Oracle Asia Pacific reported total revenues of US$409 million for Q1FY06 (ended August 31, 2005), an 18% increase from Q1FY05. The Asia Pacific region accounted for about 15% of worldwide total revenues. Asia Pacific’s new license revenues for applications for Q1FY06 grew 28%, compared with Q1FY05. Total new license revenues for Asia Pacific contributed 24% of worldwide Q1FY06 new license revenues. (All figures above are in USD and on GAAP basis.)
"Oracle continues to win new customers in Asia Pacific across key verticals and markets by focusing on providing better quality information at lower costs," said Derek Williams, Executive Vice President, Oracle Asia Pacific. "Customers are choosing Oracle because of our long-standing commitment to innovation and open standards to build technology products that lead the industry, in terms of price, performance, reliability and security. Customers are also confident of our ability to offer business applications with deep industry functionality, along with clear product and support roadmaps, to support their long-term business and IT requirements. These are the keys to Oracle’s success in delivering superior ownership experience to our customers."
In Q1FY06, Oracle continued to add to its 25,000 strong customer base. A growing number of organisations across key industries — including Financial Services; Communications, Media & Utilities; Government, Education & Healthcare; Manufacturing, Retail & Distribution — chose Oracle to integrate and automate their business systems, increase business efficiencies and performance, and lower costs.
Organizations in Asia Pacific that adopted or expanded implementations of Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware (a family of products that includes Oracle Application Server 10g, Oracle Collaboration Suite and Oracle Data Hubs) and Oracle Applications (including the Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft Enterprise, JD Edwards Enterprise One and JD Edwards World) include: AmBank Group (Malaysia), Ashok Leyland Limited (India), China Trust Commercial Bank (Taiwan), City of Maroondah (Australia), Etron (Taiwan), GiTi Tire (China), India Bulls (India), Malaysia Airlines (Malaysia), Ministry of Defence (Singapore), Mitac International (Taiwan), Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (Hong Kong), Panasonic Corporation of China (China), Pharmaniaga Bhd (Malaysia), Punjab National Bank (India), Shanghai Education Bureau (China), Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company (China), Singapore Tourism Board (Singapore), StarHub Ltd (Singapore), Suguna Poultry Farm Ltd (India), Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (Thailand), The Siam Commercial Bank Public Co., Ltd. (Thailand) and Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group Company Ltd. (China).
Key Focus Areas: Fusion Middleware, MidMarket and Industries
Going into Q2, key drivers of growth for Oracle in Asia Pacific include Oracle Fusion Middleware, along with opportunities for both Oracle Applications and Technology in the small and mid-sized enterprise (SME) market and high-growth industries.
Contributing to the significant momentum of Oracle Fusion Middleware globally, which saw a 33 percent increase in Q1 revenues year-on-year, Oracle Asia Pacific has its eye on becoming the number one player in the middleware business in the region. There are today more than 27,000 Oracle Fusion Middleware customers globally that are leveraging the portfolio of leading, standards-based and customer-proven software products - including Oracle Application Server 10g, Oracle Collaboration Suite10g, Oracle Data Hubs - to enable integration, business intelligence, collaboration and content management.
Another key growth segment for Oracle Applications and Technology is the small and mid-sized enterprise (SME) market. The SME segment — defined as comprising companies that have less than US$500 million in annual revenues — contributes more than 50% of Oracle Asia Pacific revenues today. With the widest software portfolio today to address the needs of small and mid-market businesses and growing demand as SMEs look to Oracle to provide integrated solution, Oracle is leveraging its network of 1,550 plus partners to extend its market reach and offer a full suite of implementation services. Oracle’s focus will drive uptake of its comprehensive portfolio of business applications and technology products specifically designed for SMEs.
A third major focus area is around driving adoption of Oracle’s solutions that provide deep industry functionality. Oracle is uniquely able to develop and integrate the Applications, Middleware and Database components, to build more effective suites of software that meet the diverse needs of customers in different industries. By leveraging its Industries go-to-market model in Asia Pacific, Oracle is working very closely with leading customers and partners in key industries to take a strategic view of how companies are adopting technology and the tools required to achieve profitable business growth, greater adaptability, competitive advantage and faster response to change.
