interRel and Pearson Education Win BI/EPM Innovation Award.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle Corporation honored Pearson Education and their implementation partner, interRel Consulting, with a 2009 Oracle BI/EPM Innovation Award for Oracle Fusion Middleware with Oracle Applications at the 2009 Oracle OpenWorld conference. The awards were presented Tuesday, October 13th at the Oracle Innovation Awards Ceremony at The San Francisco Marriott Hotel.

The Oracle Innovation Award (previously known as the Oracle Excellence Award) is sponsored by OAUG, Quest International Users Group, IOUG, ODTUG, UKOUG, and AUSOUG with members from each user group comprising the selection committee. Oracle Innovation Awards honor customers and partners creatively using Oracle EPM and/or Oracle BI to optimize enterprise-wide performance. Of the numerous nominations received from across the globe, Pearson Education and interRel were chosen for their compelling use of Hyperion.

Edward Roske, interRel Consulting CEO and Oracle ACE Director, upon receiving the award said: "We were honored to win this prestigious award in 2008 alongside Pearson Education. When Pearson Education and interRel's names were announced as the winners of this award again in 2009, we were truly surprised. Pearson Education is a distinguished client with employees who are consistently striving to make the company an efficient Hyperion machine. They continue to provide open communication so that we can determine the most effective strategic plan to optimize their current applications. Many companies today are looking for more than just senior Hyperion consultants who can take direction well. They are looking for business advice. It has been an honor to work with Pearson Education throughout the years and we look forward to a continued, mutually-benefiting relationship."

Mr. Roske continued, "Congratulations, Pearson, on this well-deserved award. We would like to express our deepest appreciation to all of the Pearson team members involved on this project who partnered with us to find the best possible solution."

About interRel Consulting

Founded in 1997, interRel Consulting develops Oracle EPM and Hyperion solutions on time, under budget and with total attention to quality. interRel provides implementation consulting, on-site & classroom training, web-based & phone support, and infrastructure consulting to clients ranging from the Global 500 to mid-size companies as well. Home to two Oracle ACE Directors and an Oracle ACE, interRel also publishes several books on Hyperion under the "Look Smarter Than You Are" series. Winners of Oracle's 2009 & 2008 Titan Awards for "EPM Solution" of the year, interRel has also been cited by Inc. Magazine in 2008 and 2009 as being one of the fastest growing companies in America. For more information, please visit www.interrel.com.