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In This Issue

Online events focus on content management customer implementations! Attend an ECM Profiles online seminar, hosted by AIIM and presented by Oracle customers. Learn from these real world implementations. October event: How to Plan and Execute Your ERM Strategy, presented by Great River Energy, October 2, 2007, at 12:00 p.m. EDT.

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OAUG News

President’s Corner

2007 OAUG President Jan Wagner

2007 OAUG President Jan Wagner

Once again, the OAUG will have an active presence at Oracle OpenWorld 2007, November 11-15, 2007, in San Francisco, California.

Throughout the week, the OAUG will be presenting more than 35 member-led educational sessions, which will explore ideas, best practices, innovations and solutions for users of Oracle Applications.

During the 6th Annual Oracle Users Forum that takes place on Sunday, November 11, 2007, the OAUG’s dynamic and growing Special Interest Group (SIG) User Community will host more than 55 SIG meetings (PDF file). Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn and network with like-minded individuals from around the world.

Also on Sunday, the OAUG Fusion Council will present an OAUG Fusion Council Update panel discussion and Q&A session. During this panel presentation, industry experts will talk about the status of Fusion Applications and answer questions from attendees.

The OAUG’s participation in Oracle’s event emphasizes the collaborative relationship between our two organizations, which further enhances the value of both organizations to our members. During Oracle OpenWorld, be sure stop by the OAUG membership information center in the User Group Pavilion in Moscone West, Lobby Level Two, to find out about the OAUG’s new and exciting membership benefits and programs.

 — Jan Wagner, OAUG President

Boot Camp Training Provides Intensive, Hands-On Learning for Fusion Middleware and Release 12 Financials

Presented by the OAUG and Oracle University, these educational boot camps provide an intensive, hands-on, 10-day learning experience. The boot camps are presented by the OAUG and Oracle University specifically for OAUG members. Only through this strategic partnership between the OAUG and Oracle University can OAUG members obtain this in-depth, targeted training, within a compressed timeframe and at a very competitive price.

OAUG Fusion Middleware Boot Camp

October 22 through November 2 (not including Saturday and Sunday)
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Technical teams will learn key information and develop the skills they need to manage their Oracle Fusion Applications product upgrades properly.

For more information, including course objectives, location and registration information, refer to the course details.

OAUG Release 12 Financials Boot Camp

October 29 through November 9 (not including Saturday and Sunday)
Chicago, Illinois, USA

This course will prepare both project teams and implementation consultants with advanced levels of understanding to achieve success with their Oracle Release 12 Financials implementation projects.

Sold out: The OAUG Release 12 Financials Boot Camp has sold out. If you would like to be notified if a space becomes available in this workshop as the result of a cancellation, or if you would like to be notified when this course will be offered in the future, please e-mail your name, phone number and e-mail address to Jackie Dale at jdale@oaug.com.

For more information, including course objectives, location and registration information, refer to the course details.

COLLABORATE 08 — OAUG Forum Call for Presentations

The OAUG is inviting presentation submissions for the COLLABORATE 08 — OAUG Forum. Plan to share your ideas, innovations and solutions during COLLABORATE 08: Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community.

The OAUG seeks presentations on all Oracle Applications, including Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Oracle Retail, Communications Billing and Revenue Management, MetaSolv Software, as well as applications technology. The deadline for submitting a presentation is October 28, 2007.

For more information about featured presentation tracks, functional and technical areas of emphasis, and the process for submitting a presentation for consideration, refer to the COLLABORATE 08 — OAUG Forum call for presentations.

2008 OAUG Board of Directors Call for Candidates

The call for candidates for the 2008 OAUG Board of Directors is now open. If you are an individual with strong strategic planning skills and are interested in expressing the views of a specific geographical region of the world and/or the needs of a specific Oracle Applications product, the OAUG welcomes your interest as a potential 2008 Director candidate.

Additional information regarding the call for candidates, including the Director position qualifications, submission process and election process, is available on the OAUG Web site. The call for candidates for the 2008 OAUG Board of Directors will close at 11:59 p.m. EDT, tonight, Friday, September 21, 2007.

Participants in the OAUG Community Assessment Acknowledged

The OAUG would like to thank everyone who participated in the recent OAUG Community Assessment. We received over 700 responses from people in 47 countries and are currently analyzing the responses. Please watch for future communications from the OAUG for a more detailed report on the findings.

OAUG Fusion Council News

OAUG Fusion Council Conference Call

The OAUG Fusion Council will host a full council conference call on Tuesday, October 9, 2007, at 4:00 p.m. EDT. The call will focus on summarizing the council’s activities and accomplishments in the past year and will address the goals and objectives for the future.

Be sure to join us to hear the latest news and to find out you can be part of the momentum behind the important work of the OAUG Fusion Council.

To call in, use the conference call dial-in numbers below:

US and Canada 1.866.915.6284
Australia 800 002-014
New Zealand 0 800 44 6716
India 000 800 100 3170
UK 0 800 904-7961
Belgium 0 800 1 1160
Japan 00531 13 0420
Germany 0 800 181 3856
France 0 800 90 8703
S. Africa 0 800 99 6637
Israel 1 80 93 30 0178
Passcode 63706722#

OAUG Fusion Council Update Panel During Oracle OpenWorld 2007

Don’t miss the OAUG Fusion Council Update on Sunday, November 11, from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. during Oracle OpenWorld 2007, in San Francisco, California. During this panel discussion, you will get up-to-date information about the status of Fusion Applications and hear from industry experts during the Q&A session.

You are invited to submit questions for the Fusion Council Update panel discussion in advance. Questions may be sent to fusioncouncil@solutionbeacon.com until Wednesday, October 31, 2007.

The Fusion Council Update panel participants will include:

The OAUG Fusion Council Update panel discussion will be held at Moscone Center in Room 3006, Moscone West.

The objective of the OAUG Fusion Council is to represent the growing family of Oracle Applications users and customers (E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Oracle Retail, Siebel, etc.) to Oracle Development in the design, usability and business functionality features of Fusion.

2007 Fall Tour: Demantra and PeopleSoft v9 Spotlighted

Applications Unlimited World Tour

Optimum, Oracle, OAUG and USi have collaborated to connect you with the industry’s leading strategists and implementers as they present on PeopleSoft v9, Strategic Workforce Planning and Demantra Demand Planning solutions in a city near you!

Demantra Seminars: Toronto 9/26 • Chicago 9/28 • Dallas 10/4 • Upcoming: Atlanta, Costa Mesa, Seattle, Milwaukee

PeopleSoft v9 Seminars: San Francisco 10/12 • Milwaukee 10/12 • Costa Mesa 10/19 • Dallas 12/7

Seating is limited.
Register today!

Oracle News

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 September 3, 2007, edition is now available on the Oracle Web site. Highlights include:

Be sure to check the OAUG Web site often for the latest edition.

Oracle Innovation Award: Now Accepting Nominations

Co-sponsored by the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) and Quest International Users Group (Quest), the Oracle Innovation Award will recognize pioneering implementations of Oracle Fusion Middleware together with Oracle Applications.

Winners of the Oracle Innovation Award will receive a conference pass to Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco 2007 and will be honored during a reception at the conference. Nominations will be accepted until October 5, 2007.

E-Business Suite Release 12 Courses, Siebel 8 Consultant Beta Exam — Now Available Through Oracle University

E-Business Suite Release 12 CRM and Manufacturing courses help prepare participants to process CRM and manufacturing operations effortlessly and in a streamlined manner, ensuring significant reductions in the time and costs involved. E-Business Suite 12 CRM courses facilitate speedy and superior execution of customer service processes through implementation of the powerful R12 CRM applications. E-Business Suite 12 Manufacturing courses help participants build a commendable knowledge base of manufacturing applications. Learn more.

The Siebel 8 Consultant Beta Exam gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of Siebel CRM applications. The exam assesses your knowledge on a vast range of topics covering the architecture, functionality and configuration of Siebel CRM applications. For details, visit the Oracle University Web site.

The Beta exam is available until October 31, 2007. Take the opportunity to get certified. Register now.

Reduce IT Costs with Oracle Priority Service

Get up to 50 percent faster problem response with Oracle Priority Service. For more information, listen to a Podcast and download a free customer success case study.

Web 2.0 for the Enterprise

Andrew McAfee, Professor, Harvard Business School, and Thomas Kurian, SVP, Oracle Fusion Middleware, will explain how to improve productivity at the individual, team and corporate levels with Web 2.0 technologies. Join business thought leaders and visionary technologists for this live, multi-channel online event, Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. PDT.

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.

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.

Simplify Your Business

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OAUG eLearning

OAUG Training Wednesdays

Demand for OAUG educational content has grown such that the OAUG is now pleased to announce an additional day of eLearning every week! OAUG Training Wednesdays now offer the same type of quality educational sessions OAUG members have come to expect with OAUG Training Tuesdays. Like all OAUG eLearning sessions, OAUG Training Wednesdays sessions are free to OAUG members, but registration is required and seating is limited, so you are encouraged to review the schedule of eLearning offerings and register 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:

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

Oracle OpenWorld 2007

Oracle OpenWorld
November 11-15, 2007
Moscone Center
San Francisco, California

The OAUG at Oracle OpenWorld 2007

The OAUG has been working closely with Oracle to help develop a compelling educational and networking program for Oracle OpenWorld 2007. Be sure to join the OAUG at Oracle OpenWorld 2007!

PeopleSoft Solutions at Oracle OpenWorld 2007

Oracle OpenWorld 2007 will showcase the customers and partners whose innovation with Oracle translates to better business results. Oracle OpenWorld will feature a number of sessions and activities specifically for users of PeopleSoft Enterprise applications, including:

For more information about Oracle OpenWorld and to register, visit the Oracle OpenWorld 2007 Web site.

Oracle With 20:20 Foresight

Oracle With 20:20 Foresight
Presented by Australian Oracle User Group (AUSOUG) and OAUG
November 20-21, 2007
Sheraton Perth
Perth, Australia
November 26-27, 2007
Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre
Melbourne, Australia

AUSOUG and the OAUG have attracted a number of high profile speakers, including Ian White, Roland Slee, John Stouffer, Cory Loehr, Ray Payne and Steve Lemme, as well as high calibre speakers like Connor McDonald from Oaktable and Penny Cookson from Sage Computing Services, and many more. But it doesn’t stop there. For the first time at an Australian conference, AUSOUG and the OAUG will be providing a series of quality e-training sessions direct from the USA. Plus, a one-day workshop for applications users will be presented on the day before the Perth Conference and on the day after the Melbourne Conference.

Early Bird Registration rates are available now.

Visit the conference Web site for details, and register today.

COLLABORATE 08: Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community

COLLABORATE 08: Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community
Presented by IOUG, OAUG and Quest
April 13-17, 2008
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, Colorado, USA

Save the date for COLLABORATE 08: Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community, which will be held April 13-17, 2007, in Denver, Colorado, USA. This annual user group conference will again be co-presented by the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) and Quest International Users Group (Quest). Registration will open in November. Watch for conference details to be posted soon on the COLLABORATE 08 OAUG conference Web site.

The call for presentations for the COLLABORATE 08 — OAUG Forum is now open. The OAUG seeks presentations on all Oracle Applications, including Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Oracle Retail, Communications Billing and Revenue Management, MetaSolv Software, as well as applications technology. The deadline for submitting a presentation is October 28, 2007.

For more information about featured presentation tracks, functional and technical areas of emphasis, and the process for submitting a presentation for consideration, refer to the COLLABORATE 08 — OAUG Forum call for presentations.

Calling all OAUG Associate Members! Exhibit booth sales have begun! There will also be several new sponsorship opportunities as well as new ways to earn a higher booth selection ranking. If you are interested in exhibiting, please contact Ashley Murray, OAUG exhibit hall manager, at amurray@oaug.com or +1 404.760.4240.

User Community News

OAUG Hyperion SIG Survey

Is your company a Hyperion user? Did you know that OAUG recently formed a Hyperion SIG to provide knowledge, education and networking specifically for Hyperion users? Take our quick Hyperion User Survey to help us serve you better. For additional information and to join the OAUG Hyperion SIG, please visit the Hyperion SIG Web site, or contact Ed DeLise, SIG coordinator, via e-mail at edelise@oaug.com.

PeopleSoft General Ledger SIG to Coordinate Community

Are you interested in connecting with people who use the PeopleSoft General Ledger application on a daily basis to share issues and ideas? If so, the OAUG and the PeopleSoft Credit and Accounts Receivable SIG (PSCARE) would like to hear from you to determine the level of interest in forming a PeopleSoft G/L SIG. Please contact Don Greenfield, at don.greenfield@trane.com, or Rich Harvey, at richharvey@bc.com, SIG coordinators, for additional information.

OAUG SIGs to Meet at Oracle OpenWorld 2007

More than fifty-five OAUG SIGs will be hosting meetings at Oracle OpenWorld 2007 on Sunday, November 11, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Several of OAUG’s newest affiliates, including the Hyperion SIG, the Oracle Business Intelligence SIG and the PeopleSoft Upgrade SIG, will be hosting their inaugural meetings during this time. The complete listing and schedule of OAUG SIG meetings (PDF file) is available on the OAUG Web site.

Puget Sound Oracle User Group (PSOUG) to Host Regional Events

The Puget Sound Oracle Users Group (PSOUG) will host the following events:

For more information, please visit the PSOUG Web site.

Upcoming Geo/SIG Meetings

Click on the links for details regarding registration, agendas, presenter and sponsorship opportunities.

Oracle Retail Users Group (ORUG) Update

ORUG Board of Director Results

The ORUG Board of Directors Election was held in July 2007, resulting in a unanimous decision.

Congratulations and thank you to the newly elected board members. For additional information about ORUG, please visit the ORUG section of the OAUG Web site.

Oracle Retail Users Group 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

More information is available on the OAUG Web site.

Oracle Retail Users Group Technical SIG

Meeting Schedule and Agenda

Meetings are regularly scheduled for the third Wednesday of every other month.

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

Products Represented

New Listserver is Available

ORUG now offers a listserver so users can exchange questions and comments via e-mail.

To subscribe to the listserver, e-mail ArMand Nelson at armand.nelson@gandermountain.com with the following information:

When your e-mail address is subscribed to the list you will receive an e-mail confirmation.

To post a question or comment send an e-mail to orug@aqslists.com.

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