Oracle said Tuesday 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.
To date, Oracle has six Oracle Asia Research and Development Centers (OARDC) in China, India, Korea, China, Singapore, and Japan, and 13 solution centers placed strategically across the Asia Pacific region.
These centers engage in research, requirements analysis, prototyping and architecture design with the ultimate aim of solving a specific problem through the delivery of a product. Products can be new features or enhancements on existing products or entirely new products, which are sold either globally or regionally. The OARDCs focus on four main areas: product development, solution development, strategic projects, and partner enablement:
“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 & 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.”
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. The focus of the solutions centers vary in terms of industry and market focus, with many dedicated to country-specific projects of national importance.
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.
“Our centers in China began as a way to help address local solution gaps in the China market. Since then, our development expertise has risen tremendously and the China centers are involved in both local and global development projects. China in many ways serves as the hub of our R&D network in the Asia Pacific region,” Walsh said.
Solutions currently under development at the OARDCs include Embedded Technology Ubiquitous Computing, Social Networking, Spatial Imaging and Virtualization
Oracle recently reported an investment of USD 2.2 billion on global research and development during its full fiscal year 2007, a 17 percent increase from the previous year in fiscal 2006. |
