Oracle Corporation · NYSE:ORCL
Oracle — Merger or Acquisition (March 2008)
11 slides from Oracle's merger presentation, Mar 13, 2008
Slide 1: Charles Phillips, President
Exhibit 99.1 Charles Phillips President March 10, 2008
Slide 2: Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This document contains certain forward-looking statements about Oracle and BEA including statements that involve risks and uncertainties concerning Oracle’s proposed acquisition of BEA. Actual events or results may differ materially from thos
Slide 3: Oracle + BEA: A World-class Combination
Oracle + BEA: A World-class Combination • A world-class combination • Highly strategic acquisition for Oracle • Complementary assets and a common vision for an open-standards infrastructure • Stronger suite of middleware offerings for ISVs and SIs to invest in • BEA: world-class, open-standards Java
Slide 4: Strategic Importance to Oracle
Strategic Importance to Oracle • Middleware is a strategic segment for Oracle • Critical component of “stack” competition against Microsoft, IBM, SAP, Sun and others • SOA adoption is gaining traction in production environments in enterprises • Foundation of the Oracle Fusion Architecture and all ne
Slide 5: Why BEA?
Why BEA? • Pioneer in middleware • Industry standard Java-based application server technology • Leading Java-based messaging and transaction processing platform • Strong domain expertise • Strong reputation and established relationships • Over 16,000 global customers • Helps Oracle sell complementar
Slide 6: Expected Customer and Partner Benefits
Expected Customer and Partner Benefits • BEA Customers • Investment protection and enhancement • Extended value from integrated Oracle products • Increased R&D investment across the combined products • Access to Oracle’s global support and services organizations • Oracle Customers • Fusion Middlewar
Slide 7: Oracle-BEA Integration Plan (Post-Closing)
Oracle-BEA Integration Plan (Post-Closing) • Retain BEA business momentum • BEA products are expected to evolve and become a component of Fusion Middleware • Jointly develop next generation enterprise application infrastructure products based on open-standards, service-oriented architecture • Enhanc
Slide 8: Employee Integration Philosophy
Employee Integration Philosophy • Recognition • Combination endorses BEA’s innovation and customer success • Alignment with Oracle will ensure ongoing innovation and growth opportunities • Speed • Quickly communicating the plan to employees, partners, and customers and providing clarity is a critica
Slide 9: PeopleSoft Customer Satisfaction Levels
PeopleSoft Customer Satisfaction Levels • PeopleSoft customer satisfaction increased following the acquisition 95% Pre-Merger Post-Merger 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% Overall Case Global Support Solution Web Response Resolution Time Center Effectiveness Time Source: Oracle Support organization surveys. 9
Slide 10: Oracle Is the Information Company
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