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- OAUG News
- Oracle News
- Vendor Product Awareness Sessions
- OAUG eLearning
- OAUG Conference and Event Updates
- User Community News
- Oracle Retail Users Group (ORUG) News
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OAUG News
President’s Corner
2007 OAUG President Jan Wagner
On behalf of the OAUG Board of Directors, I would like to thank you for attending COLLABORATE 07: Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community. I hope that you enjoyed participating in five days of networking, education and hands-on training.
The event attracted more than 7,000 visitors and was sponsored by over 200 vendors featuring products that enable the family of Oracle Applications users to further their knowledge, experience and understanding of the applications they use.
Highlights of the conference included:
- Multiple Executive Sessions presented by Oracle
- More than 400 OAUG Forum educational sessions
- Over 70 geographic and special interest group meetings
- Pre- and post-conference workshops
- Numerous special events and vendor features
A complete conference wrap-up is included in this edition of OAUG eNews in the OAUG Conference and Event Updates section.
We are in the process of uploading the OAUG Forum papers and presentations to the OAUG Conference Paper Database and expect to make session materials available to OAUG members in the next few weeks.
Additionally, the OAUG is working with the IOUG and Quest to make all COLLABORATE 07 conference papers available to conference attendees for review. We will notify all OAUG attendees via e-mail when this information is accessible. Please note that access to all papers will be for a limited time only (May 14-28, 2007). After this time period, OAUG members will continue to have unlimited access to the OAUG Forum papers and presentations via the OAUG Conference Paper Database.
Please share your conference experience with us by completing the COLLABORATE 07 OAUG conference survey. Your feedback is extremely important to us as we begin to look ahead to COLLABORATE 08.
And, speaking of COLLABORATE 08, we look forward to seeing you next year, April 13-17, 2008, in Denver, Colorado, at the Colorado Convention Center. Make your plans now to attend! Additional information will be available soon on the OAUG Web site.
— Jan Wagner, OAUG President
Siebel Web Series Session Recordings Now Available
The OAUG is committed to enhancing the capabilities of Siebel and Oracle CRM users in their day-to-day use and management of the growing family of Oracle Applications. In keeping with this commitment, the OAUG and Oracle recently offered free educational and training sessions to the Siebel community via the Siebel Web Series. These online sessions were conducted by Oracle and OAUG partners. Series topics included Siebel 8.0 Upgrading Training, Siebel CRM On Demand for PeopleSoft ERP Users and Best Practices for Performance and Scalability. Complete recordings of these sessions are now available on the OAUG Web site. Be sure to check the OAUG Web site often for upcoming Siebel educational offerings.
Demystifying Fusion: Featured OAUG eLearning Sessions
As Oracle continues to develop its Fusion Applications, the family of Oracle Applications users is looking to discover additional details regarding Fusion and how it can help make the most of the investment in Oracle Applications.
The OAUG Fusion Council is already working diligently to provide OAUG members with the most up-to-date information regarding Fusion.
Looking ahead to post-COLLABORATE 07, upcoming Fusion training will focus on four topics: WebCenter; Oracle Design Patterns; Business Process Analysis (BPA); and JDeveloper for Oracle Applications. Additional details regarding these cutting-edge sessions will be available soon on the OAUG Web site.
Oracle News
Oracle President Charles Phillips Unveils Oracle Application Integration Architecture at COLLABORATE 07
During his keynote presentation on Monday, April 16, 2007, at COLLABORATE 07: Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community, Oracle President Charles Phillips shared with conference attendees the outline for Oracle Application Integration Architecture, an open, standards-based platform for business process management across Oracle, third-party and custom applications.
As part of the Oracle Application Integration Architecture, Oracle is delivering pre-built integrations across Oracle ERP, CRM and industry applications using a common object model and an open, Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) based platform. View Phillips’ keynote during COLLABORATE 07, as well as additional information regarding Oracle Application Integration Architecture.
Oracle E-Business Suite and PeopleSoft Enterprise Supplier Invoice Payment Survey
Oracle Corporation has requested input from the user group community to help the Oracle Applications development team better understand how user organizations group supplier invoices for payment. If your organization is an Oracle E-Business Suite or PeopleSoft Enterprise user that has implemented shared service centers to process supplier disbursements, please take a moment and respond to a few questions before Friday, May 4, 2007.
Thank you for taking the time to respond. The Oracle Applications development team appreciates your input!
Oracle Closes Acquisition of Hyperion
Oracle recently announced that it has completed its tender offer for Hyperion Solutions Corporation. Oracle purchased a total of 55,703,835 shares in the offer, representing approximately 91.3 percent of the shares outstanding. (more…)
Discover the Latest from Oracle in the Oracle AppCast Series
Did you know that Oracle’s AppCast series has had more than a quarter of a million clicks and downloads from organizations such as Fidelity Investments, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Nordstrom and Dartmouth University? Oracle AppCasts are online audio interviews with Oracle customers, partners, product and industry experts, delivered via RSS feeds such as iTunes and Yahoo Podcast, or on your computer at oracle.com/appcasts. A list of recent topics can be found on the OAUG Web site.
Oracle Seeks Participants on Business Intelligence Customer Advisory Board
Oracle Applications Development is creating a customer advisory board (CAB) for Oracle Business Intelligence Applications. The CAB will work closely with the Oracle Development team to validate strategic direction, provide and review requirements, review designs, evaluate architectural blueprints (including data warehousing options), deployment options, and provide timely feedback on usability, deployment and ownership experience. Learn more about how your organization can participate on the Business Intelligence CAB today!
Monday News — Oracle Updates for the OAUG Community
Monday News is a collection of Oracle news items of interest to the OAUG community and is published the first Monday of every month. The April 2, 2007, edition is now available on the Oracle Web site. Highlights include:
- Oracle Third Quarter earnings
- Upcoming Oracle events, Internet seminars, Webcasts and podcasts
- Oracle product/services news and announcements
Be sure to check the OAUG Web site often for the latest edition.
Better Manage Your Oracle Investment — Exciting New Offers from Oracle
Unlock the full potential of your Oracle Applications with several new offers from Oracle. Learn more today about ways you can optimize efficiency, minimize costs and streamline processes.
Oracle University: Offering OAUG Members Applications Education Solutions
The success of an implementation is measured by how quickly new applications are adopted throughout the organization. Whether it is a new implementation or an upgrade to the latest release, Oracle University offers comprehensive applications education solutions to meet your learning needs.
New! Oracle University recently introduced E-Business Suite 11i certification.
The Oracle E-Business Suite 11i certification program offers three separate certification tracks, each track designed to validate and recognize specific areas of competencies. The certification is based on Oracle 11i E-Business Suite of Applications. Additional information can be found on the Oracle University page on the OAUG Web site.
Also be sure to visit the Oracle University OAUG training portal for more information and a listing of featured training sessions.
Vendor Product Awareness Sessions
A learning opportunity for OAUG members! Participate in these free educational sessions that are held several times each month. The interactive teleconference or Webcast sessions provide information about a variety of products and services that complement Oracle Applications. Upcoming sessions are listed below. Session abstracts are available on the OAUG Web site.
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PeopleSoft Upgrade and Fusion — Are You Prepared?
A Webcast Hosted by Hexaware Technologies
April 30, 2007, 12:00 p.m. EDT / 9:00 p.m. PDT / 16:00 UTC
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New Research Reveals Key Drivers of Finance Compliance Costs
A Webcast Hosted by 170 Systems
May 2, 2007, 11:00 a.m. EDT / 8:00 a.m. PDT / 15:00 UTC
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Oracle Database Security and Data Management in Action — Securing Non-Production Environments, Deploying Database Auditing and Automating Data Management for Your Oracle Applications
A Webcast Hosted by Solix Technologies
May 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m. EDT / 10:00 a.m. PDT / 17:00 UTC
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Making Sense of Oracle Business Intelligence Tools
A Webcast Hosted by DataRoad
May 16, 2007, 2:00 p.m. EDT / 11:00 a.m. PDT / 18:00 UTC
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Gain Control Over Application Changes and Upgrades
A Webcast Hosted by LogicalApps
May 23, 2007, 2:00 p.m. EDT / 11:00 a.m. PDT / 18:00 UTC
Register now!
The OAUG is now accepting applications from the OAUG Associate member community for 2007 OAUG Vendor Product Awareness (VPA) sessions. If your company is interested in hosting a VPA session, please refer to the OAUG VPA provider information page or contact Erin Kirshtein, OAUG membership coordinator, at +1 404.760.8173 or ekirshtein@oaug.com.
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OAUG eLearning
Submit Your Presentation on the OAUG Web Site
Interested in presenting an eLearning session with the OAUG? You may submit a presentation for consideration on the OAUG Web site. If you present a session for OAUG eLearning your name and company will be mentioned in OAUG eNews and OAUG Education Network.
Please contact OAUG eLearning at elearning@oaug.com with any questions regarding eLearning session submission.
OAUG eLearning: Special Thanks
The OAUG would like to thank the following OAUG members and eLearning presenters:
- April 2007: David Downey, CherryRoad Technologies Inc.; Robert Barnett, McKinley-Alexandra, LLC; John Kanagaraj, DB Soft Inc.; Julie Larson, Emerging Solutions; Lynne Paulus, Fair Isaac Company; Stephen Kost, Integrigy Corporation; Judy Vales, O2Works; Rita Beck, BizTech
- May 2007: Vijay Avadhanula, Capgemini; Gary Bach, DARC Corporation; Rick Belmonte, Lowe Enterprises; Glenn Gesell, OSI Consulting; Bradley Brown, TUSC; Jim Childerston, Cline Consulting and Training Solutions, LLC; Markus Zirn, Oracle; Anand Rao, Richardson Independent School District; Barbara Waddoups, Oracle; Miles Thomas, Tesco plc; Chris Starks, Deloitte Consulting; Mohan Dutt, Hyperion Solutions Corporation
Learn more about these scheduled sessions via the “OAUG Training Tuesdays” schedule on the OAUG Web site.
Free Online Education and Training for OAUG Members
The Oracle Applications Users Group is offering free, easy-to-access educational, training and networking opportunities for OAUG members — OAUG eLearning.
OAUG Training Tuesdays cover a broad range of topics and are presented by top-rated OAUG trainers. Choose between four different delivery times for OAUG Training Tuesdays, which feature two course offerings twice daily. Refer to the Training Tuesdays schedule for more information and to register for sessions.
OAUG Community Thursdays highlight the best-of-the-best educational and training sessions, and offer discussion forums as hosted by OAUG geographic (Geos) and special interest groups (SIGs). Refer to the Community Thursdays schedule for more information and to register for sessions.
These sessions are for everyone! Whether you are interested in the look and feel of Oracle’s E-Business Suite or you are a seasoned user looking to expand your skill set, a diverse range of topics and sessions are available. Everyone in the Oracle family of applications (E-Business Suite, Enterprise, EnterpriseOne and Oracle Retail) will want to be take advantage of these free training sessions.
Please note that OAUG eLearning sessions are limited to OAUG members only and space is limited. Registration is required for all OAUG eLearning sessions.
OAUG Conference and Event Updates
COLLABORATE 07: Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community
Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
COLLABORATE 07: Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community, which was hosted by the OAUG, IOUG and Quest, April 15-19, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center, was a resounding success.
This year, approximately 7,000 visitors participated in more than 400 OAUG Forum educational sessions. Additionally, sessions were held with more than 70 of the OAUG’s geographic and special interest user groups. The conference also featured more than 200 exhibitors offering demonstrations of the latest technology and applications from the Oracle family.
Attendees and Exhibitors in the COLLABORATE 07 Exhibitor Showcase
Oracle executives hosted more than 130 sessions on the usage of the family of Oracle Applications. During his keynote presentation on Monday, April 16, Oracle President Charles Phillips shared with conference attendees the outline for Oracle Application Integration Architecture, an open, standards-based platform for business process management across Oracle, third-party and custom applications.
“The OAUG is pleased with Oracle’s Application Integration Architecture because the pre-built integration features reduce the cost and effort previously involved in independently integrating applications,” said Jan Wagner, OAUG president. “Application Integration Architecture provides an architectural footprint for users to integrate other applications with Oracle products in order to receive the most value for their technology investments.”
During the OAUG Annual Meeting of the Members, Steven Hughes, OAUG executive director, and Jan Wagner, OAUG president, shared an OAUG organizational update, as well as membership awards and volunteer recognition.
During the meeting, the OAUG also named Mohan Dutt of Hyperion Solutions Corporation as the 2007 OAUG Member of the Year. Dutt was recognized for his outstanding contributions to the OAUG and its membership, including his extensive work with the OAUG SIG community. The OAUG also recognized Annapolis, Maryland-based USinternetworking as the 2007 Innovator of the Year. In addition, Morristown, New Jersey-based Core Services was recognized with the “Best of Show” designation for their participation in the COLLABORATE 07 Exhibitor Showcase.
In addition, the OAUG presented three conference attendees with outstanding prizes at the close of the Meeting of the Members. The award winners included: Randy Babson with SimplexGrinnell (COLLABORATE 08 conference registration); Ming Zhang with Inovant, LLC (Visa) (one-year OAUG membership); and Gopinath Tammana with Echostar Communications Corporation (HP Pavilion dv6000t Notebook Computer). Special thanks to 2007 OAUG Star Partner HP for sponsoring the notebook drawing.
“COLLABORATE 07 highlighted the continued efforts of the user group community to work together to benefit all Oracle users,” said Wagner. “Our slogan ‘what happens at COLLABORATE 07 doesn’t stay at COLLABORATE 07’ demonstrates our desire for attendees to utilize the information gathered and relationships created at COLLABORATE 07 once they return to their respective cities and countries.”
Mark your calendars today for COLLABORATE 08, April 13-17, 2008, in Denver, Colorado, at the Colorado Convention Center. Conference details will be available soon on the OAUG Web site.
Siebel Forum East
May 17, 2007
New York, New York
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Join Princeton Softech and the OAUG, along with keynote speakers, to learn how some of the largest Siebel clients in the world have adopted enterprise data management strategies to meet their critical business objectives. Agenda, event location and registration details can be found on the Princeton Softech Web site.
Oracle OpenWorld 2007
Moscone Center
San Francisco, California
The OAUG will once again work closely with Oracle to help create a compelling educational event. Oracle OpenWorld 2007 will afford you the opportunity to learn more about Oracle’s vision and future strategy. Conference details will be available on the Oracle Web site soon.
Oracle With 20:20 Foresight
November 20-21, 2007
Perth, Australia
Melbourne, Australia
Conference and registration information is now available on the AUSOUG Web site.
User Community News
The OAUG Welcomes the MetaSolv Solutions Users Group
The OAUG is pleased to announce that the MetaSolv Solutions Users Group has affiliated as a Special Interest Group within the OAUG. The MetaSolv Solutions User Group provides users the opportunity to learn more about the Oracle Communications MetaSolv product suite, network with users from MetaSolv’s international base of customers, and provide feedback to influence future product direction. The membership consists of a variety of technical professionals from all levels of telecom service provider organizations, including vice-presidents, directors, network engineers and provisioners, senior business analysts, customer service representatives, and more. For additional information, please visit the MetaSolv Solutions Users Group Web site.
OAUG CRM User Community
For information about participating in the OAUG CRM User Community, please contact the following representatives:
- E-Business Suite: Lynne Weil, lweil@oaug.com
- Siebel: Nimish Shah, nshah@ieee.org
- PeopleSoft: Dennis Young, dyoung@cits.canon.com
New OAUG SIGs Forming
The OAUG is in the process of forming two new SIGs:
The Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) SIG will focus on the following Oracle products/solutions:
- Product Lifecycle Management (formerly known as Advanced Product Catalog)
- Product Information Management (Data Hub and Data Librarian; also part of the Oracle Master Data Management portfolio of products)
- Product Data Synchronization (for GDSN and UCCNet Services)
- CADView-3D
If you would like to volunteer to help form and lead this new SIG, please contact Lynne Weil at lweil@oaug.com. If you are interested in joining the SIG, please complete the online membership application. You will then be added to the communications distribution list for future updates regarding SIG activities and information.
The OBI SIG will focus on the Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition. If you would like to volunteer to help form and lead this new SIG, please contact Basheer Khan at bk@innowavetech.com. If you are interested in joining the SIG, please complete the online membership application. You will then be added to the communications distribution list for future updates regarding SIG activities and information.
Congratulations to the 2007 OAUG Geo/SIG Certificate of Distinction Award Winners!
The OAUG had the privilege of announcing the 2007 OAUG Geo/SIG Certificate of Distinction Award recipients during the OAUG Forum at COLLABORATE 07. This annual award recognizes Geos and SIGs that have achieved excellence in partnering with the OAUG to support its mission to provide a forum for the sharing of information, foster education and training programs for members, promote membership in the OAUG, and assist new Oracle Applications users with the selection, implementation and effective use of products.
The certificate was awarded to the following groups:
Geos:
2007 OAUG Geo/SIG Certificate of Distinction Winners at COLLABORATE 07
- Calgary OAUG *
- Colorado OAUG *
- India OAUG *
- Latin OAUG
- Michigan OAUG *
- Nevada OAUG *
- North Central OAUG *
- Northern California OAUG *
- Northern Ohio OAUG
- Southwest Regional OAUG *
- Twin Cities Financials OAUG *
SIGs:
- Archive and Purge SIG *
- Consumer Goods SIG
- Contracts SIG
- Customization & Extension SIG
- Database SIG *
- Discrete Manufacturing SIG *
- Enterprise Asset Management SIG
- Federal SIG
- Middleware SIG *
- Multi-National/Multi-Org SIG *
- Process Manufacturing SIG *
- Public Sector SIG *
- Supply Chain Collaboration SIG *
- Web Services SIG *
* Multi-Year Award Recipient
Siebel Integration Update — Geos and SIGs
The Siebel community of users will be integrated into the existing OAUG geographic user groups (Geos) and special interest groups (SIGs) model. If you are interested in being part of the Siebel community of users, please contact Steven Hughes, OAUG executive director, at shughes@oaug.com or +1 404.760.4244
Siebel Web Series Session Recordings Now Available
The OAUG is committed to enhancing the capabilities of Siebel and Oracle CRM users in their day-to-day use and management of the growing family of Oracle Applications. In keeping with this commitment, the OAUG and Oracle recently offered free educational and training sessions to the Siebel community via the Siebel Web Series. These online sessions were conducted by Oracle and OAUG partners. Series topics included Siebel 8.0 Upgrading Training, Siebel CRM On Demand for PeopleSoft ERP Users and Best Practices for Performance and Scalability. Complete recordings of these sessions are now available on the OAUG Web site. Be sure to check the OAUG Web site often for upcoming Siebel educational offerings.
Siebel Star Partner Program
A number of partners have expressed interested in the Siebel Star Partner Program (MS Word file). Rodney Johnson, OAUG director, global alliances and partner programs, will be working on the marketing plans with these companies to evolve a strategy that is beneficial to the Siebel community. If you are interested in joining the Siebel Star Partner Program, please contact Rodney Johnson at rjohnson@oaug.com.
Upcoming Geo/SIG Meetings
Click on the links for details regarding registration, agendas, presenter and sponsorship opportunities.
- AUSOUG/OAUG
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
“A Technology Roadmap for Oracle Applications”
May 2, 2007 - Arizona OAUG
Phoenix, AZ
May 17, 2007 - Twin Cities Financial OAUG
May 17, 2007 - Atlanta OAUG
May 18, 2007 - Pittsburgh OAUG
May 18, 2007 - AUSOUG/OAUG
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
“AUSOUG and OAUG Summit-South Australia”
June 7, 2007
Oracle Retail Users Group (ORUG) News
ORUG SIG Meetings
The ORUG Board of Directors made the decision to combine all the special interest groups (SIGs) into two categories, one for technical information and the other for functional information. Please check the ORUG Web site for frequent updates. Below is the current meeting schedule:
Oracle Retail Functional SIG
Coordinator: Armand Nelson, Gander Mountain
Meets the second Thursday of each month at 10:00 a.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. CT and at 4:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. CT / 1:00 p.m. PT.
Toll-free (US): 1.866.915.6284
Direct: +1 617.801.9600
Participant Code: 30281301
Starting in January 2007 through July, the Oracle Retail Functional SIG calls will highlight versions 11 and 12. There are a number of customers who are in the process of upgrading to version 11 or 12 and many more are considering an upgrade. All are invited to attend the calls, specially invite retailers working with version 11 or 12 in testing or production to share their experiences.
More information is available on the OAUG Web site.
Oracle Retail Technology (RTech) SIG
Coordinator: Miles Thomas, Tesco
Meetings are regularly scheduled for the third Wednesday of every other month. Please visit the RTech SIG page on the OAUG Web site for agenda/minutes.
If you have any agenda requests, please send an email to Miles.Thomas@uk.tesco.com two to three weeks prior to the call. Additionally, if you would like to receive call reminders and minutes directly, please also e-mail Miles.Thomas@uk.tesco.com to be added to the distribution list.
Toll-free (US): 1.866.915.6284
Direct Dial: +1 617.801.9600
Participant Code: 65199619