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April 6, 2005 Oracle-PeopleSoft Part 2: Moving Toward FusionOracle's Apps Future Hinges On Ambitious Rewriteby Paul D. Hamerman, Erin Kinikin with Laurie M. Orlov, R "Ray" Wang, Jessica Harrington |
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Executive Summary
If Oracle's four-headed application strategy — new releases in the next two years for each of its four application product lines — calmed customer concerns about their dead-end PeopleSoft investments, it did little to address Oracle's long-term application future. Oracle's No. 2 application status is only relevant in the broader market if Oracle can establish clear differentiation — and market growth — versus applications giant SAP. Oracle's Java-based Project Fusion could help win share in the still underserved services industries if the company can use its new architecture to deliver more compelling vertical extensions; however, Fusion appears to do little for the rapidly growing midmarket.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Oracle Must Compete to Keep PeopleSoft Customers
- To Gain Share, Oracle Must Make The Case for Fusion
- Oracle Will Protect Its Position In Services And Grow Its Midmarket Presence
RECOMMENDATIONS
- Wait For The Real Fusion Strategy Before Proceeding
WHAT IT MEANS
- The Application Arms Race Is A High-Stakes Game
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