iForce Competency Centers

iForce Competency Center for Oracle

When you're considering the Sun and Oracle platform for your key business processes, consider this:

iForceSM Competency Centers for Oracle (also known as the Sun and Oracle Applications Technology Center) let you try out your concept before you buy any products. At the centers, you get access to the latest Sun servers, storage devices, and software - at no charge - and the combined expertise of Sun, Oracle, and third-party specialists. That means you can reduce risk, cost, and unnecessary delays from developing and testing the optimal software-driven solution. You can take the guesswork out of sizing and configuring your solution. You can make sure everything works - and works together - and get into production faster.

With locations worldwide, the iForce Competency Centers for Oracle give you a single point of contact for all things technical regarding your Sun and Oracle solution. So you can simplify your life without limiting your options. And you can have something you may never have expected from your technology vendors: peace of mind.

Profit from the power of partnership.

Oracle is a leading provider of applications for the data-driven enterprise. Sun Microsystems, Inc. is the thought leader of the Internet age and the platform of choice for mission-critical computing. The two companies run a substantial portion of their critical operations on each other's products. And through joint development efforts, such as sharing source code, Sun and Oracle keep their products optimized to run on the other's platform.

At the iForce Competency Center for Oracle, you get the full benefit of the collaboration and cross-pollination between Sun, Oracle, and their third-party partners. You have complete access to the combined expertise and core competencies of these two trusted, respected vendors - at the same time and in the same place - all focused on your success.

It adds up to faster project start-up, less business and technical risk, flexibility to experiment and optimize the solution, reduced complexity, and higher ROI from your technology investments.

A full spectrum of services.

Key benefits.

• Simplicity. The centers provide a focal point for all the products, technologies, and vendors involved in creating the optimal software-driven solution.
• Reduced risk. Collaboration between Sun, Oracle, and best-of-breed vendors helps you get it right the first time and eliminate risk.
• Faster time-to-implementation. You'll find out what works right away, so you avoid lengthy development cycles and get into production faster.
• Lower development costs. Try out your concept on state-of-the-art Sun hardware and software, and save the cost of the infrastructure for testing on your own.

Highlights

Locations

• Menlo Park, CA, USA
• Tokyo, Japan
• Paris, France

Key Capabilities

• Configuration and sizing
• Application performance testing
• Architecture design and implementation
• Proof-of-concepts
• Performance tuning
• Advice about backup and disaster recovery strategies
• Sun and Oracle training workshops
• Product demonstrations

Key Business Solutions

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• Decision Support
• Data Warehousing
• Oracle Supply Chain
• CRM Products

Technical Resources

• Oracle Applications
• Sun Enterprise™ servers
• Sun StorEdge™ arrays
• E-business infrastructure software
• Java™ 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE™)
• Third-party applications
• Jointly staffed by Sun and Oracle specialists

Benefits

• Single source of collaborative solutions
• Faster time-to-implementation
• Reduced risk through strength of community
• Lower development costs

We're with you all the way.

An integral part of the global iForce Center network, the iForce Competency Centers for Oracle allows you to leverage the mutual experience and knowledgesharing between Sun and Oracle. So when you're ready to minimize the complexity, risk, timeframes, and costs of your business solutions, Sun and Oracle are ready to help. To learn more about the iForce Competency Centers for Oracle, call your Sun or Oracle sales representative today. Additional details are also available on our Web site at www.sun.com/oracle.