READING, UK – 19 March 2009

 NEWS FACTS

• Oracle announced 16 winners of its 2009 UK Partner Awards at its annual Oracle PartnerNetwork UK Partner Awards ceremony, held in London’s Landmark Hotel on March 12. The event was sponsored by IBM.
• Oracle judges recognised partners who demonstrated success in delivering innovative solutions, services or initiatives and in achieving strong customer success with Oracle technology, middleware and application products.
• A "Special Recognition" award was given to partner Carrenza Group for their efforts with UK charity Comic Relief. Since 2008 Carrenza has worked closely with Comic Relief technology partners, including Oracle, to build the Greenest IT platform possible for the charity’s website.

Winners of the 2009 Oracle UK Partner Awards are:

Oracle and IBM Joint Partner of the Year Bell Micro and Inoapps

Emerging Business in Applications Zensar

Emerging Business in Technology Polecat

Oracle University Partner of the Year IBM

Oracle Consulting Partner of the Year EDS

Oracle Customer Services Partner of the Year Capgemini

Most Innovative Use of Oracle Applications Steria

Most Innovative Use of Oracle Technology Omnifone

OracleCRM Partner of the Year Innoveer

Oracle Fusion Middleware Partner of the Year Sapient

Oracle Applications Partner of the Year IBM

General Business Applications Partner of the Year Inoapps

General Business Technology Partner of the Year e-DBA

Technology Channel Partner of the Year Quantix

Technology System Integrator Partner of the Year Accenture

SUPPORTING QUOTES

• David Callaghan, Senior Vice President, Oracle UK, Ireland and Israel said: “I’d like to offer a huge congratulations to all winners. They have demonstrated truly innovative solutions and are great examples of companies who have thought outside the box to bring true business value for customers. The Oracle PartnerNetwork strives to provide support, services and expertise that help our partners succeed. UK Partner Award winners have leveraged these elements to accelerate their businesses. We are proud to be involved with these partners and wish them the greatest success for the future.”
• Fiona Martin, Oracle Alliance Executive, IBM UK said: “IBM is delighted to be recognised as a key strategic partner for the Oracle Applications Partner of the Year and the Oracle University Partner of the Year awards. IBM has been recognised for its ability to work with Oracle across multiple industries that include clients from large to small in size. IBM was also the proud sponsor of the Oracle and IBM Joint Partner of the Year award. This award recognises the significant work our joint business partners are doing to help our clients build world-leading solutions for business innovation.”
• James Lawn, Chief Executive, Polecat said: “Through the Oracle PartnerNetwork, Oracle has offered a strong innovation and partnering ethos so relevant to a small but fast-growing business like Polecat. We are honoured to receive the Emerging Business in Technology Award. We look forward to ongoing technology, marketing and sales engagement with Oracle, and continued business benefit for the Customer, Oracle and Polecat alike.”
• Colin Robinson, Vice President, United Kingdom, Innoveer Solutions said: “We are delighted to receive this accolade. The award recognizes Innoveer Solutions as CRM experts. As an Oracle Certified Partner, these awards demonstrate the strength of our relationship with Oracle and our commitment to our customers’ success.”
• Simon Goodenough, Sales Director, Quantix said: “We have won a number of awards over the last few years but becoming ‘Oracle Technology Partner of the Year’ is probably the one that we are most pleased with. Not only does it recognise the substantial revenue growth we have achieved in recent years but it also acknowledges our achievements in creating an Oracle Services Practice that we and our clients believe is second to none.”

About the Oracle PartnerNetwork

Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 20,000 companies who deliver innovative software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle’s premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork program provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today’s global economy. Oracle partners are able to offer to their customers, leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle’s position as the world’s largest enterprise software company. Partners who are able to demonstrate superior product knowledge, technical expertise and a commitment to doing business with Oracle can qualify for the Oracle Certified Partner levels.

http://oraclepartnernetwork.oracle.com