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Oracle has announced the recipients of the second annual Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialized Global Awards and the OPN Excellence Awards for EMEA and Latin America Divisions.

Winners were recognized for their excellence in solving real-world customer challenges and for their development and deployment of Oracle technology.

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Global Partners Drive Business Value with Innovative Oracle Solutions

The Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialized Global Awards recognize partners for their innovative and successful use of Oracle technologies – from application-to-disk.

The awards also feature separate tracks specifically recognizing VAD and ISV partner performance.

Nominees were judged by a renowned team of IDC executives and analysts, including Martin Canning, Phillipe de Marcillac, Henry Morris, Tomoaki Nakamura, and Ricardo Villate. VAD winners were selected by a panel of Oracle Worldwide Alliance & Channels Executives.

The awards were presented during the Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialized Global Awards ceremony on Sunday, September 19 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.

Database Partner of the Year

·         Winner: TriCore Solutions

Middleware Partner of the Year

·         Winner: Accenture

Applications Partner of the Year

·         Winner: Deloitte Consulting LLP

ISV Partner of the Year

·         Winner: SIV AG

Midsize Partner of the Year

·         Winner: DAZ Systems, Inc.

Industry Partner of the Year

·         Winner: Fujitsu

Value Added Distributor of the Year

·         Winner: Arrow Electronics

Server & Storage System Partner of the Year

·         Winner: Netcentric Systems LLC

Embedded Partner of the Year

·         Winner: Nokia Siemens Networks

Awards were also given out to top partners in the Europe, Middle East and Africa; and North America regions at the regional breakout sessions held yesterday afternoon.

Supporting Quotes

“The partner community is critical to Oracle’s success and this year’s award winners illustrate the unquestionable value they bring to our joint customers around the globe,” said Judson Althoff, senior vice president of Worldwide Alliances and Channels and Embedded Sales, Oracle. “Our partners continue to embrace the depth and breadth of Oracle resources and technologies to innovate, develop and deliver new solutions and services that are truly unique to the marketplace and help solve customers’ most critical business challenges.”

“We are thrilled to be a part of the judging panel for this year's Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialized Global Awards” said Darren Bibby, program director, Software Channels Research, IDC. “We continue to be impressed with the quality of nominations submitted this year, for the Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialized Global Awards. These awards show that Oracle partners around the world, are delivering solutions that customers need.”