Charles Phillips
Charles Phillips
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Even if it may not be the most elegant or cool feature, if people are using it, and they think it's important, then it needs to be there for people to upgrade. There will be some things that we thought were cool, but no one ever used, so that doesn't make it. This is a chance to do it the right way.
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Our applications provide customers with the tools they need to manage the information that runs their businesses. IBM has become the leader in the Unix marketplace and our partnership with the company will allow Oracle to take advantage of the momentum they have generated over the last few years.
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We have engaged our customer base in the Fusion development process, and feel confident that 80 percent of our customers will be able to upgrade to Oracle Fusion applications and can plan to find functionality they had in earlier application versions, as well as new features coming from other applications.
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We have more on-demand customers. A big percentage over time will want us to choose those applications. We will have enough power products at this layer for it to makes sense.
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You know, I had spoke to Pugh earlier about joining the organization. Pugh told me he wasn't going to have anything to do with that mess.
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We're betting he's the next CEO of Oracle so you better get to know him if you don't already,
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The advantage that Oracle has in the wireless Web area is its deep reach into corporate computing. They will offer business users a combination of consumer news and the ability to interact with a corporate application wirelessly.
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We supply technology and applications to more than 90% of communications companies worldwide today, and billing is a logical and complementary addition for those customers.
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From what we've seen, what (Siebel) built was very impressive and that will give us more momentum,
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Siebel's expertise with industry-specific customer-facing applications combined with rich analytics will not only serve as the centerpiece of our CRM strategy for Oracle Fusion Applications, but can also be used to extend our current customers investments today.
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You have to keep in mind that in the case of PeopleSoft and Siebel, a number of people there used to work for or are partners of Oracle. So it's usually just a reunion. It's not as dramatic as it's portrayed from the outside.
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We said, "Because if you don't give us two drivers by Monday morning, we're going to shut your bus company down." Oh, he was a boastful kind. He said, "No Negroes want to stop riding my bus.
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We can't take anything away if we expect people to upgrade. It's got to be a superset,
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To the extent that they're shifting the focus on shareholder value, that's a good thing and people want to hear that,