Oracle has assured European users of JD Edwards in the
SME sector that it will continue to sell and develop the JDE
business software suite.
Oracle has given JD Edwards products a major role in its
applications portfolio for SMEs in Europe. The company acquired JDE
products as part of its acquisition of PeopleSoft this year.
"The acquisition of PeopleSoft ensures that Oracle has the
widest portfolio of affordable industry solutions to meet the needs
of SMEs," said Tino Scholman, Oracle European vice-president for
SME applications.
"The Oracle E-Business Suite has made significant inroads at the
upper end of the SME sector as well as in its large enterprise
heartland, and the E-Business Suite Special Edition has been a
particular success with smaller SMEs.
"Now we can offer JD Edwards to further enhance choice for
companies in the manufacturing, distribution and asset-intensive
sectors for which it was originally designed, and where it was and
is a brand leader."
AMR analyst Nigel Montgomery welcomed Oracle’s decision to
support JDE users.
"JDE is a very strong brand in its field and it has a very loyal
and committed following worldwide. Oracle is smart to strengthen
its SME portfolio with the addition of JD Edwards."
Within the SME market, Oracle will sell JD Edwards alongside the
Oracle E-Business Suite Special Edition, which is a preconfigured,
pre-installed package of enterprise resource planning applications
for SMEs with 10-500 employees or with turnover bteween €5m (£3.5m)
and €250m (£175m).
Oracle plans to double the number of partners offering JD
Edwards while also increasing its E-Business Suite Special Edition
partner base. All JD Edwards partners will join Oracle partners in
the Oracle PartnerNetwork, Oracle's global business network of more
than 15,000 companies.