Oracle + Sun: Software. Hardware. Complete.

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SPOTLIGHT Software. Hardware. Complete. Watch the Oracle + Sun Launch Event The European Commission announced approval of Oracle’s acquisition of Sun on January 21, setting into motion a transformation of the world’s largest enterprise software company that will change the way customers buy, run, and manage their business systems. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, along with executives from Oracle and Sun, will outline the strategy for the combined companies, product road maps, and how customers will benefit from having all components—hardware, operating system, database, middleware, and applications—engineered to work together. Watch the Oracle + Sun strategy update with Larry Ellison. Oracle + Sun: Get all the official background on the acquisition. Five Ideas: Sun: Hear what experts said about the acquisition when it was first announced in April 2009, including why CEO Larry Ellison called Sun “critical” to Oracle's business. NEWS Andrew McAfee: Building Your Enterprise 2.0 Toolkit In Andrew McAfee’s new book Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for Your Organization's Toughest Challenges, the Harvard Berkman Center for Internet and Society fellow explains how social media can be used on an organization’s intranets and extranets and the impact it has on business. Here, McAfee tells Profit Online readers how to get started. Hint: Even though “the toolkit is a lot better than it was just a few years ago,” you should be thinking bigger than technology. More... Can an Oracle On Demand Solution Save You Money? As companies demand greater responsiveness to business priorities while reducing IT costs, Oracle On Demand is helping with solutions that can transform IT performance. Use this 15-minute online assessment to benchmark your IT strategy in three domains: spending, best practices, and delivery. More... How CFOs Can Prepare for the Economic Recovery Oracle’s own CFO Jeff Epstein sat down recently with KPMG National Managing Partner Lynne Doughtie to discuss new research on the state of the economic recovery and the increasingly influential role of the CFO in steering the business through today’s tough economic times. Learn more about what trends she sees ahead for CFOs and their organizations in the months ahead. More... February Issue of Profit Magazine Now Available Read the online version of the executive’s guide to Oracle applications, or subscribe to the print or digital edition. In the winter issue, learn how Ambassador Nancy Brinker, founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, made IT strategy a critical part of her goal to raise US$2 billion in an effort to eradicate breast cancer through education, screening, research, and awareness. More... InformationWeek: Oracle Buys Data Quality Vendor “Silver Creek's technology is used by companies that buy, make or sell products prone to complex data quality issues, such as computers and electronics, part and repair items, or electrical and plumbing supplies.” More... Follow Profit Online on Twitter Stay tuned to the latest news about Oracle, leadership, and driving your business to success. Follow OracleProfit today and receive updates from the Profit Online daily news feed. OPINION Who Can You Trust? Five Principles for Restoring Confidence to Suspicious Markets “Trust is the basic driver of the economy. If we don’t trust organizations to deliver goods or services when we pay for them, or if organizations don’t have the trust that most customers will pay on time, there is no basis for business,” says Frank Buytendijk, Oracle vice president of EPM. More... WEBCAST Oracle + Sun Strategy Update Webcast Wednesday, January 27 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. PT Software. Hardware. Complete. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about how this powerful combination will transform the IT industry. Register today for this live Webcast. TECH DIVE Easy Disaster-Proof Production The cost of unplanned downtime can be prohibitive, especially in today’s economic climate. Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control for Data Guard setup, management (including switchover or failover) and monitoring can save a lot of time and resources in event of system failure. More... EVENTS COLLABORATE 2010 April 18-22 Las Vegas, Nevada The Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), and Quest International Users Group present COLLABORATE 10, Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community. As an educational conference, COLLABORATE 10 helps users of the full family of Oracle business applications and database software gain greater value from their Oracle investments. Register today.

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