Cablevision Taps Oracle to Build New Systems with Integrated Database, Tools, Applications; Oracle to Provide Data Warehouse, Executive Information System, Financial Applications, Support and Services in Multimillion-Dollar Agreement

Business Wire, July 25, 1996

WOODBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 1996--Cablevision Systems Corp. (ASE: CVC), one of the nation's largest, multifaceted telecommunications providers, and Oracle Corp. today announced the signing of a multimillion-dollar, four-year agreement to redesign and integrate Cablevision's business and information systems.

Chosen from among a number of leading software companies, Oracle will supply software licenses, services and support for its database and application development tools, as well as client/server applications. The Cablevision/Oracle relationship will strengthen Cablevision's ongoing cable operations and will help integrate the Digital Services Division, which is overseeing the company's expansion into new businesses, including cable modems, telephony and digital interactive services. This integration will allow Cablevision to compete in the strongest way possible in a new era of telecommunications convergence.

"We are gearing up for a competitive future and introducing new businesses at Cablevision. The Oracle team demonstrated to us that they have extensive systems knowledge and are best equipped to effect a smooth transition to a new age of convergence," said Tom Dolan, Cablevision's chief information officer. "With Oracle at the heart of our COMPASS (Common Platform for Advanced Support Systems) information initiative, Cablevision management will be able to respond quickly to changes and trends in the marketplace."

"Cable and telecommunications players require robust, leading-edge systems with a great deal of flexibility," said Raymond Lane, president, Oracle Corp. "We are pleased to bring our market leadership, integrated products and world-class services organization together to serve Cablevision as it addresses immediate needs and lays a technological foundation for business in the next century."

Within the year, Cablevision plans to implement a data warehouse, based on Oracle(R) Universal Server(R), as a single repository for corporate and customer service information. The system will enable the company to track the most frequent customer concerns and address them proactively. The company will also expand its corporate intranet and presence on the World Wide Web using an Oracle-based data warehouse and Developer/2000 enterprise development tool. Also this year, the company will deploy an executive information system to provide management with near- and real-time operational and financial information.

During the first quarter of 1997, Cablevision is expected to implement a new, integrated system comprised of Oracle Applications' full suite of client/server software, including Oracle Financials, Oracle Financial Analyzer, Oracle Purchasing and Oracle Order Entry modules. Also under the agreement, Cablevision purchased Oracle's AS/400 Gateway, Discoverer/2000, Oracle Express Server, Oracle Express Objects, Oracle Express Analyzer and Oracle Sales Analyzer.

Cablevision has enlisted Oracle Services, Oracle's professional consulting services division, to install the system using Oracle's AIM (Application Implementation Methodology) Advantage. When complete, the system will support 8,000 users throughout Cablevision and its subsidiaries.

Cablevision is the nation's sixth largest operator of cable television systems, serving 2.8 million customers in 19 states with major operations in Boston, Cleveland and the New York metropolitan area, where Cablevision has 1.6 million customers. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Rainbow Programming, manages entertainment, news and sports programming services, including American Movie Classics, Bravo, SportsChannel Regional Network and News 12. Cablevision Lightpath Inc., also a wholly owned subsidiary, provides telephone service to more than 350 business customers on Long Island.

Oracle Corporation is the world's largest supplier of software for information management, and the world's second largest software company. With annual revenues of more than $4.2 billion, the company offers its database, tools and application products, along with related consulting, education and support services, in more than 90 countries around the world.

For more information about Oracle, please call (415) 506-7000. Oracle's World Wide Web address is (URL) http://www.oracle.com/.>Trademarks Oracle and Oracle Financials are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation. Developer/2000, Discoverer/2000, Oracle Applications, Oracle Express Analyzer, Oracle Express Server, Oracle Financial Analyzer, Oracle Order Entry, Oracle Purchasing and Oracle Sales Analyzer are trademarks of Oracle Corporation. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

CONTACT: Charles Schueler

Cablevision Systems Corp.

(516) 393-1399

or

Lauren Ames

Oracle Corp.

(415) 506-5327

or

Don Gentile

Applied Communications Corp.

(415) 375-8881

or

Valeska Stupak

(212) 614-4106

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