Read FirstTake by Leading Industry Analyst Firm Titled, "Oracle Closes Function Gap for On Demand CRM"

SAN MATEO, Calif. - January 19, 2005 - Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: SEBL), a leading provider of business applications software, today announced that Gartner Inc., a premier research and advisory firm, has issued a Gartner FirstTake on SiebelCRM On Demand Release 6. The FirstTake is titled, "Oracle Closes Function Gap for On-Demand CRM," and is authored by Joe Galvin, Vice President, Research Director, Gartner Inc

"We believe Oracle Corporation CRM On Demand Release 6 raises the bar for hosted software," said Bruce Cleveland, Senior Vice President and General Manager, OnDemand and SMB at Oracle Corporation. "With its unparalleled industry-specific, workflow, analytics and ease-of-use features, Siebel CRM On Demand helps companies of all sizes increase their sales, service and marketing effectiveness."

To view this Gartner FirstTake, please go to the following link: www3.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=125795.

About Siebel CRM On Demand

Siebel CRM On Demand is a hosted CRM offering delivered over the Web and accessible from an Internet browser at a fixed price per user per month. Customers can deploy Siebel CRM On Demand quickly, easily, and affordably without any up-front IT investments. Hosted by IBM, Siebel CRM On Demand delivers complete sales, marketing, and service functionality; built-in customer analytics; virtual call center technology; embedded best practices; and world-class hosting services and support. Siebel CRM On Demand is now available for purchase. For more information, visit www.crmondemand.com.

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For more information on Oracle Corporation solutions and services, please visit our Web site:
CRM - http://www.siebel.com/crm;
OnDemand Solutions - http://www.crmondemand.com;
Industry CRM - http://www.siebel.com/industry-crm;
Call Center & Service - http://www.siebel.com/call-center;
Sales Force Automation - http://www.siebel.com/sales-force-automation;
Marketing Automation - http://www.siebel.com/marketing-automation;
Business Intelligence - http://www.siebel.com/business-intelligence;
Integration Solutions - http://www.siebel.com/integration-solutions;
CRM Services - http://www.siebel.com/crm-services.

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