Oracle Named a Leader in Business Performance Solutions by Leading Analyst Firm

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL)

News Facts

--  A component of Oracle(R)
Fusion Middleware, Oracle's EPM System helps organizations achieve
management excellence by uniting category-leading Hyperion performance management
applications, pre-built BI
applications and a BI foundation
into a complete and integrated system for managing and optimizing
performance across business functions.

The Forrester Wave: Business Performance Solutions, Q4 2009 Summary

--  According to a November 2009 report from independent analyst firm
Forrester Research, Oracle is a leader in business performance solutions
(BPS).
--  Forrester Research, Inc. defines business performance solutions as a
category of purpose-built software applications that support planning,
measuring, communicating, and monitoring business results.
--  Forrester reports that BPS has "strong long-term growth prospects, and
this software category has held up reasonably well in the current
recession."
--  "The Forrester Wave: Business Performance Solutions, Q4 2009," written
by vice president, principal analyst Paul Hamerman, states that "Oracle's
broad product set includes the market-leading financial consolidations
solution, Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), as well as other
strong product offerings within the Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance
Management (EPM) family -- Planning, Strategic Finance, Profitability and
Cost Management (HPCM), and the Oracle Business Intelligence Applications
(OBIA)."

Supporting Quote

--  "As noted in the report, Oracle's placement in Forrester's Wave
reflects the best combination of both current offering score and strategy
score," said Oracle Vice President Rick Schultz.  "We believe Oracle's EPM
System truly supports a wide range of financial, operational and strategic
management processes that help businesses leverage their investments in
operational systems and become smarter, more agile and aligned."

Supporting Resources

--  About Oracle Enterprise
Performance Management and Business Intelligence
--  Oracle
Fusion Middleware 11g
--  The Forrester Wave: Business Performance
Solutions, Q4 2009
--  About Oracle Hyperion Performance
Management Applications
--  Oracle Hyperion Brochures and
Datasheets
--  Follow Oracle EPM&BI on
Twitter
--  Download free, evaluation versions
of Oracle Hyperion software. Terms, conditions and restrictions
apply.

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Contact Info

Letty Ledbetter
Oracle
+1.650.506.8071
letty.ledbetter@oracle.com

Kristin Reeves
Blanc & Otus for Oracle
1.415.856.5145
kreeves@bando.com

SOURCE: Oracle Corporation

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