Independent Research Firm's 2005 Hosted Sales Force Automation TechRankings Highlights Enterprise-Class Capabilities of Siebel CRM On Demand
SAN MATEO, Calif. - February 7, 2005 - Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: SEBL), a leading provider of business applications software, has been recognized for its enterprise-class hosted Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution. Oracle was among the select companies that Forrester invited to participate in its January 2005 Hosted Sales Force Automation TechRankings which evaluated Siebel CRM On Demand Release 6, launched earlier this year. In the Scorecard Summary 1 , Forrester cites several of Siebel CRM On Demand's capabilities including field-leading analytics built on the industry's first hosted data warehouse, enterprise-caliber customization, built-in sales process coaching (sales workflow), and pre-built industry-specific editions. Also of note, the report finds Oracle's unique ability to offer hybrid deployments with Oracle on-premise solutions a major advantage for existing on-premise customers. With this capability, divisions in these companies can be up and running in days or weeks.
"After only one year, we have established ourselves as a leader in hosted CRM and we're just getting started," said Bruce Cleveland, Senior Vice President and General Manager, OnDemand and SMB, Oracle Corporation. "We are pleased that Forrester has highlighted Siebel CRM On Demand, which is built on Oracle's proven platform and reflects more than a decade of innovation. We are the only company that can deliver a complete and smart solution designed to meet the sales, marketing and service requirements of any customer, regardless of size or complexity."
According to Forrester Analyst Liz Herbert, "Oracle has made impressive strides in its first year on the market to create an enterprise-class product 2 . " Herbert adds, "Besides its vast resources, Oracle's biggest advantage in this market is its breadth and depth of vertical expertise? Additionally, the vendor's January 2005 release provides enterprise-caliber setup and customization tools, including sophisticated user management, strong access controls like field-level security, and a sales process coach 3 . "
Siebel CRM On Demand uniquely delivers critical industry-specific functionality at the user-interface (UI), data model and process levels that are not available in a generic CRM solution. Oracle's pre-built industry-specific solutions provide organizations with time and cost savings versus the alternative of attempting to customize a generic solution. Unlike other offerings in the market today, Oracle also uniquely provides industry leading analytic capabilities built on a hosted data warehouse that are bundled into the core offering at no additional cost.
The Forrester report specifically highlighted a number of Siebel CRM On Demand's key strengths in areas including: Solution Breadth; Setup and Configuration; Sales Management; Sales Analysis; Usability; Access; Integration; Market Presence and Cost. For instance:
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1. Scorecard Summary: Siebel CRM On Demand Release 6, 2005, L. Herbert (with E. Kinikin and J. Harrington), January 31, 2005.
2. Scorecard Summary: Siebel CRM On Demand Release 6, 2005, L. Herbert (with E. Kinikin and J. Harrington), January 31, 2005, Page 1.
3. Scorecard Summary: Siebel CRM On Demand Release 6, 2005, L. Herbert (with E. Kinikin and J. Harrington), January 31, 2005, Page 1.