Continued Support and Dedication to Partner Community Earns Overall Middleware Category Win; Oracle also posts victory for Product Innovation in Data & Information Management Category

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

-- Demonstrating its ongoing dedication to deliver leading partner solutions and programs, Oracle today announced that it was named a winner in the 2008 Annual Report Card (ARC) from Everything Channel's VARBusiness.

-- Now in its 23rd year, the VARBusiness ARC Awards recognize outstanding partner programs and superb vendor service in 18 major product categories. The ARC Awards were held at an awards ceremony held on August 18 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.

-- Oracle captured the ARC Company of the Year Award in the Middleware Software category, and won the subcategories of Middleware Product Innovation and Partnering.

-- In the Data & Information Management category, Oracle posted a victory for Product Innovation, highlighting the continuing strength and innovation in its flagship Oracle Database(R) product.

-- Winners were selected by VARBusiness editorial based on the survey results of more than 5,000 systems integrators, IT consulting organizations, value-added resellers (VARs), solution providers and software developers.

Supporting Quotes

-- 'For 23 years we've asked Solution Providers to grade their vendor partners on criteria such as product quality and innovation, partner programs and support, and each year the results of these grades have created the VARBusiness Annual Report Card which reflects the level of commitment vendors have to the channel and to their Solution Provider partners. Congratulations to all of the winners,' said Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel editorial.

-- 'Oracle is dedicated to delivering industry-leading solutions and services that help Oracle and our partners succeed together in the marketplace,' said John Gray, Group Vice President, NAS Technology Alliances and Channels, Oracle.