Procurement gets strategic at Oracle AppsWorld Europe

Oracle Corporation, the world`s largest enterprise software company, will showcase its latest range of Web-enabled procurement software at AppsWorld Europe, the world`s premier e-business software conference, held from 15 to 18 January 2002, in Amsterdam.

Purchasing executives and managers attending the event will be able to test Oracle`s software, which automates and speeds up production, non-production, capital, MRO, service and administrative purchases. As procurement strategies shift towards reducing the number of suppliers, negotiating global contracts and making the most effective use of corporate buying power, Oracle software provides purchasers with a 360-degree view of an organisation`s spending activity, giving them the necessary data to eliminate maverick spending, strike better deals and interact online with suppliers.

Oracle experts will demonstrate how Oracle`s unique integrated suite of applications provides insights into individual and departmental purchasing behaviour and trends. Oracle customers will also share their experiences of how Oracle`s Internet Procurement, Exchange and Purchasing Intelligence applications have turned them into smarter buyers with dramatically reduced costs.

Oracle`s procurement applications form part of the Oracle E-Business Suite, a suite of integrated software modules for the successful management of core business operations, including Finance, Sales, Service, Human Resources, Payroll, Procurement, Projects and Supply Chain Management.

For more information about Oracle AppsWorld Europe, or to register, visit http://www.oracle.com/appsworld. Register before 14 December 2001 and receive a EUR300 discount.