【正文】 elping reduce project risks. The Prototyping Lab will also serve as a “mag” for partners and customers to jointly invest in proofofconcept and prototyping investigations of new technologies (., wireless/satellite Inter, NC’s, ITV) and applications (., Webenabled OSS applications). The staff of systems engineers will also liase with Tele/Multimedia Ramp。 Section 8: About Oracle Company Profile Oracle Corporation Oracle is a $ billion pany with headquarters in Redwood Shores, California, USA. It is the world?s largest supplier of software for information management, and the world?s second largest software pany. Oracle is one of the first software panies to implement interactive television deployments and the first major software pany to make fullfeatured products available electronically on the Inter. Oracle develops and markets the Oracle8, Oracle7, Oracle Rdb and Oracle Media Server families of software products for database management。D efforts within the MSC to increase Oracle’s visibility. Prototyping and proof of concept will be undertaken on three levels: ? Reactive to specific customer requirements ? Proactive in terms of current market needs and ponents ? Innovative, in terms of emerging needs and emerging technologies ? Comms Consulting Core Team Due to the scarcity and expense of experienced tele expertise, it is crucial to obtain the maximum leverage and utilisation from all staff. This is facilitated by implementing a small team, augmented by rotating consulting staff as they plete customer engagements, providing presales and bid support to key opportunities. Colocation with the Integration Centre supports increased synergy and flexibility to support new product and service launch, customer opportunities, as well as facilitating technology and skills transfer. ? Hardware Alliance Partners While Oracle enjoys a dominant market share in Teles with all Hardware Alliance Partners, increasing our engagement with their Teles Industry teams will not only increase their satisfaction with Oracle, but also increase the leverage we obtain from these relationships. This includes early engagement of our account teams to increase our win rate and reduce bid/support costs, identification of additional opportunities for Oracle products and services, access to demo’s and customer reference sites, and improved account control and customer satisfaction. ? ISV Alliance Partners As with the Hardware Alliance Partners, there are opportunities to increase our leverage and reduce overall costs, as well as increase their satisfaction, by more effectively engaging/managing the Asia/Pacific relationships with key Tele ISV’s. This will lead to increased market share with the partners, as well as identify additional opportunities for Oracle products and services. Working with the Director, Comms Industry Solutions amp。 and Oracle Applications, packaged client/server solutions for business operations. Oracle software runs on personal digital assistants, settop devices, PCs, workstations, miniputers, mainframes and massively parallel puters. The pany employs more than 30,000 people worldwide and offers its products, along with related consulting, education and support services through whollyowned subsidiaries and distributors in over 93 countries. Information is key strategic asset in today?s highly petitive business environment, and Oracle is the undisputed leader in the domain of information management. ? ?Due to its size, breadth of product offerings, vision, and research and development budget, Oracle will remain the leader...? Gartner Group ? ?Oracle Corp?s focus on portability, adherence to standards, product line integration, and strategic alliances... make Oracle7 attractive for implementing distributed client/server...? Datapro ? ?Oracle?s technology, size and ?full service? pedigree make it the logical choice for panies to partner with...? Charlie Frumberg, UBS Securities ? ?Oracle can take on a role that IBM used to play in the 1970?s, constructively.? New York Times, September 1994 Board of Directors Mr. Larry Ellison, Chief Executive Officer Mr. Donald Lucas, Chairman of the Executive Committee Mr. Delbert Yocam, Finance and Audit Committee Mr. James Abrahamson, Director Dr. Michael Boskin, Finance and Audit Committee Mr. Jack Kemp, Finance and Audit Committee Mr. Ray Lane, Executive Vice President and President of Worldwide Operations Mr. Jeff Henly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Mr Ellison, 51, has been President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of the Company since he cofounded the Company in May 1977. Mr Ellison has been Chairman of the Board since June 1995 and was Chairman of the Board from April 1990 until September 1992. He has been a member of the Executive Committee since 1986. Mr Ellison is also a director of NeXT Computer, Inc., is CoChairman of California?s Council on Information Technology and is a member of President Clinton?s Export Council. Mr Lucas, 65, has been a director of the Company since March 1980. He has been Chairman of the Executive Committee since 1986 and Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee since 1987. Mr Lucas has been a member of the Compensation Committee since 1989. He was Chairman of the Board from October 1980 through March 1990. He has been a venture capitalist since 1960. He is also a director of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Delphi Information Systems, Inc., ICOT Corporation, Kahler Realty Corporation, Macromedia, Inc., Quantum Health Resources, Inc., Racotek, Inc., Transcend Services, Inc. and Tricord Systems, Incorporated. Mr Yocam, 51, has been a director of the Company and has been a member of the Finance and Audit Committee since March