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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) Update
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OAUG News
President’s Corner
2007 OAUG President Jan Wagner
The OAUG has a solid track record of participation at Oracle OpenWorld. Again this year, we will be working closely with Oracle to create an outstanding educational and networking event for Oracle OpenWorld 2007. And, once again, we are inviting the family of Oracle Applications users to submit presentations for consideration for the educational program.
The OAUG is seeking presentations on areas of focus covering applications strategy, tools and technologies; customer relationship management; human capital management; industry-specific solutions and innovations; manufacturing; sales and partner relationship management and much more. A complete list of topics is available on the OAUG Web site.
The OAUG call for presentations for Oracle OpenWorld 2007 is now open. The deadline for submissions is Sunday, July 1, 2007, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern (New York) Time. Those interested in submitting presentations may complete a submission online.
Mark your calendars — Oracle OpenWorld 2007 will be held November 11-15, 2007 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif. This event promises to be an extraordinary opportunity for participants to learn about the latest developments in Oracle’s vision, strategy, applications, technologies and solutions. In addition, Oracle OpenWorld sets the stage for valuable networking among Oracle’s customers, partners and associated user group members. We hope to see you there. Visit the Oracle Web site for an overview of Oracle OpenWorld 2007.
— Jan Wagner, OAUG President
OAUG Enhancement Requests Accepted in Fusion Development
Last year, the OAUG expanded its Enhancement Request System (ERS) to include feature requests for Oracle Fusion. This year, the OAUG is pleased to announce that Oracle has distributed the results of last summer’s ERS voting and endorsed immediate use of the OAUG’s ERS for the submission of requests for E-Business Suite, Siebel, Oracle Retail, and PeopleSoft for the 2007 voting cycle.
Of the 287 top-ranked enhancement requests from 2006, Oracle initially reports that 79 percent of the requests were accepted in Fusion, either in 1.0 or a subsequent release. The remaining requests either require additional information or were determined to be out of scope. A summary of the 2006 ERS voting results (MS Excel file) is available to OAUG members.
Oracle’s formal responses will be loaded back into the ERS this summer. More news on Oracle’s support on the ERS will be available at the next IOUC meeting in June.
If you wish to submit an enhancement for 2007, the ERS is now open! Login to the Enhancement Request System to submit your enhancements today!
OAUG Members Invited to Participate in Industry Surveys
HR Technologies Usage and Sourcing
HR or IT executives and managers are invited to participate in an important survey focused on HR technologies and service delivery approaches and metrics. The survey is designed to provide organizations with important data to plan, justify and execute HR technology and outsourcing initiatives. The results of the survey will be reviewed at Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco 2007. You may complete the survey online until July 9, 2007.
ERP Implementation
Was ERP implementation tough for your organization? Or was it an easy and painless process? Would you like to see how your organization’s ERP implementation stacked up to other Oracle implementations and learn best practices for the next big implementation?
Achieving Success Through Adoption of Enterprise Resource Planning is a Web-based formal study that examines the correlation between success in ERP and the focus of ERP Implementations. Members of the OAUG are invited to learn more and complete a short online survey to participate in this ERP implementation study and receive a summary of the research findings. The survey will be available until July 15, 2007.
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.
Oracle News
Free Oracle Webcast: The Business Value of Upgrading
Register now for a free, live Webcast on June 27, 2007: The Business Value of Upgrading. Learn more about the innovations and quality built into the new releases of Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle PeopleSoft, Siebel, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and JD Edwards that help you move toward Oracle Fusion Applications while giving you value from this technology today.
User Group members can enjoy an extra half-hour of questions and answers after the Webcast! When you register for the Webcast, you will receive a Webcast link and dial-in number. After the Webcast, simply stay on the line, and you can speak directly with Oracle executives Fred Studer, VP, Industries and Applications Marketing, and Cliff Godwin, Senior VP, Application Technology, with your questions about upgrading and what it can mean to your organization. Register now!
PeopleSoft Upgrade Whitepaper Now Available
A new PeopleSoft upgrade whitepaper is now available on Oracle’s Customer Connection. The whitepaper provides a guide for customers that want to upgrade to HRCS 9.0 starting at HRMS 8.3x. The upgrade path is performed as a two-step process for both initial and move-to-production upgrade passes. Visit Oracle’s Customer Connection (login required) to learn more.
Customer Connection is a product support portal-based Web site available exclusively to PeopleSoft customers.
Oracle AppCast Explores Updates to Oracle’s Applications Strategy
Oracle Senior Vice President of Applications Product Strategy and Development, John Wookey, discussed recent releases across all product lines, the path to Fusion and customer feedback from around the world. Listen to his June 7, 2007 presentation (MP3 audio file).
A list of other recent Oracle AppCast presentations can be found on the OAUG Web site.
Oracle’s Application Integration Architecture Webcast is Now Available
Join Oracle executives Fred Studer, VP, Industries and Applications Marketing, and Jose Lazares, VP of Product Strategy and Development as they discuss how customers can achieve sustainable integrations, ensuring their software investment for now and in the future. (more…)
Oracle Unveils Next-Generation Architecture for Oracle Fusion Middleware
Designed to provide the industry’s first unified infrastructure for Grid computing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), and Event-Driven Architecture (EDA), the next generation of Oracle Fusion Middleware will provide a foundation for event-driven composite applications and applications with extreme scalability and performance requirements. (more…)
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 June 4, 2007, edition is now available on the Oracle Web site. Highlights include:
- Application Integration Architecture Webcast is Available Now
- Oracle Unveils Next-Generation Architecture for Oracle Fusion Middleware
- Oracle product/services news and announcements
Be sure to check the OAUG Web site often for the latest edition.
New Courses from Oracle University
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Financial courses
The new Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Financials courses from Oracle University can help you develop the knowledge to administer and manage the various E-Business Suite Release 12 Financials applications. Learn how to assist your organization in making improved decisions and maximizing utilization through implementation of various applications. (more…)
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 HRMS courses
Realize workforce excellence with the R12 HRMS courses from Oracle University. The courses take you through the fundamentals of various aspects of HRMS including work structures, people management, talent management and total compensation. This ensures that you are highly equipped to lead your organization towards higher productivity and performance. (more…)
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Projects courses
Cater to the unique requirements of your projects with the R12 Projects courses from Oracle University. The courses cover a wide variety of topics including project billing, costing and resource management. Your projects are conducted in a highly efficient manner leading to significant savings on costs and time. (more…)
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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Database Growth: Problems and Solutions
A Webcast Hosted by Hewlett Packard and Solution Beacon
June 25, 2007, 12:00 p.m. EDT / 9:00 a.m. PDT / 16:00 UTC
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Automated Email and Fax from Oracle E-Business Suite with XML Publisher Integration
A Webcast Hosted by STR Software
June 27, 2007, 2:00 p.m. EDT / 11:00 a.m. PDT / 18:00 UTC
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Top Ten Reasons to Automate AP — Part 1
A Webcast hosted by 170 Systems
July 11, 2007 (available on demand all day)
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Secure Your Test Environments to Ensure Regulatory Compliance
A Webcast Hosted by Applimation
July 23, 2007, 11:30 a.m. EDT / 8:30 a.m. PDT / 15:30 UTC
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The Latest Approach to Learning Development and Collaboration for Oracle Systems
A Webcast Hosted by RWD Technologies
August 8, 2007, 12:00 p.m. EDT / 9:00 a.m. PDT / 16:00 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 member services coordinator, at +1 404.760.8173 or ekirshtein@oaug.com.
OAUG eLearning
Demystifying Fusion: Featured During OAUG Community Thursdays
Now through September, OAUG’s Community Thursdays eLearning program will include a number of presentations from the Demystifying Fusion training series. The sessions will cover the following topics: WebCenter; Oracle Design Patterns; Business Process Analysis (BPA); and JDeveloper for Oracle Applications. Space is limited and registration is required. So, check the full OAUG eLearning calendar and make your reservation today.
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:
- June 2007: Edward Charity Jr, Project Management Systems Consultants (PMSC), LLC; Madhavi Godbole, Development Alternatives, Inc.; Janette Lockhart, IMPAC; Barbara Waddoups, Oracle HQ; Dina Rotem, RAFAEL; Cameron Larner, Absolute Technologies, Inc.; Mohan Dutt, Hyperion Solutions Corporation; Scott Ewart, Oracle HQ; Yipeng Chen, NSF International; Lynn Hancock, USG Corporation; Josh Scheumann, INRANGE Consulting; Kevin Creel, Agile Planning Group LLC
- July 2007: Dan Hotka, www.DanHotka.com; Kevin Sheedy, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Diane Streubel, Schreiber Foods, Inc.; Srinivas Poddutoori, HCL Technologies (IL) Inc.; Himanshu Jain, Neopoint Consulting, Inc.; Sesi Prakhya, DataRoad Inc.; Kunam Srinivasa Reddy, Infosys Technologies LTD; Dinesh Gupta, Lucidity Consulting Group LP; Sandra Vucinic, VLAD Group, Inc.; Barbara Waddoups, Oracle HQ; Mohan Iyer, FSCP Solutions Inc.; Vinita Singh, O2Works; Robert Ponder, Ponder Professional Services, Inc.; Janette Lockhart, IMPAC; Chris Plough, MavenWire Consultants; Stephen Kost, Integrigy Corporation; Basheer Khan, Innowave Technology
Learn more about these scheduled sessions via the OAUG Training Tuesdays, OAUG Training Wednesdays and OAUG Community Thursdays schedules on the OAUG Web site.
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
The Mobile CRM Summer Tour
Multiple Locations
Brought to you by, Cingular, the new AT&T, Antenna Software, BlackBerry and OAUG, the Mobile CRM Summer Tour will feature live demonstrations of wireless CRM. This is an exceptional opportunity to learn from customers and IT experts how to unlock the power of your CRM system.
Join the CRM Summer Tour at one of the following sessions in July:
- July 17, 2007 — New Brunswick, N.J.
- July 19, 2007 — Boston, Mass.
- July 24, 2007 — Chicago, Ill.
- July 26, 2007 — San Francisco, Calif.
Attendance is free, but registration is required. E-mail BB8564@att.com to request more information.
DMUG Fall 2007 Conference
Millennium Hotel
Saint Louis, Mo.
Mark your calendars for the PeopleSoft Distributors’ and Manufacturers’ Users Group (DMUG) Fall 2007 Conference. Additional conference and registration information will be available soon on the DMUG Web site.
Oracle OpenWorld 2007
Moscone Center
San Francisco, California
The OAUG call for presentations for Oracle OpenWorld 2007 is now open. The deadline for submission is Sunday, July 1, 2007, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern (New York) Time. If you are interested in presenting at Oracle OpenWorld 2007, please submit your presentation abstract for consideration today!
Visit the Oracle Web site for an overview of Oracle OpenWorld 2007.
Oracle With 20:20 Foresight
November 20-21, 2007
Perth, Australia
Melbourne, Australia
The Australian Oracle User Group (AUSOUG), in conjunction with the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), is currently seeking paper submissions, sponsors and exhibitors for the Oracle with 20:20 Foresight Conference Series 2007.
The conference series call for papers is open until June 22, 2007.
Prospective partners are invited to explore sponsorship and exhibition opportunities now.
Additional conference and registration information is available on the AUSOUG Web site.
User Community News
OAUG CRM User Community
For information about participating in the OAUG CRM User Community, please contact the following representatives:
- E-Business Suite: Gloria Chandler, gchandler@cmccontrols.com
- Siebel: Nimish Shah, nshah@ieee.org
- PeopleSoft: Dennis Young, dyoung@cits.canon.com, or Steven Silver, stephen.silver@jpmchase.com
- Fusion: Steve Romeo, sromeo@breg.com
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.
Oracle Day 2007 in Pacific Northwest Region
The Puget Sound Oracle Users Group (PSOUG), in conjunction with the Oracle Applications User Group (OAUG), PeopleSoft Northwest Regional Users Group (PSNWRUG) and Northwest Oracle Users Group (NWOUG) are pleased to present Oracle Day 2007 on Thursday, June 28, in Bellevue, Wash. Oracle Day 2007 will be the largest Oracle conference in the Pacific Northwest this year, and will provide essential information on Oracle products and related technologies including the Oracle Database, Application Server, Fusion Middleware, Identity Management, E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Siebel, TimesTen, and more. Visit the PSOUG Web site for details.
There is no fee to attend Oracle Day 2007 but registration is required.
Upcoming Geo/SIG Meetings
Click on the links for details regarding registration, agendas, presenter and sponsorship opportunities.
- Utah OAUG
Salt Lake City, UT
June 26, 2007 - New York City OAUG
June 29, 2007 - Southwest Regional OAUG
Newport Beach, CA
July 13, 2007 - AUSOUG/OAUG
Qantas: What We’ve Achieved
New South Wales, Australia
July 18, 2007 - AUSOUG/OAUG
Oracle Financial Analyzer
New South Wales, Australia
July 18, 2007 - AUSOUG/OAUG
A Technology Roadmap for Oracle Applications
Perth, Australia
July 20, 2007 - Atlanta OAUG
Atlanta, GA
July 20, 2007 - Southern California PeopleSoft OAUG
Long Beach, CA
July 24, 2007 - AUSOUG/OAUG
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
ASG Configuration Management/Apps Education
August 1, 2007 - OTM SIG Conference
King of Prussia, PA
August 6 - 7, 2007 - Northern California OAUG
Redwood Shores, CA
Oracle E-Business Suite R12
August 14, 2007 - Twin Cities Financial OAUG
August 16, 2007 - North Central OAUG
Oak Brook Terrace, IL
August 17, 2007 - AUSOUG/OAUG
New South Wales, Australia
Data Warehousing Masterclass
August 22, 2007 - AUSOUG/OAUG
New South Wales, Australia
Oracle Releases 11g
August 22, 2007 - Arizona OAUG
Phoenix, Arizona
August 24, 2007
Oracle Retail Users Group (ORUG) Update
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 e-mail 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