OAUG Fusion Council Archive

Fusion Council Meetings (Schedule, Notes, Agendas)

Recording Now Available: OAUG Fusion Council Quarterly Global Update

The OAUG Fusion Council held its Quarterly Global Conference Call on July 1, 2009. Led by the Chair of the OAUG Fusion Council, Floyd Teter, of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Co-Chair Mike Rulf, AT&T Hosting and Application Services, the hour-long open discussion addressed the major areas of concern for Oracle customers including:

Modules/parts of Fusion Applications that are available
Upgrading to 11g and upgrading to Fusion Apps
The order of rollout of Fusion Apps modules
Types of upgrades, “point solutions” and the role of AIA
How Hyperion plays into Fusion Apps
Technology component licensing and Fusion Apps
Extended Support Fees Waived for EBS 11.5.10 and 10gR2 DB Through 2011

OAUG members may download a recording of the call Members Only Content (5MB WAV file).

OAUG Fusion Council 2009 Global Update Call Archive

The OAUG Fusion Council conducted its first 2009 Global Update Call on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Participants had the opportunity to hear about Fusion 1.0 and explore Oracle’s current view with regard to their “pillar upgrade” strategy. Review the minutes from the call (PDF file) for all the details.

Please contact the OAUG Fusion Council at fusion@oaug.com if you have questions or require additional information.

Q&A about Oracle Fusion with Steve Miranda: Call Transcript Available to OAUG Members

During the IOUC Product Development Committee call with Steve Miranda, Oracle Corporation senior vice president, Fusion Applications Development, on March 31, 2009, participants had the opportunity to ask questions and hear more about recent developments and anticipated advancements regarding Oracle Fusion.

The answers were to specific questions and not intended to be a complete discussion on the topic. The question topics included:

Upgrade scenarios.
Supported middleware and databases and hardware platforms.
Integration.

OAUG members may access the full transcript from the March 31 call Members Only Content (PDF file, OAUG member login required).

Fusion Applications Seen Up Close

As reported in PC World and IT World, “Floyd Teter of the Oracle Applications Users Group’s Fusion Council recently got a preview of ‘what will eventually evolve into Fusion Applications Version 1.0,’” Visit Teter’s recent blog post for more information about this Fusion sneak peak.

Updates from Oracle

Update on the Waiver of Extended Support Fees for EBS 11.5.10 and 10gR2 DB Through 2011

Oracle’s Steven Chan talks about Oracle’s waiver of Extended Support fees for a number of the Oracle major product lines through 2010 and 2011. In his blog, Chan summarizes what the waiver announcement means to you and offers guidance on how to use the extra time to begin planning for your Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 and 11g Database upgrades now. Refer to Steven Chan’s blog for details.

Combining the “Best of the Best”: Oracle Sets BEA Integration Strategy

On July 1, 2008, Oracle President Charles Phillips and Oracle Senior Vice President Thomas Kurian delivered a live Webcast, the BEA Welcome and Middleware Strategy Briefing, to thousands of BEA and Oracle partners and customers worldwide. The briefing explored the Oracle Fusion Middleware strategy, including the combination of the “best of the best” from BEA and Oracle in Oracle’s next-generation middleware portfolio. (more…)

Oracle Extends Lead in SOA, BPM, and SOA Governance

Oracle’s service-oriented architecture (SOA) products grabbed the spotlight in the July 1 middleware strategy briefing as Oracle SVP Thomas Kurian highlighted the evolution of Oracle’s complete and integrated SOA platform. (more…)

Oracle SOA and Event Technologies

View a presentation from Oracle Corporation.

Apps Strategy, Product Roadmaps and Fusion Apps