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Oracle today announced that it will offer industry-focused sessions at Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco, Oracle's global business and technology conference to be held September 17 - 22, 2005, at Moscone Center. This year's event will highlight 18 key industries, offering attendees the opportunity to see real-world deployments of Oracle technology and applications in specific industries. The industry sessions at Oracle OpenWorld will help attendees understand how they can better solve business problems specific to their market. The sessions will also highlight how organizations are using business intelligence, collaboration, integration, grid computing and security technologies to meet industry-specific demands. Some of the key industries featured in the program include: -- Retail: Will introduce Oracle Retail, which brings together the best retail expertise and technology of Oracle, Retek and ProfitLogic. Oracle Retail solutions deliver an insight-driven enterprise which enables retailers to achieve higher sales, maximized profitability and improved operational performance; -- Financial Services: Will focus on customer insight and management, streamlining general ledger rules and improving service while reducing costs; -- Communications: Will feature leading service providers who will discuss how they are leveraging Oracle solutions to improve customer relationship, service ordering, field service operations and network asset tracking processes; -- Healthcare: Will discuss the challenges of the National Healthcare Information Network and how to provide, and pay for, quality healthcare services with constrained resources, regulatory demands; -- Life Sciences: Will focus on how advanced computing technologies and biological research are converging to drastically change drug discovery and development and how these technologies improve supply chain and manufacturing efficiencies while meeting regulatory compliance requirements; and -- Public Sector: Will highlight how government organizations are implementing initiatives to streamline processes, reach their citizens and deliver new services. Other industries showcased at the event include Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Education and Research, Engineering and Construction, High Technology, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas, Professional Services, Travel and Transportation and Utilities. For more information about Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco and the industry sessions visit: its Web site .