OAUG Co-Hosts COLLABORATE 07

Business Wire,  April 11, 2007  

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User Groups Come Together to Combine Annual Conferences

ATLANTA -- The Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), the world's largest user knowledgebase for Oracle Applications users, co-hosts the COLLABORATE 07: Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community conference with the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) and Quest International Users Group, April 15 to 19, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center in Las Vegas.

The joint event offers Oracle, PeopleSoft Enterprise, JD Edwards, Siebel CRM, Oracle Retail, Oracle Communications (formerly Portal Software and MetaSolv Software) and Demantra applications users an occasion to benefit from expanded educational and networking opportunities within the entire Oracle community. The conference features an exhibit hall housing more than 200 leading Oracle-related solution providers and offers more than 800 sessions on Oracle applications and technology. Additionally, Oracle Corp. is sponsoring more than 130 of these sessions.

Oracle President Charles Phillips is the keynote speaker during the event's general session on April 16. Phillips will discuss how Oracle helps customers streamline their business operations, improves access to business information and tackles the key challenges facing organizations today. He will also demonstrate how Oracle continues to innovate value for customers with a preview of the next release of Oracle Database. The conference's second keynote will be delivered by Mark Shearer, IBM general manager, Systems Technology Group, System i. Shearer will focus on case study examples of how IBM's innovative Oracle Applications solutions are delivering results.

A pre- and post-event workshop is scheduled to be held on April 15 and 19, which will highlight the best practices for the implementation of strong internal controls and security in an Oracle Applications environment.

"As the Oracle community continues to expand, the COLLABORATE 07 conference offers a vital opportunity for members to network and educate themselves," said Jan Wagner, president of the OAUG. "This event offers some of the top Oracle experts in the world with a vehicle to present case studies and share best practices with their global peers."

Additional information is available regarding COLLABORATE 07 at oaug.collaborate07.com. The OAUG leadership and event attendees will be available to the media. To arrange press credentials or interviews regarding the conference, contact Sarah McLean at (678) 781-7216 or Chuck Meyers at (678) 781-7204.

About Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG([R]))

The Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) is the world's largest user knowledgebase for Oracle applications users. Representing more than 2,000 member companies worldwide and more than 25 percent of the Fortune 100, OAUG provides users of Oracle Applications with education, networking, training and support via a wide range of activities including conferences, publications, special interest groups and online communities. The OAUG serves as an advocate to Oracle Corp. on behalf of all Oracle Applications users.

For more information about OAUG, visit the Web site at www.oaug.org.

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