Oracle forms R&D network for APAC

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Oracle has announced that it has formed a single research and development (R&D) network by linking its 19 development and solution centers in Asia Pacific and Japan to build, test, and showcase leading-edge technology innovations across the region.

Oracle has six Oracle Asia Research and Development Centers (OARDC) in Beijing (China), Gurgaon (India), Seoul (Korea), Shenzhen (China), Singapore, and Toyko (Japan), and 13 solution centers placed strategically across the Asia Pacific region. These centers focus on developing solutions for the local markets in addition to contributing to global product development, an Oracle statement said.

“This new collaboration will significantly enhance our Asia Pacific innovation development process and ultimately benefit our customers and partners in this region,” said Kevin Walsh, chief technology officer, Oracle Asia Pacific and Japan.

“With all sides of the globe participating and contributing to technology solutions, our customers will gain access to some of the most cutting-edge IT projects in the world. Customers and partners will also be able to collaborate with Oracle's vast R&D network to apply new thinking in the way software can be used to stimulate global growth and innovation in any industry or country,” he added.

The OARDCs engage in research, requirements analysis, prototyping and architecture design with the ultimate aim of solving a specific problem through the delivery of a product. The OARDCs focus on four main areas: product development, solution development, strategic projects, and partner enablement.

Oracle’s solution centers operate as Centers of Expertise, Centers of Excellence, Competency Centers, or Partner Solution Centers and are strategically placed across the region to both represent local requirements and showcase innovative solutions from the OARDCs to the markets they are based in.

Oracle engineers use remote collaboration technology and methodologies to enable joint software development between the centers. Customers are invited to visit the nearest development or solution center to see demonstrations of the newest innovations across the regional R&D network.

The Asia Pacific and Japan R&D network is also linked into the global Oracle Development Centers worldwide. Oracle recently reported an investment of $2.2 billion on global research and development during its full fiscal year 2007, a 17 per cent increase from the previous year in fiscal 2006.