Systems integration and consulting services firm Mythics will provide Oracle-built products and services to the State Department under a blanket purchase agreement with the agency. All State Department bureaus, offices and components worldwide will have access to Oracle products as Mythics is a resale partner, the latter company said Friday. The BPA is intended to act as a procurement vehicle for …

Accenture used an Oracle-built cloud platform to consolidate data from disparate information technology systems into a single interface as part of Accenture's three-month project for Hawaiian Telcom. Accenture said Wednesday it deployed Oracle Service Cloud to integrate information from five IT systems that the telecommunications firm uses to store and …

Accenture has won seven awards that recognize the company’s partnership with Oracle to deliver middleware, cloud computing and engineered system offerings to enterprise customers. Oracle presented the seven Excellence Awards for Specialized Partner of the Year to Accenture during Oracle’s OpenWorld event that was held Sunday in San Francisco, Accenture …

Oracle has received a Defense Department Authority to Operate for its Oracle Service Cloud software-as-a-service offering under security impact Level 4 of the DoD Cloud Security Model. The company said Tuesday Oracle Service Cloud is a customer service platform that is part of its U.S. DoD Cloud portfolio. “[DoD] can now procure commercial cloud services …

Oracle has released a new study that says 64 percent of employees at large global companies think their organizations are agile in their approach to new business opportunities. Oracle said Thursday it polled 2,263 employees for the Oracle Cloud Agility study and found that at least 80 percent of respondents said the ability …

Oracle has introduced new cloud-based retail science and retail analytics services in an effort to help retailers extract insights from data. Retail organizations will be able to allocate product sale in multiple stores and oversee the way products are displayed, marketed and priced, Oracle said Wednesday. “Oracle retail science cloud …

David Donatelli, formerly executive vice president and general manager of the enterprise group at Hewlett-Packard, has joined Oracle as EVP of the company’s converged infrastructure division. He will report directly to Oracle CEO Mark Hurd and will oversee the firm's server, tape, networking, storage, engineered systems and hybrid cloud-based hardware platforms, the …

Oracle and SRA International have collaborated to help the U.S. Coast Guard implement a single enterprise-wide infrastructure for managing human resource and payroll functions. The Direct Access system is built to run Oracle’s PeopleSoft Global Payroll software and consolidates multiple applications used by the Coast Guard, the Public Health Service …

Morgan County in Ohio has selected Oracle to deploy its communication service for the  9-1-1 emergency system with the goal of helping the local government secure its Internet protocol-based infrastructure. Morgan County implemented the Oracle communications session border controller to protect the 9-1-1 service against denial-of-service attacks, service overloads and failures, Oracle said Monday. …

Leon Panetta, former Pentagon and CIA chief, has been elected to the board of directors at Oracle. The yearlong appointment, which brings the number of Oracle’s board members to 12, was made via unanimous decision at the company’s annual shareholders meeting, Oracle said Monday. “Panetta is a dynamic leader with a distinguished record …

Oracle has teamed with Proteus Digital Health to develop a feedback tool that aims to improve clinical trial outcomes. The cloud-based system combines Oracle Health Sciences InForm and Proteus' feedback system to electronically capture, track and manage clinical data such as medication intake frequency and dosages, Oracle said Monday. The …

Oracle has rolled out a new cloud tool that seeks to address the security needs and other requirements for financial services clients that seek to migrate their information technology systems. “Today's savvy financial services companies are looking to migrate their applications to the cloud to take advantage of modern technologies, like social …

Maximus has attained a gold level status as member of Oracle's PartnerNetwork for providing tax credit pre-screening services. The company helps clients assess job candidates with Oracle-made technology in order to avail of tax incentives for hiring veterans and persons with disabilities, Maximus said Tuesday. Mark Andrekovich, president of Maximus' tax credit and …

Oracle has earned provisional authorization to offer software as a service to U.S. government agencies through the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board gave the company’s Service Cloud platform authority to operate following an audit by a third-party assessment organization, Oracle said Monday. According to …

Eric Wieman leads much of STG‘s work with civilian agencies in his role as senior vice president and general manager of the company’s civil sector. The company counts the departments of Agriculture, Homeland Security and State in a group of civilian customers that also includes agencies such as the Securities and Exchange …