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Oracle debuts E-Business Suite Special Edition for Bangladesh

FOR the first time, Oracle Corp, the world's largest enterprise software company announced the availability of the Oracle E-Business Suite Special Edition, a pre-configured, pre-installed package of ERP applications in Bangladesh. This was announced at a launching ceremony held on October 5 at Hotel Sheraton. The system will be sold in Bangladesh exclusively through IBCS-Primax, an Oracle software development and system integration house.

The package comprises the financial accounting, sales order management, inventory management, purchasing and manufacturing modules of the Oracle E-Business Suite and is configured to deliver affordability and speedy implementation, which meets the needs of smaller organisations. The Oracle E-Business Suite Special Edition comes installed and configured on a hardware server, and is ready for the customer to use upon its arrival.

Danish Yaqub, business manager, Oracle SAGE (South Asian Growth Eleconomy), introduced the Oracle E-Business Suite after a welcome note from IBCS-Primax.. "In E-Business Suite Special Edition, we have provided for the Bangladesh market a fixed scope, fixed price application suite that has been localised and tested. Installation is easy and controlled, reducing risk," said Danish.

Oracle E-Business Suite Special Edition has been designed specifically for companies that have 50 to 1,000 employees. The solution is bundled with a rapid implementation methodology to deliver key business and affordable pricing packages and enables mid-market companies to achieve critical business control and decision-making quickly and cost effectively.

The solution provides a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) through implementation of a complete bundle encompassing installation, software licences, maintenance, hardware and education. A lower TCO can be achieved through reduced complexity in the solution implementation, eliminating the need for extra administration and support resources, and lower entry pricing so that investments can scale with business growth.

The features and benefits of financial management solution of the E-Business Suite was presented by Amitava Sain, an Oracle financial management expert of Pricewaterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd.

Oracle confirms the solution can be completely implemented to achieve 'go live' status in 10 to 40 days delivering a system within a very short and predictable timeframe, enabling them to achieve faster return on their IT investments.

Product Details, Availability and Pricing
The Oracle E-Business Suite Special Edition comprises the following modules of the Oracle E-Business Suite:

-Financials
-Purchasing
-Inventory Management
-Order Management
-Discrete Manufacturing
-Sales
-Service
-E-Business Intelligence

Pricing starts at US$30,000 for a complete Oracle Financials solution, including application licenses, support, business reports, implementation, personalisation, hardware and user training. Detailed pricing information and conditions are available from Oracle partners.

By Nafid Imran Ahmed