspor Indonesia (Indonesia); PT. Bank DBS Indonesia (Indonesia); Banco de Oro Universal Bank (Philippines); EFU Life Assurance Ltd (Pakistan)

Government, Education, Healthcare & Life Sciences: Amway (china) Company Limited (China); Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (Thailand); Beijing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (China); The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong); Singapore Post Limited (Singapore); COFCO 606 (part of China Agri- Industries Holdings Limited ( COFCO) (China); Deputi Bidang Survey, Gleneagles Clinical Research Center (Singapore); Pengukuran dan Pemetaan - Badan Pertanahan Nasional (Indonesia); Bureau of Meteorology (Australia); PT. Dexa Medica (Indonesia); Singapore Tourism Board (Singapore).

Professional Services: Central Realty Services Co., Ltd. (Thailand); Hudson Global Resources (Aust) Pty Limited (Australia); Korea Educational Broadcasting System (Korea); MFEC Pcl. (Thailand); Nutune Singapore Pte Ltd (Singapore); PT. Bursa Efek Indonesia (Indonesia).

Awards and Recognition:

Telecom Asia Readers’ Choice Awards: Best SDP Provider of the Year. Recognizes strength of Service Delivery Platform (SDP) solutions from combined Oracle and BEA communications products
2008 SCMLogistics Excellence Awards - Best Transportation Management Software Award. Oracle won this award for the 3rd time, and this recognition signals the continued growth and performance of Oracle Transportation Management in Asia Pacific. (Forrester press announcement, Gartner press announcement)