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. 'This honor, bestowed by the votes of our valued partners, demonstrates Oracle's commitment to continually improving partner opportunities across our Oracle Fusion Middleware suite of solutions, and offering partners the optimum vehicle to increase sales and customer value with Oracle.'

    Supporting Resources
    ARC Information: http://www.everythingchannel.com
    Oracle Database 11g: http://www.oracle.com/database/index.html
    Oracle Fusion Middleware:
     http://www.oracle.com/products/middleware/index.html
    Oracle PartnerNetwork Portal: http://www.oracle.com/partners/index.html
    Oracle Partner Success Stories:
     http://www.oracle.com/customers/partners/index.html

About VARBusiness (www.varbusiness.com)

For the past 20 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the commercial and public sector (or government) Solution Provider community. The VARBusiness integrated platform of media opportunities provides strategic insight for technology integrators through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness offerings lead vendors and distributors to unprecedented access to the most powerful strategic Solution Providers in the market. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design.

Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com)

Everything Channel, formerly CMP Channel, is the one-stop-shop for accessing, enabling and accelerating technology sales channels. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with an unparallel audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels. Through innovative sales and marketing solutions, Everything Channel arms the sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results. Everything Channel is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.

About the Oracle PartnerNetwork

Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 20,000 companies who deliver innovative software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork program provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's global economy. Oracle partners are able to offer their customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise software company. Partners who are able to demonstrate superior product knowledge, technical expertise and a commitment to doing business with Oracle qualify for the Certified Partner levels.

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