INDUSTRY

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 Dec. 5-9, 2004, at Moscone Center. This year's Industry Day, held on Monday, Dec. 6, will highlight 15 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: -- Communications: Will feature leading service providers who will discuss how they are leveraging Oracle E-Business Suite to improve customer relationship, service ordering and network asset tracking processes; -- Financial Services: Will focus on improving knowledge about customers while improving service and reducing costs and how organizations can take advantage of opportunities resulting from Check 21 regulation; -- Healthcare: Learn from industry leaders and system providers on how to provide, and pay for, quality healthcare services with constrained resources and 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: Highlights how government organizations are implementing initiatives to streamline processes, reach their citizens, meet homeland security requirements and deliver new services. Other industries showcased at the event include Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Consumer Products, Education and Research, Engineering and Construction, High Technology, Industrial Manufacturing, Professional Services, Retail and Travel and Transportation. For more information about Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco and the industry sessions visit: http://www.oracle.com/openworld/sanfrancisco .