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Oracle Corporation Named 2005 CRM Market Leader for Enterprise, Marketing Automation, and Midmarket by CRM Magazine

CEO George Shaheen Named Influential Leader to Watch

SAN MATEO, Calif.-September 26, 2005 - Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: SEBL), a leading provider of customer-facing solutions, today announced that CRM Magazine has selected Oracle Corporation as a Market Leader in the Enterprise, Midmarket, and Marketing Automation CRM categories of the 2005 Market Leader Awards. Oracle CEO George Shaheen was named "One to Watch" in the CRM Influential Leader category. According to CRM Magazine, the 2005 CRM Leader Awards honor the individuals and companies that stand above the rest in customer relationship management as a result of their significant influence, innovation, or accomplishments.

"It's truly an honor to be recognized as a CRM market leader in these important categories," said Patty Azzarello, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Oracle Corporation. "This award is a testament to Oracle's continuing commitment to deliver the industry's most comprehensive solutions that empower companies of any size to maximize the value of every customer interaction; deliver exceptional customer experiences; and achieve higher levels of effectiveness, performance, and business results."

The CRM Market Leader award recognizes the top vendors in eight categories, based on criteria such as revenue, revenue growth, market share, reputation for customer satisfaction, depth of functionality, and company direction. The CRM Influential Leader award acknowledges industry luminaries whose innovative ideas, achievements, and strong leadership are influencing both customers and competitors to act.

Oracle Corporation' award-winning CRM offerings lead the market because they unleash the potential of every person in an organization to serve customers better and deliver greater value to the bottom line. More than 3.4 million users at over 4,000 of the world's leading organizations across a broad range of industries are reporting increases in revenue, customer satisfaction, and efficiency as a result of using Oracle solutions.

Since its release in November 2001, the company's flagship CRM solution, the Oracle 7 product family, has been adopted by thousands of Oracle customers. The product suite-which includes the latest version, Oracle 7.8-sets the bar for delivering the most functionally complete and highest-performing suite of CRM applications that meet the requirements of the world's largest and most demanding enterprises.

CRM magazine is the leading publication serving the field of CRM. CRM is a business technology magazine written for C-level managers in corporate, sales, marketing, service, and information technology. Together with the magazine's Web site, destinationCRM.com, live Web events, and custom media products, CRM magazine provides business leaders the information they need to reach their strategic objectives through tactical implementation of CRM process and technology. For more information, visit destinationCRM.com. DestinationCRM.com and CRM magazine are properties of CRM Media, LLC.

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Media Contact:
Shabana Khan
Oracle Corporation
Tel: (650) 477-1180
Email: shabana.khan@siebel.com

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