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Infosys Strengthens Relationship with Oracle to Deliver Next Wave of Services Innovation
BANGALORE, India and SAN FRANCISCO, September 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Infosys, a global leader in technology, consulting and services, today announced that
it is extending its relationship with Oracle to enhance support for a range of innovative
solutions and services on new technology platforms. These platforms will enable
enterprises to use Oracle products to reshape their business and create new innovation
ecosystems.
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130122/589162 )
Chief Executive Officer of Infosys, Dr. Vishal Sikka, made these significant
announcements in his keynote address at the Oracle OpenWorld. Infosys will use its Oracle
PartnerNetwork Diamond Level Partner status, its global network of Innovation Centers, and
its extensive experience of implementing Oracle solutions in more than 30 countries to
help their joint clients gain lasting competitive advantage driven by the latest
technology advancements.
Infosys and Oracle will expand their relationship across digital marketing, big data
and Oracle Cloud Applications, underpinned by investments from Infosys in Oracle
technology.
Digital Marketing
- Infosys has established a Center of Excellence (CoE) for digital marketing
exclusively around Oracle Marketing Cloud. The rich and robust product functionality
of the Oracle suite combined with Infosys business consulting, systems integration and
innovation services can help implement enterprise digital marketing strategies
efficiently. These include supporting the marketing process - from campaign
conceptualization to measuring return on marketing investments
- Infosys announced it has accelerated campaign launch cycle by 30 percent and
increased campaign response rates by five percent for a leading industrial
manufacturer using a combination of Infosys consulting and systems integration
capabilities and Oracle Marketing Cloud
- Infosys has also implemented Oracle Marketing Cloud to drive automation and
increase efficiency across its marketing operations
Big Data
- Infosys has worked with Oracle to enable the Infosys Big Data platform to
unlock the value from clients' investments in existing Oracle systems such as Oracle
Exadata Database Machine, Oracle Big Data Appliance, Oracle Exalytics and other data
technologies. This now allows customers to extract business insights from very large
amounts of both structured and unstructured data in near real-time, providing
complete, real-time and end-to-end visibility of data across the entire IT landscape
- The Infosys Big data platform comes with over 50 data source connectors that
allow immediate access to structured and unstructured data residing across the
enterprise in existing Oracle and other vendor systems
- Infosys has also developed industry-specific solutions for big data in retail,
communications, oil and gas, and automotive industries delivering capabilities such as
fraud detection and prevention, predictive analytics and monitoring, and customer
micro-segmentation that deliver faster returns on investment
Oracle Cloud Applications
- Infosys is increasing its activities around Oracle Cloud Applications.
This includes training 1000 consultants every year in each Oracle Cloud Applications
pillar, augmenting one of the largest pools of Oracle Cloud Applications' consultants
worldwide
- Infosys is building solutions for Oracle Cloud Marketplace and has more than
30 solutions in the pipeline. The two companies are also co-developing Oracle Fusion
applications
Oracle-engineered Systems
- Infosys has utilized multiple Oracle Exadata Database Machines to build
CoEs on Oracle-engineered systems
- Infosys and Oracle are building solutions including proof-of-concept solutions
for clients. These are demonstrated in the Infosys Innovation Center located at the
Oracle headquarters in San Francisco
Java related competencies
- Infosys has deeply invested in Java and built an experienced pool of
strong Java/JEE skilled employees spanning across the globe and working on providing
solutions to Infosys clients across multiple domain and verticals
- Infosys is a key member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork specializing in Oracle
Java Platform. The company is expanding its open ecosystem capabilities around Java
and domain-specific languages such as Scala, Groovy, Jython, JRuby and Clojure that
are based on Java and Java Virtual Machine
Quotes:
Ravi Kumar, Executive Vice President and Global Head, Oracle Practice, Infosys:
"Infosys has worked with Oracle to create a wide range of service offerings to help
our joint clients take advantage of the transformational power of software. Oracle
continues to develop their products to help businesses compete and grow. Combining the
innovation power of Oracle and the global consulting and systems integration expertise of
Infosys will enable organizations to redesign and transform their operations and derive
increasing value from existing and emerging technologies."
Derek Williams, Executive Vice President, Oracle:
"I am pleased to see the continued commitment and investment from Infosys across the
Oracle portfolio. Infosys teams with our sales organization to provide differentiated
value in our joint sales cycles and implementation services to enable successful customer
go lives. In addition, they have worked with us on co-development projects. Their Diamond
level sponsorship at Oracle OpenWorld is another example of their level of continued
commitment."
Troy Richardson, Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances, Oracle:
"Oracle and Infosys have worked together for over a decade and this has resulted in
joint go-to-market synergies across Oracle's entire portfolio. Infosys' deep domain
expertise and global delivery model can help solve our joint customers' most complex
business problems via its transformation-led consulting approach."
Trademarks
Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
About Infosys
Infosys is a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing solutions. We
enable clients, in more than 30 countries, to stay a step ahead of emerging business
trends and outperform the competition. We help them transform and thrive in a changing
world by co-creating breakthrough solutions that combine strategic insights and execution
excellence.
Visit http://www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY), with US$8.25billion
in annual revenues and 160,000+ employees, is Building Tomorrow's Enterprise(R) today.
Safe Harbor
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are
forward-looking statements regarding our future business expectations intended to qualify
for the 'safe harbor' under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which
involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties
relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties
regarding fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our ability to
manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect
our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly
skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts,
client concentration, restrictions on immigration, industry segment concentration, our
ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key
focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our ability to
successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our
service contracts, the success of the companies in which Infosys has made strategic
investments, withdrawal or expiration of governmental fiscal incentives, political
instability and regional conflicts, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring
companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general
economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that could affect our future
operating results are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange
Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2014 and on Form 6-K for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. These filings are
available at http://www.sec.gov . Infosys may, from time to time, make additional
written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the
company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to
shareholders. In addition, please note that the date of this press release is mentioned at
the beginning of the release, and any forward-looking statements contained herein are
based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date. The company does
not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time
by or on behalf of the company unless it is required by law.
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Infosys
CONTACT: For further information please contact: Asia Pacific: Sadaf Khan, Infosys, India, +91 80 4156 4971, Sadaf_Khan03@infosys.com; EMEA: Paul de Lara, Infosys, UK, +44 2075162748, Paul_deLara@infosys.com; Americas: Tara Kozak-Lindsay, GolinHarris for Infosys, USA, +1 212 373 6020, tkozaklindsay@GolinHarris.com.
Infosys Strengthens Relationship with Oracle to Deliver Next Wave of Services Innovation
BANGALORE, India and SAN FRANCISCO, September 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Infosys, a global leader in technology, consulting and services, today announced that
it is extending its relationship with Oracle to enhance support for a range of innovative
solutions and services on new technology platforms. These platforms will enable
enterprises to use Oracle products to reshape their business and create new innovation
ecosystems.
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130122/589162 )
Chief Executive Officer of Infosys, Dr. Vishal Sikka, made these significant
announcements in his keynote address at the Oracle OpenWorld. Infosys will use its Oracle
PartnerNetwork Diamond Level Partner status, its global network of Innovation Centers, and
its extensive experience of implementing Oracle solutions in more than 30 countries to
help their joint clients gain lasting competitive advantage driven by the latest
technology advancements.
Infosys and Oracle will expand their relationship across digital marketing, big data
and Oracle Cloud Applications, underpinned by investments from Infosys in Oracle
technology.
Digital Marketing
- Infosys has established a Center of Excellence (CoE) for digital marketing
exclusively around Oracle Marketing Cloud. The rich and robust product functionality
of the Oracle suite combined with Infosys business consulting, systems integration and
innovation services can help implement enterprise digital marketing strategies
efficiently. These include supporting the marketing process - from campaign
conceptualization to measuring return on marketing investments
- Infosys announced it has accelerated campaign launch cycle by 30 percent and
increased campaign response rates by five percent for a leading industrial
manufacturer using a combination of Infosys consulting and systems integration
capabilities and Oracle Marketing Cloud
- Infosys has also implemented Oracle Marketing Cloud to drive automation and
increase efficiency across its marketing operations
Big Data
- Infosys has worked with Oracle to enable the Infosys Big Data platform to
unlock the value from clients' investments in existing Oracle systems such as Oracle
Exadata Database Machine, Oracle Big Data Appliance, Oracle Exalytics and other data
technologies. This now allows customers to extract business insights from very large
amounts of both structured and unstructured data in near real-time, providing
complete, real-time and end-to-end visibility of data across the entire IT landscape
- The Infosys Big data platform comes with over 50 data source connectors that
allow immediate access to structured and unstructured data residing across the
enterprise in existing Oracle and other vendor systems
- Infosys has also developed industry-specific solutions for big data in retail,
communications, oil and gas, and automotive industries delivering capabilities such as
fraud detection and prevention, predictive analytics and monitoring, and customer
micro-segmentation that deliver faster returns on investment
Oracle Cloud Applications
- Infosys is increasing its activities around Oracle Cloud Applications.
This includes training 1000 consultants every year in each Oracle Cloud Applications
pillar, augmenting one of the largest pools of Oracle Cloud Applications' consultants
worldwide
- Infosys is building solutions for Oracle Cloud Marketplace and has more than
30 solutions in the pipeline. The two companies are also co-developing Oracle Fusion
applications
Oracle-engineered Systems
- Infosys has utilized multiple Oracle Exadata Database Machines to build
CoEs on Oracle-engineered systems
- Infosys and Oracle are building solutions including proof-of-concept solutions
for clients. These are demonstrated in the Infosys Innovation Center located at the
Oracle headquarters in San Francisco
Java related competencies
- Infosys has deeply invested in Java and built an experienced pool of
strong Java/JEE skilled employees spanning across the globe and working on providing
solutions to Infosys clients across multiple domain and verticals
- Infosys is a key member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork specializing in Oracle
Java Platform. The company is expanding its open ecosystem capabilities around Java
and domain-specific languages such as Scala, Groovy, Jython, JRuby and Clojure that
are based on Java and Java Virtual Machine
Quotes:
Ravi Kumar, Executive Vice President and Global Head, Oracle Practice, Infosys:
"Infosys has worked with Oracle to create a wide range of service offerings to help
our joint clients take advantage of the transformational power of software. Oracle
continues to develop their products to help businesses compete and grow. Combining the
innovation power of Oracle and the global consulting and systems integration expertise of
Infosys will enable organizations to redesign and transform their operations and derive
increasing value from existing and emerging technologies."
Derek Williams, Executive Vice President, Oracle:
"I am pleased to see the continued commitment and investment from Infosys across the
Oracle portfolio. Infosys teams with our sales organization to provide differentiated
value in our joint sales cycles and implementation services to enable successful customer
go lives. In addition, they have worked with us on co-development projects. Their Diamond
level sponsorship at Oracle OpenWorld is another example of their level of continued
commitment."
Troy Richardson, Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances, Oracle:
"Oracle and Infosys have worked together for over a decade and this has resulted in
joint go-to-market synergies across Oracle's entire portfolio. Infosys' deep domain
expertise and global delivery model can help solve our joint customers' most complex
business problems via its transformation-led consulting approach."
Trademarks
Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
About Infosys
Infosys is a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing solutions. We
enable clients, in more than 30 countries, to stay a step ahead of emerging business
trends and outperform the competition. We help them transform and thrive in a changing
world by co-creating breakthrough solutions that combine strategic insights and execution
excellence.
Visit http://www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY), with US$8.25billion
in annual revenues and 160,000+ employees, is Building Tomorrow's Enterprise(R) today.
Safe Harbor
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are
forward-looking statements regarding our future business expectations intended to qualify
for the 'safe harbor' under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which
involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties
relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties
regarding fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our ability to
manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect
our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly
skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts,
client concentration, restrictions on immigration, industry segment concentration, our
ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key
focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our ability to
successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our
service contracts, the success of the companies in which Infosys has made strategic
investments, withdrawal or expiration of governmental fiscal incentives, political
instability and regional conflicts, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring
companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general
economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that could affect our future
operating results are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange
Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2014 and on Form 6-K for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. These filings are
available at http://www.sec.gov . Infosys may, from time to time, make additional
written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the
company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to
shareholders. In addition, please note that the date of this press release is mentioned at
the beginning of the release, and any forward-looking statements contained herein are
based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date. The company does
not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time
by or on behalf of the company unless it is required by law.
Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130122/589162
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130122/589162
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Infosys
CONTACT: For further information please contact: Asia Pacific: Sadaf Khan, Infosys, India, +91 80 4156 4971, Sadaf_Khan03@infosys.com; EMEA: Paul de Lara, Infosys, UK, +44 2075162748, Paul_deLara@infosys.com; Americas: Tara Kozak-Lindsay, GolinHarris for Infosys, USA, +1 212 373 6020, tkozaklindsay@GolinHarris.com.