Appshop Reports Record Number of Oracle 11i Upgrades and Implementations; Leading ASP Continues to Provide Superior Oracle 11i Consulting Services to Customers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Oracle AppsWorld Booth #2114 SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) -- April 9, 2002--Appshop, Inc., the largest independent Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL ORCL Oracle (stock symbol) ) Application Service Provider (ASP), today announced that it has successfully implemented or upgraded Oracle E-Business Suite A group of integrated Internet-based applications from Oracle. Introduced in 2001 as Version 11i, it includes modules for CRM, finance, human resources, supply chain management as well as applications for business intelligence. Release 11i at more than 50 customer sites since the suite was first released. These upgrades range from financials and purchasing to full ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. implementations. "Oracle 11i See Oracle database. creates a platform for customers to leverage their Oracle applications investment," said Sampath Kumar, senior vice president, Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , Appshop. "We are pleased to be able to help our customers achieve their business objectives better, faster and with greater value." Appshop is a member of the Oracle Partner Network as an Oracle Certified Partner and an Oracle Authorized Implementer. Its consultants have a deep understanding of the technical and functional features of Oracle 11i. By leveraging its rapid implementation methodology, Appshop's customers are able to go live in a matter of weeks to begin using the Oracle 11i solution. One of Appshop's more recent Oracle 11i upgrade customers is Riverstone Networks Riverstone Networks, was a provider of networking switching hardware based in Santa Clara, California. Originally part of Cabletron Systems, and based on an early acquisition of YAGO, it was one of the many Gigabit Ethernet startups in the mid 1990's. , a leading manufacturer of routers and switches. As a customer of Appshop's since 2000, Riverstone has counted on Appshop's ASP solution to maintain its enterprise system for more than two years. Appshop recently provided Riverstone upgrade services to Oracle 11i and continues to provide the company with hosting and consulting services. "With Appshop, I know my team is getting the hands-on support they need and my time is freed up to concentrate on other areas," said Graeme Thompson, director, Systems and Process Development, Riverstone Networks. A sample of some of Appshop's other Oracle 11i customers include: -- BlueArc Corporation - Appshop successfully implemented Oracle 11i, including modules of Oracle's new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, at BlueArc. -- Putnam Lovell Securities - Appshop successfully migrated Putnam Lovell Securities' Oracle application to Appshop's data center where Appshop hosts and manages Putnam Lovell's financial information. In addition, Appshop provided Putnam Lovell upgrade services to Oracle 11i. -- Truis Corporation - Appshop deployed the Oracle Financials and Purchasing modules in only 42 days, exceeding Truis Corporation's expectations. About the Oracle PartnerNetwork The Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 12,000 companies who deliver innovative enterprise software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's Internet economy. Oracle partners are able to offer customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise software company. About Appshop Appshop is a leading Application Service Provider (ASP) that focuses on providing the complete enterprise solution using Oracle's E-Business Suite in a hosted environment for a monthly fee. Appshop's end-to-end integrated managed solutions include professional services, hosting and environment management, ongoing maintenance and functional and technical 24/7 support. The company offers a full range of managed services for enterprise business applications such as customer relationship management, e-commerce, enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. , finance, human resources, manufacturing, marketing, product development, supply chain management and transportation. Appshop is an Oracle Certified Solution Partner headquartered in Fremont, California with regional offices across the U.S. and subsidiaries in Bangalore, India, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. (UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. ) and Zhuhai, China. Additional information about Appshop is available at www.appshop.com. Note to Editors: Appshop is a trademark of Appshop, Inc. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies. |
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