Oracle Asia Pacific reported total revenues of US8 million for Q3FY06 (ended February 28, 2006), an 8% increase from Q3FY05. The Asia Pacific region accounted for about 13% of total Q3 revenues worldwide. In Q3FY06, Asia Pacific’s applications new license revenues grew 52%, compared with Q3FY05. Total new license revenues for Asia Pacific contributed 18% of worldwide Q3FY06 new license revenues.

"We continue to see growing demand from customers in Asia Pacific for open, flexible and standards-based software, and this is extending Oracle’s marketshare and leadership in enterprise and midmarket applications and technology," said Derek Williams, Executive Vice President, Oracle Asia Pacific. "Companies across key industries and markets are looking to Oracle to provide innovative solutions, and better quality information, with less complexity and at lower cost. Many organizations are adopting Oracle’s Fusion Architecture, technology and applications, as the foundation for a next-generation service-oriented architecture for their business. Greater business insight, agility, high availability and improved efficiencies are keys to driving our customers’ business growth and competitiveness."

Oracle continues to increase its presence and add to its 25,000-strong customer base in Asia Pacific. In Q3FY06, Oracle announced plans to expand its footprint in the highgrowth markets of India and China by establishing a presence in nine non-metro cities in India and 26 cities in China. Oracle is currently operating in six cities in India and four cities in China. This expansion will enable Oracle to address new market opportunities, promote growth in the local economies and accelerate development of the local software industry.

Oracle is growing its partner footprint across Asia Pacific to support its expanding business. In order to boost its 1,700-strong partner base, Oracle is actively recruiting partners to the Oracle PartnerNetwork to address new opportunities in key markets and to offer product and industry consulting, development and implementation expertise to customers and prospects.

Oracle continued to see increased customer momentum in Q3FY06 as organizations selected Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Applications.

Customers that selected Oracle Database and/or Oracle Fusion Middleware during Q3FY06 include leading organizations across key industries: AU Optronics Corp. (Taiwan), British American Tobacco Korea (Korea), Canon (India), CJ Homeshopping (Korea), Comfort Delgro (Singapore), Department of Telecommunications (India), Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd. (Korea), EEC IT Co. Ltd (Korea), Godfrey Phillips (India), Grasim Cement (India), Hyundai Motor India Ltd., India Tobacco Company Ltd, Interpharma HK (Hong Kong), LG Electronics Inc. (Korea), LG Philips LCD Co. Ltd (Korea), POSCO (Korea), Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Korea), San Fang Chemical Industry Co., Ltd (Taiwan), Ssangyong Fire & Marine Insurance (Korea), SmarTone Mobile Communications Ltd (Hong Kong), Tai Fook Securities Group Limited (Hong Kong), Taiwan FamilyMart Co. (Taiwan), Yulchon Chemicals Co. Ltd (Korea).