La persona que pudo haber salvado a @Oracle se fue

Por: Sten Verterli de https://www.vesterli.com
18 de septiembre de 2018

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Thomas Kurian, que solía ser el técnico de Oracle, acaba de dejar la empresa. Dijo que se estaría tomando un "tiempo libre prolongado de Oracle", mientras que Oracle está tratando de dar la impresión de que Thomas regresará en breve.

Eso es una mala noticia para toda la comunidad de Oracle.

"Son noticias más graves de lo que cualquiera en esta tierra puede entender, ...".

Aragorn, en El señor de los anillos

En los viejos tiempos, cuando el programa Oracle ACE todavía podía permitirse invitar a todos los directores de ACE a una reunión en Redwood Shores antes de OpenWorld, la reunión con Thomas Kurian siempre fue un momento destacado. Constantemente me quedé impresionado con la comprensión de Thomas de los detalles técnicos en el portafolio de productos de Oracle y sentí que Oracle estaría en buenas manos cuando se hiciera cargo de Larry.

El rumor es que Thomas quería que el software de Oracle se ejecutara en Amazon y Azure, pero Larry no lo permite. Larry está enamorado del sofisticado hardware Exa-this y Exa-that de Oracle y ha pasado años atacando a Amazon, por lo que es natural que quiera que todo el mundo se ejecute en el hardware de Oracle. 

Thomas, por otro lado, es el líder de 35,000 ingenieros de software y quiere ver que el gran software que su equipo ha construido se use tanto como sea posible.

Pensarías que Oracle podría saberlo mejor. Observaron a Sun pegarse obstinadamente a su sofisticado hardware hasta que estuvieron casi en la ruina y pudieron venderlo a bajo precio, pero ahora Oracle sigue la misma estrategia.

"Creo que Thomas tiene razón, pero Larry es dueño de la compañía."

¿Qué significa esto para usted como profesional de Oracle? Significa que Oracle ha perdido una oportunidad más para volverse relevante en la nube, y el tiempo se está agotando a medida que Amazon y Azure avanzan más. No apueste su carrera como desarrollador, DBA o gerente de TI en ningún producto de Oracle Cloud.

Por supuesto, la base de datos estará disponible por décadas aún ...

Esta publicación apareció originalmente en el boletín de Oracle Tool Watch.

Leader of International Investment Fraud Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

PHOENIX – On Sept. 22, 2018, James Jeffrey Hinkeldey, 66, of Scottsdale, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 30 years and five months in federal prison. Earlier this year, a federal jury convicted Hinkeldey of conspiracy, wire and mail fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft charges stemming from his role as one of the leaders in an $18 million investment fraud affecting 225 victims. 

“Through fraud, this defendant stole the life savings from members of our community, many of whom were close to retirement; his lengthy prison sentence is well-deserved,” stated Elizabeth A. Strange, First Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Arizona. “Our office will continue to work closely with the FBI to prosecute financial predators like Hinkeldey.”

“Considering there were hundreds of victims and millions of dollars lost, it is fitting that James Hinkeldey‘s sentence is one of the highest federal white collar sentences in the District of Arizona,” said Michael DeLeon, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Phoenix Division. “We are pleased that the defendants in this case are being held accountable for their crimes and that Hinkeldey and his co-conspirator were ordered to pay restitution to the victims. The FBI would like to thank the Arizona U.S. Attorney’s Office for their work on this case. We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute those who commit complex financial crimes.”

From 2006 to 2012, Hinkeldey and several others solicited millions of dollars from victims for purported investment in a variety of projects and companies, including land development in Mexico, recycling companies in Las Vegas and Chicago, and distressed real estate in Phoenix. Hinkeldey and his co-conspirators promoted their fraudulent investment schemes in seminars, magazine articles, radio broadcasts, and private offering documents to give the fraudulent investments the appearance of legitimacy. 

In reality, the solicitations and offering documents were riddled with false statements, including the education and experience of Hinkeldey and his co-conspirators, the true ownership of property involved in the projects, and the feasibility of the so-called guaranteed returns. Ultimately, Hinkeldey and his co-conspirators used investor funds not only to line their own pockets, but also to make Ponzi payments to create the facade of a successful business. 

Late last year, Hinkeldey’s partner in the conspiracy, Jason Mogler, formerly of Phoenix, Ariz., was sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison for his role in the fraud. Hinkeldey and Mogler were also ordered to pay restitution to the victims for losses they incurred.

The investigation in this case was conducted by the Phoenix Division of the FBI. The prosecution was handled by Monica Klapper and Peter Sexton, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona, Phoenix.

CASE NUMBER: CR-15-01118-PHX-SPL

RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-121_Hinkeldey

Survey: Lack of Confidence in Clinical Trial Data Delaying Drug Development

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Costly data preparation, slow data reconciliation and poor data quality hindering drug development efforts for life-saving therapies

Redwood Shores, Calif.—Sep 24, 2018

Pharmaceutical companies share significant concerns over their ability to bring more drugs to market faster due to clinical data challenges. A new global study, commissioned by Oracle Health Sciences and conducted by Pharma Intelligence, revealed that 57 percent of the clinical researchers surveyed believe that their clinical data issues result in trial delays. 

In addition to trial delays, 81 percent of respondents cited data governance issues as the biggest challenge in meeting regulatory compliance. The top three data issues according to survey respondents were duplicate data/inconsistent data, data quality and data integrity/traceability. 

“Data governance is our top concern because clinical data quality issues can hinder a trial’s completion,” said Melonie Longan, Director, Data Operations, Functional Services, Premier Research. Premier Research is a CRO serving biotechnology customers who are researching therapies related to analgesia, dermatology, hematology, oncology, neuroscience, pediatrics, and rare disease. 

When asked what the top three operational challenges were with their clinical trial data, 51 percent cited data completeness, 45 percent said data quality and 43 percent, data cleaning. 

“The kind of clinical data quality issues such as those highlighted in this report can have significant negative impacts,” said Julie Barenholtz, Principal Clinical Data Manager, Cytel Inc. “As a data company, we are always looking for ways to improve the quality of the data and process it efficiently so that patients have access to treatments as quickly as possible.” Founded in 1987, Cytel is a multinational contract research organization (CRO) known for its pioneering work in statistical science and the design and implementation of adaptive clinical trials. 

Not surprisingly, over three-fourths of respondents cited inconsistent data and missing patient data as the most critical clinical data problems to catch in clinical trials. 

“Clinical teams are forced to spend time cleaning data instead of analyzing it, and they can’t always see the entire picture of what is available to them; this delays the ability to make critical decisions about the trial and holds up regulatory submission,” said Steve Rosenberg, General Manager, Oracle Health Sciences. “Clinical researchers shouldn’t have to spend time and resources on fixing data issues that technology was built to handle. Technology can, and should, be used to eliminate unnecessary manual intervention and mitigate risk so we can get therapies in the hands of patients who are waiting.” 

The top three risks highlighted by the research include the need for additional data reconciliation; incomplete data to determine efficacy and patient replacements. 

“Wasting precious time reconciling clinical data issues can be detrimental and costly to our customers,” said Vicki Gashwiler, Associate Director, Strategic Development & Market Access, MedTech Division for Novella Clinical. “Our top concern is proactive data management and data monitoring to reduce the risk of clinical data quality issues slowing down a trial. These delays can have significant financial implications for our customers.” 

About the Survey 

The survey was conducted by Pharma Intelligence and sponsored by Oracle Health Sciences and ran from the beginning of August 2018 into September 2018. The largest percentage of responses came from clinical researchers, data scientists and clinical programmers from biopharma organizations and a small percentage of medical device companies and Contract Research Organizations. Respondents were from around the globe with 61 percent from North America, 20 percent from Asia Pacific and 17 percent from Europe. 

Additional Resources

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Valerie Beaudett
Oracle
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valerie.beaudett@oracle.com

NetSuite Launches Banking as a Service to Tackle New Era of Banking

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Unique cloud-based approach enables banking institutions to differentiate services and enhance customer experience while also expanding the financial services offered directly to NetSuite customers 

San Mateo, Calif.—Sep 25, 2018 

To help banking institutions keep pace with evolving business and customer demands, Oracle NetSuite today announced NetSuite Banking as a Service. A unique open banking approach, NetSuite Banking as a Service strengthens bank-to-customer relationships and helps banks create new business models and revenue streams with end-to-end business process automation that is fast, reliable and provides strong security controls. 

With innovative fintech providers reshaping the financial services industry, banks need to rethink traditional business processes to adapt to a new era of banking. In fact, according to Forrester Research’s 2018 banking technology predictions, “More than 50% of banks will fail to exploit open banking, starting down the slow, painful path to becoming an unintentional utility.” To be successful in this new digital reality, banks must turn to open banking solutions to differentiate their services and convert customer data into a strategic advantage. 

“Customers are demanding deeper relationships with financial institutions and as banks have struggled to meet this demand, new fintech providers have emerged to fill the gap,” said Jason Maynard, senior vice president of strategy and marketing, Oracle NetSuite Global Business Unit. “NetSuite Banking as a Service closes that gap and enables banks to provide their customers with a digital experience that we, as consumers, now expect. With NetSuite, banks finally have the means to offer the right services to enhance the customer experience and ultimately increase revenue.” 

NetSuite leads the cloud financials / enterprise resource planning (ERP) industry by extending existing ERP solutions to integrate bank processes. From cash forecasting, to trade finance, instant business loans and credit lines, NetSuite Banking as a Service allows banks to leverage their assets to offer these features as part of their own services to meet growing customer expectations. NetSuite customers will benefit from direct access to financial services such as embedded payments, reconciliation and lending delivered as an extension of their ERP. This will help increase operational efficiency and improve workflows, driving down cost and creating peace of mind for NetSuite customers. 

For additional information on NetSuite Banking as a Service, please contact BaaS@netsuite.com. 

Supporting Quotes

· “One of the most exciting categories in the financial services market is banking as a service. This uber category creates big opportunities across the infrastructure, platform, and fintech app level,” said Ray Wang, principal analyst and founder, Constellation Research, Inc.
“Providing our clients the ability to seamlessly connect to J.P. Morgan is part of our overall transaction banking strategy,” said Jason Tiede, Head of Innovation, J.P. Morgan Treasury Services. “We are excited to offer connectivity to NetSuite’s ERP system which will facilitate a better, more efficient experience for our clients.”
"The Banking as a Service helps banks regain control over the customer experience, increase revenue opportunities by connecting efficiently with their corporate clients and getting access to new customers and real-time trade data," said Rob Barnes, CEO of TradeIX. "On the other side, customers using Oracle NetSuite have a single access channel to connect to existing and new financial institutions, thus widening the range of funding opportunities." 

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Danielle Tarp

Oracle Corporation

+1 650.506.2905

danielle.tarp@oracle.com

Oracle Boosts Software Development Productivity with New Java Release

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JDK 11 first Long Term Support release under new six-month cadence

Redwood Shores, Calif.—Sep 25, 2018

Continuing its commitment to deliver a regular cadence of Java innovations and updates to the community, Oracle today announced the general availability of Java SE 11 (JDK11). JDK 11 brings a number of new developer productivity enhancements as well as support for modern cryptographic and Internet standards, including TLS 1.3 and HTTP/2. 

The first Long Term Support (LTS) update under Oracle’s six-month release schedule announced last year, JDK 11 is the result of extensive collaboration between Oracle engineers and members of the worldwide Java developer community via the OpenJDK Community and the JCP. Since the release of Java SE 8, the community has collaborated on more than 100 new enhancements that were added through JDK 9, 10, and 11. 

“TLS 1.3 was recently approved and it's fantastic news that Java SE 11 will support it right away,” said Jim Manico, co-author of Iron Clad Java and founder of Manicode Security. “The new Java release cycle for Java SE means that important security protocols and other standards such as TLS 1.3 can be released and adopted rapidly, giving application developers more tools to write secure software with the world’s most popular language - Java!” 

Customers can now migrate from Java SE 8 to Java SE 11 at the pace that best meets their unique business needs, backed by Oracle’s Long Term Support. Oracle will offer its customers security and bug-fixing updates for JDK 11 through 2026, with the next LTS release scheduled for September 2021. 

“Thanks to continuous improvements by Oracle and the Java Community, the JVM remains the best platform for building applications,” said Rafael Winterhalter, from Scienta Norway and creator of the popular Byte Buddy code generation and manipulation library for Java. “The Java SE 11 release gives me confidence as we see the benefits of the module system taking hold, making Java applications more encapsulated and transparent. This is crucial in times where applications become increasingly complex and rely on growing numbers of dependencies. Newer features being explored like 'nestmates' provide great promise of improved startup and compilation performance going forward”. 

Key features in Java 11 include:

· Nest-based access controls: eliminates the need for compilers to insert accessibility-broadening bridge methods.
· Dynamic class-file constants: reduces the cost and disruption of creating new forms of materializable class-file constants and offers broader options for expressivity and performance.
· ZGC: a completely passive GC implementation with a bounded allocation limit and the lowest latency overhead possible.
· Flight Recorder: low overhead data collection framework for troubleshooting Java applications and the HotSpot JVM.

“The LTS model releases enable our customers to migrate from one well-supported Java SE LTS release to the next at their own pace, while at the same time allowing the Java developer ecosystem to get access to improvements faster than before,” said Georges Saab, Vice President, Software Development, Java Platform Group at Oracle. “Together with the introduction of Oracle Java SE Subscription, customers now have an easy way to benefit from access to regular releases of tested and certified performance, stability, and security updates, directly from Oracle.” 

Java SE Subscription is Oracle’s low-cost and predictable offering to manage Oracle Java SE installations across enterprises. To learn more about JDK 11, visit the Java PM blog and see the full list of features here. 

To see these innovations in action, join Oracle Code One, Oracle’s inaugural full-stack developer conference, October 22-25, 2018 in San Francisco. Register at: https://www.oracle.com/code-one

Java is the world’s most popular programming language, with over 12 million developers running Java. Java is also the #1 developer choice for cloud, with over 21 billion cloud-connected Java virtual machines. 

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Alex Shapiro
Oracle
+1.415.608.5044
alex.shapiro@oracle.com

Oracle Hot Topics: CONTROL FILE GETS CORRUPTED

Bugs

Bug	Product Area	Bug ID	Last Updated
CONTROL FILE GETS CORRUPTED	Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition	14281768	Sun, 23 Sep 2018 06:14 GMT-06:00

Knowledge Articles

Knowledge Article	Product Area	Last Updated
Datapatch is failed by "Queryable inventory could not determine the current opatch status"	Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition	Fri, 21 Sep 2018 03:59 GMT-06:00

Oracle Hot Topics: Bug ORA-39126, ORA-1427 ON EXPDP

Bugs

Bug	Product Area	Bug ID	Last Updated
ORA-39126, ORA-1427 ON EXPDP	Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition	20476776	Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:27 GMT-06:00

Knowledge Articles

Knowledge Article	Product Area	Last Updated
Installing or Running TFA fails with "Can't locate Data/Dumper.pm in @INC (@INC contains" error	Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine Oracle Database Cloud Service Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service Oracle Database Backup Service	Mon, 24 Sep 2018 03:31 GMT-06:00

Oracle Eloqua Innovations Accelerate Lead Generation and Increase Conversion Rates

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New content creation, sales tools and auditing capabilities help marketers increase efficiency and creativity 

Redwood Shores, Calif. —Sep 25, 2018 

To help marketers accelerate lead generation and increase conversion rates, Oracle today announced a series of updates to Oracle Eloqua. The latest innovations within Oracle Eloqua help marketers communicate with their prospects and customers as efficiently and easily as possible by introducing new content creation, sales tools and auditing capabilities. 

“In order to drive sales and strengthen brand and customer loyalty, B2B marketers increasingly have to deliver irresistible, consistent and connected experiences to customers wherever they are and however they choose to engage,” said Pierre Custeau, VP, product management, Oracle Eloqua. “To help our customers meet these increasing expectations, we are focused on delivering innovations within Eloqua that bring efficiency and creativity to the way marketers work. With the addition of powerful new content creation, sales tools and auditing capabilities, we are continuing to set the industry standard for marketing automation.” 

Part of Oracle Marketing Cloud, Eloqua is a B2B marketing automation platform that helps marketing teams nurture prospects through email marketing and cross-channel marketing. 

The new enhancements to Oracle Eloqua enable customers to: 

· Quickly and efficiently create compelling and creative landing pages: A new Eloqua Landing Page Editor enables marketers to build out-of-the box landing pages without touching code and provides an enhanced guided experience with more interactive elements to further increase efficiency and spark creativity. With the new landing page editor, marketers can natively build responsive landing pages featuring image carousels with rotating images and add video backgrounds to create more engaging content without needing technical expertise or outside agency support. 

· Streamline and optimize the sales process: New Eloqua Sales Tools for Microsoft Outlook enable sales teams to access rich buyer insights, relevant content and track emails sent to prospects without having to leave their email platform of choice. The new integration with Microsoft Outlook also provides a seamless and consistent experience for sales teams that work across a range of platforms and devices by enabling users to easily access Eloqua Engage and Eloqua Profiler. 

· Enhance security, tracking and auditing: A new comprehensive logging and auditing procedure for all major accounts and objects, further enhances the security and tracking capabilities within Eloqua. The new auditing capabilities ensure any sensitive data within Eloqua is protected against unauthorized usage or retrieval and enable users to obtain insights about login history, detailed audit insights and enhanced audit reporting that includes the ability to export audit logs for up to 25 months in CSV and XLS format. 

Oracle Marketing Cloud is part of Oracle Customer Experience (CX) Cloud Suite, an integrated suite of applications that empower organizations to take a smarter approach to customer experience management and business transformation initiatives. By providing a trusted business platform that connects data, experiences and outcomes, Oracle CX Cloud Suite helps customers reduce IT complexity, deliver innovative customer experiences, and achieve predictable and tangible business results. 

For additional information about Oracle Marketing Cloud, follow @OracleMktgCloud on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook or visit the Modern Marketing Blog.

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Simon Jones
Oracle
415.202.4574
s.jones@oracle.com

Oracle Study Reveals Increased Network Complexity is Driving Security, Visibility, and Control Challenges for IT Leaders

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Ninety-One Percent of IT Leaders Rank Security as Top Challenge with Expanding Enterprise Networks

Redwood Shores, Calif.—Sep 25, 2018

As enterprise networks grow, so does the challenge of effectively managing them a new Oracle Communications survey found. In the "Enterprise Networks in Transition: Taming the Chaos" report, IT and telecom leaders noted that security, fraud, and increased complexity resulting from channel proliferation are amongst their top concerns. Companies are increasingly looking to emerging technologies, such as biometrics, artificial-intelligence, and blockchain as opportunities to improve security and control. 

In June 2018, Oracle surveyed 277 IT, telecom and network decision makers globally regarding their perspectives on key business and network trends and the solutions that will help them compete and thrive in a digital world. Sixty-six percent of respondents represented companies with at least 11 locations and 62 percent managed operations in multiple countries. 

Separately, software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) was also listed as a critical technology underpinning the evolution of enterprise networks. Yet, North America lags other regions in software-defined networking (SDN) deployment (50 percent versus 65-78 percent). 

“In today’s digital economy, enterprises face increasing operational complexities, heightened customer expectations and an unprecedented amount of chaos in the form of security breaches and communications overload that require a higher level of network sophistication than ever before,” said Doug Suriano, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Communications. 

Bigger Enterprise Networks, Bigger Problems 

· Security poses an ongoing challenge: 91 percent of respondents ranked security as a top three challenge, particularly in Asia and Latin America, where mobile usage is most popular. Additionally, more than one-third of respondents ranked security as their top challenge in relation to planning, deploying and managing their enterprise networks. As mobile devices continue to expand and redefine the network edge, security continues to be a top-of-mind issue.

· Emerging tech seen as possible solution: Seventy-six percent of respondents agreed that they require new solutions to improve visibility and control over their entire network. Sixty-nine percent of respondents noted they will use biometrics in network security use cases and 57 percent artificial intelligence (AI). In tandem, AI and machine learning were also identified as key technologies in supporting quality of service and cost efficiencies (30 percent each), while blockchain was identified as a top technology to improve network control by 27 percent of respondents.

· Channel proliferation drives greater complexity: 76 percent of survey respondents stated that the breadth and reach of their enterprise network is expanding. Network users increasingly have more channels available to them, which means that managing time and productivity is becoming increasingly difficult. While voice and e-mail are the predominant communications channels, video, chat, and other in-app communications are growing increasingly popular. This impacts how the network is deployed and managed and what defines the edge of the network.

· Leaders are focused on fraud: At least 83 percent of respondents identified virtually all types of network and telecoms fraud as a serious issue, with more than half citing identity fraud as a primary concern in relation to real-time communications. Solutions must adapt and evolve in anticipation of current and constantly evolving threats, particularly as network complexity increases.

· SD-WAN is critical for evolving enterprise networks: The majority (71 percent) of respondents agreed that SD-WAN is critical for their enterprise networks to evolve, and a greater share (88 percent) of respondents from global companies with 101 or more locations said the same. Amongst large, global companies considering SD-WAN, convenience and ease of deployment was the top driver for 48 percent, followed by reliability (36 percent) and traffic-related flexibility (34 percent).

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Katie Barron
Oracle
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New Oracle and MIT Technology Review Insights Report Examines State of Open Banking

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Financial Services executives agree on need to react fast to market changes and customer expectations 

Redwood Shores, Calif.—Sep 25, 2018 

Open banking is one of the most critical trends driving change in the U.S. and international banking community. It represents the move from closed to open financial systems where data is shared with third parties through the use of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). Oracle Financial Services commissioned an industry outlook report from MIT Technology Review Insights that examines how banks are responding to regulatory changes, market shifts and business model changes as a result of open banking. 

The new report, Open Banking: The Race to Deliver Banking-as-a-Service, finds that most banks are still in the early stages of open banking adoption. Many are developing strategies, launching APIs, and keeping an eye on the competitive landscape. But the overarching sentiment among the banking community executives interviewed for this report indicates the banks that are able to balance speed, innovation and strategic long-term decisions will win market share. 

“Not reacting rapidly enough to open banking could result in another party, either a competitor bank or fintech, innovating more quickly and eroding trust or relationships,” said Frank Tong, Head of Innovation and Strategic Investment at HSBC, in the report. 

The report also asserts regulation is brokering open banking innovation through collaboration with banks to develop the frameworks needed to move forward – not only in progressive markets like the U.K. and Singapore but around the world. 

“While regulation usually plays a ‘catch-up’ role when it comes to technology, our interviews revealed a fascinating trend of regulators setting the pace for banking innovation,” said Claire Beatty, Editor for MIT Technology Review Insights and one of the authors of the report. “We’re seeing a strong collaboration between governments, regulators, incumbent players and fintechs to ensure the right framework is developed to give customers greater control over their data and provide a more seamless financial services user experience.” 

The report reiterates competition and consumer demand continue to be key drivers to accelerate banking digitization. Fintechs can quickly deploy consumer services while consumers seek the ease and convenience they offer. In order for traditional financial institutions to remain competitive they have to embrace open banking and a collaborative strategy that allows them to build smarter, deeper, and more relevant digital experiences across the customer lifecycle. Banks must also overcome challenges such as coordinating open banking strategies locally and globally, managing the ongoing digital transformation of the front and back office, prioritizing API development and uniting and educating teams. 

“Open banking is no longer an option, but an inevitable reality,” said Sonny Singh, senior vice president and general manager of Oracle Financial Services Global Business Unit. “Banks that tap into an expanding ecosystem of potential digital partners, embrace APIs and leverage cloud-ready solutions, will get ahead in the race to efficiently deliver a broad range of financial products and services to their customers.” 

For example, the process of designing customized APIs and exposing them for consumption can take between 12 to 24 months, depending on the complexity of the banks’ IT landscape. With a cloud-ready platform like Oracle Banking APIs, banks can tap into a prebuilt repository of more than 1,500 Representational State Transfer (REST) APIs. 

For the report, MIT Technology Review interviewed the following senior executives from around the world who are directly involved with open banking: Abhishek Seth, Head of Open Banking and API, APAC and EMEA, Global Consumer Technology, Citi; Frank Tong, Global Head of Innovation and Strategic Investment, HSBC; Gerard Florian, Chief Information Officer, ANZ; Deniz Güven, Global Head of Customer Experience, Standard Chartered Bank; Jason Bates, Co-Founder, 11:FS; Alex Weber, Head of International Markets, N26 Group; Derek White, Global Head of Customer Service, BBVA; and Tomofumi Watanabe, Joint General Manager, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. 

The full report is available at http://ora.cl/G3Qd6

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Judi Palmer

Oracle

+1 650 784 7901

judi.palmer@oracle.com

Oracle Lauded for Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning Solution

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Oracle Autonomous Data Science Cloud Service recognized as a leader in notebook-based predictive analytics and machine learning by independent report

Redwood Shores, Calif.—Sep 25, 2018

Oracle has been named a leader in notebook-based Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning (PAML) solutions by Forrester Research, earning the highest average current offering score as well as the highest possible score for its solution roadmap. The Forrester Wave™: Notebook-Based Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning Solutions, Q3 2018 report recognizes that Oracle Autonomous Data Science Cloud Service “provides the standardization and controls that enterprises need” and “makes it easy to put models into production by offering visual tools to create APIs with automatic load balancing.” 

According to Forrester, PAML solutions are defined as “Software that provides enterprise data scientist teams and stakeholders with 1) tools to analyze data; 2) workbench tools to build predictive models using statistical and machine learning algorithms; 3) a platform to train, deploy, and manage analytical results and models; and 4) collaboration tools for extended enterprise teams including businesspeople, data engineers, application developers, DevOps, and AI engineers.” Forrester evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of the top notebook-based PAML vendors across 24 evaluation criteria, which were grouped into three categories: current offering, strategy and market presence. Of the nine vendors Forrester evaluated, Oracle was one of the two companies recognized as a leader. 

“With Oracle Autonomous Data Science Cloud Service, Oracle has a winning solution for our customers to build and deploy artificial intelligence and machine learning models on the Oracle Cloud," said Greg Pavlik, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Oracle Cloud Platform. “I believe that being recognized by Forrester as a leader in this space is not only a recognition of our offering, but of our vision for a comprehensive and integrated suite of products and services for developing AI-driven applications. It takes a team to develop AI efficiently, and Oracle offers industry leading solutions for every stage in the AI development lifecycle, whether it be data management, data science, or application development.” 

According to the report, “With its recent acquisition of DataScience.com, Oracle has added a critical missing component to its portfolio of machine learning solutions in the cloud.” Adding that, “By combining one of the most promising startups in the notebook-based PAML space with its own related offerings for infrastructure, data management, third-party data sources, BI, and a suite of business applications, Oracle is instantly a force to be reckoned with in the PAML market.” 

Oracle Autonomous Data Science Cloud Service enables data science and application development teams to easily build, train, deploy, and manage models on the Oracle Cloud. The platform makes data science and application development teams more productive and enables them to deploy more work faster to power their organizations with machine learning. 

To learn more about Oracle Autonomous Data Science Cloud Service, please visit https://cloud.oracle.com/ai-platform.

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Alex Shapiro
Oracle
415-608-5044
alex.shapiro@oracle.com

Oracle Leads the Market with Growth by Revenue in iPaaS

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Oracle iPaaS market share by revenue grew 270 percent between 2016 and 2017, according to Gartner report1 

Redwood Shores, Calif.—Sep 18, 2018 

Oracle today announced that it has achieved the highest market share by revenue in Gartner’s “Market Share Analysis: Integration Platform as a Service, Worldwide, 2017” report1. This report follows Oracle being named a Leader in Gartner’s 2018 “Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service” report2 in April. 

“We believe our market share demonstrates the value Oracle Cloud Platform delivers to thousands of enterprises every day,” said Amit Zavery, executive vice president of development, Oracle Cloud Platform. “Our comprehensive iPaaS offering has eliminated the barriers between various Oracle and third-party ERP, HCM, and CX applications to provide a seamlessly connected business spanning cloud and on-premises. This comprehensive and easy-to-use offering, combined with strong synergy with the rest of the Oracle Cloud portfolio, continues to help our customers successfully transform and evolve their businesses by leveraging modern integration technologies, including artificial-intelligence and machine learning-powered services.” 

“GE leverages Oracle Integration Cloud to streamline commercial, fulfilment, operations and financial processes of our Digital unit across multiple systems and tools, while providing a seamless experience for our employees and customers,” said Kamil Litman, vice president of software engineering, GE Digital. “Our investment with Oracle has enabled us to significantly reduce time to market for new projects, and we are excited about Oracle’s autonomous cloud capabilities.” 

Oracle’s iPaaS offerings include Oracle Integration Cloud, Oracle Data Integration Platform Cloud and Oracle SOA Cloud, all part of Oracle Cloud Platform. Oracle Integration Cloud is a simple and powerful integration platform targeting ad hoc integrators with tools such as process automation, while Oracle SOA Cloud delivers a high-control platform for specialist integrators. With more than 100 adapters, customers can quickly integrate and scale Oracle, third-party, and on-premises applications, APIs, people and devices. Additionally, Oracle has many other cross-PaaS offerings that can be combined with Oracle’s iPaaS services to deliver greater productivity. Those services include Oracle Data Integration Platform Cloud, to support real-time data streaming, batch data processing, and enterprise data quality and governance; and Oracle API Platform Cloud, for API-first design and management. Oracle API Platform Cloud, leveraging Apiary’s unique API-first design tool used by over 300,000 developers and 400,000 APIs, is designed to eliminate the complexities associated with transforming on-premises API solutions into the cloud, so companies can thrive in the digital economy. 

Oracle also previously announced autonomous capabilities across its entire Oracle Cloud Platform portfolio, including application and data integration. This includes self-defining integrations that help customers rapidly automate business processes across different SaaS and on-premises applications, as well as self-defining data flows with automated data lake and data prep pipeline creation for ingesting data (streaming and batch). 

1. Gartner, “Market Share Analysis: Integration Platform as a Service, Worldwide, 2017,” by Bindi Bhullar, Massimo Pezzini, Keith Guttridge, Elizabeth Golluscio, Eric Thoo, August 7 2018 

2. Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service,” by Keith Guttridge, Massimo Pezzini, Eric Thoo, Bindi Bhullar, Betty J. Zakheim, April 18, 2018 

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Nicole Maloney
Oracle
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Central State University Enrolls Oracle Cloud to Help More Students Get Degrees

Press Release

Leading Ohio University first to deploy Oracle Student Management to reach, retain and foster the success of non-traditional learners

Redwood City, Calif—Sep 19, 2018

Central State University has selected Oracle Student Management to help increase degree attainment and open educational opportunity to all students. Part of the Oracle Student Cloud suite, the technology will empower Central State to better reach, enroll, and ensure the success of students in its upcoming Distance Learning Program. In addition, select Oracle University classes will be added to the program in Fall 2019 broadening the university’s curriculum with new 21st-century technology skills that will further prepare students for the modern workforce. 

Central State has an esteemed history of extending learning opportunities to diverse communities. Founded in 1887, Central State is one of 19 1890 Land-Grant institutions in the United States. Today, as an internationally growing university, it aims to be a premier institution with excellence in teaching and learning that embraces diversity and produces graduates with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to make valuable contributions in a global society. 

Central State realized that a modern technology approach was needed to reach more students and provide them the opportunity to learn on the time, schedule, and pace that best meets their unique needs and lifestyle. Oracle Student Management will play a critical role in helping the University not only attract new students to its Distance Learning program, but also provide the proactive intelligence needed to improve retention and success rates across the entire University. Central State also plans to add additional Oracle Cloud technologies over time to further improve operational efficiency and deliver an engaging, personalized student experience. 

“Increasing student enrollment, improving retention, and speeding time to a degree are core priorities for Central State,” said Dr. Cynthia Jackson- Hammond, President and Chief Executive Officer, Central State University. “We understand that every student is different and has pressures of work and life that often derail their path. With Oracle Student Management, we will be able to further reach and support those students through our upcoming Distance Learning Program, ensuring they achieve the degree they need to better their employment opportunities.” 

Enhancing the traditional capabilities of student information systems (SIS), Oracle Student Management helps transform the student experience with capabilities for recruiting, engagement, support, and management. Leveraging emerging technologies and built in automation, the offering delivers the insights universities need to anticipate student needs and monitor progress more proactively, illuminate the right path to better academic outcomes, and empower student success. The Oracle Student Cloud suite is designed to support a variety of business models, from a straightforward “pay to enroll” to managing complex academic requirements, providing the right footprint for each university’s unique needs. 

“Delivering both traditional and non-traditional academic programs effectively requires institutions to be more visionary and have the right solutions to execute that vision,” said Vivian Wong, Oracle’s group vice president of Higher Education Development. “Oracle is partnering with Central State on their Student Cloud journey, to ensure both the University and the students themselves have the advanced tools, touchpoints, and knowledge they need to advance degree achievement.” 

To further enhance Central State’s Distance Learning Program, new Oracle University classes will be added to the online course curriculum. As part of the Oracle Workforce Development Program (WDP), initial courses will center around advancing skills in Oracle Database, SQL and Java and will be available for workforce, government, military, corporate, and other non-traditional students. 

Additional Resources

Oracle Cloud Oracle Higher Education Oracle Student Cloud Oracle University Oracle Workforce Development Program

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Katie Barron
Oracle
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katie.barron@oracle.com

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