About Oracle

Section8:AboutOracle8.1CompanyProfileOracleCorporationOracleisa$5.7billioncompanywithheadquartersinRedwoodShores,California,USA.Itistheworld’slargestsupplierofsoftwareforinformationmanagement,andtheworld’ssecondlargestsoftwarecompany.Oracleisoneofthefirstsoftwarecompaniestoimplementinteractivetelevisiondeploymentsandthefirstmajorsoftwarecompanytomakefull-featuredproductsavailableelectronicallyontheInternet.OracledevelopsandmarketstheOracle8,Oracle7,OracleRdbandOracleMediaServerfamiliesofsoftwareproductsfordatabasemanagement;Developer/2000,Designer/2000andOracleDiscoverer,toolsforenterprise-wide,client/serverapplications;andOracleApplications,packagedclient/serversolutionsforbusinessoperations.Oraclesoftwarerunsonpersonaldigitalassistants,set-topdevices,PCs,workstations,minicomputers,mainframesandmassivelyparallelcomputers.Thecompanyemploysmorethan30,000peopleworldwideandoffersitsproducts,alongwithrelatedconsulting,educationandsupportservicesthroughwholly-ownedsubsidiariesanddistributorsinover93countries.Informationiskeystrategicassetintoday’shighlycompetitivebusinessenvironment,andOracleistheundisputedleaderinthedomainofinformationmanagement.Duetoitssize,breadthofproductofferings,vision,andresearchanddevelopmentbudget,Oraclewillremaintheleader...GartnerGroupOracleCorp’sfocusonportability,adherencetostandards,productlineintegration,andstrategicalliances...makeOracle7attractiveforimplementingdistributedclient/server...DataproOracle’stechnology,sizeand‘fullservice’pedigreemakeitthelogicalchoiceforcompaniestopartnerwith...CharlieFrumberg,UBSSecuritiesOraclecantakeonarolethatIBMusedtoplayinthe1970’s,constructively.NewYorkTimes,September1994BoardofDirectorsMr.LarryEllison,ChiefExecutiveOfficerMr.DonaldLucas,ChairmanoftheExecutiveCommitteeMr.DelbertYocam,FinanceandAuditCommitteeMr.JamesAbrahamson,DirectorDr.MichaelBoskin,FinanceandAuditCommitteeMr.JackKemp,FinanceandAuditCommitteeMr.RayLane,ExecutiveVicePresidentandPresidentofWorldwideOperationsMr.JeffHenly,ExecutiveVicePresidentandChiefFinancialOfficerMrEllison,51,hasbeenPresident,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,andadirectoroftheCompanysinceheco-foundedtheCompanyinMay1977.MrEllisonhasbeenChairmanoftheBoardsinceJune1995andwasChairmanoftheBoardfromApril1990untilSeptember1992.HehasbeenamemberoftheExecutiveCommitteesince1986.MrEllisonisalsoadirectorofNeXTComputer,Inc.,isCo-ChairmanofCalifornia’sCouncilonInformationTechnologyandisamemberofPresidentClinton’sExportCouncil.MrLucas,65,hasbeenadirectoroftheCompanysinceMarch1980.HehasbeenChairmanoftheExecutiveCommitteesince1986andChairmanoftheFinanceandAuditCommitteesince1987.MrLucashasbeenamemberoftheCompensationCommitteesince1989.HewasChairmanoftheBoardfromOctober1980throughMarch1990.Hehasbeenaventurecapitalistsince1960.HeisalsoadirectorofCadenceDesignSystems,Inc.,DelphiInformationSystems,Inc.,ICOTCorporation,KahlerRealtyCorporation,Macromedia,Inc.,QuantumHealthResources,Inc.,Racotek,Inc.,TranscendServices,Inc.andTricordSystems,Incorporated.MrYocam,51,hasbeenadirectoroftheCompanyandhasbeenamemberoftheFinanceandAuditCommitteesinceMarch1992.MrYocamhasbeenanindependentconsultantfromNovember1994tothepresent.MrYocamwasPresident,ChiefOperatingOfficerandadirectorofTektronix,Inc.fromSeptember1992untilNovember1994.HewasanindependentconsultantfromNovember1989untilSeptember1992.MrYocamwaswithAppleComputer,Inc.fromNovember1979throughNovember1989,servinginavarietyofexecutivemanagementpositionsincludingChiefOperatingOfficerfromAugust1986toAugust1988andPresidentofApplePacific,Inc.,asubsidiaryofAppleComputer,Inc.,fromAugust1988toNovember1989.MrYocamisalsoadirectorofAdobeSystems,Inc.andASTResearch,Inc.MrAbrahamson,62,hasbeenadirectoroftheCompanysinceSeptember1992,andservedasChairmanoftheBoardfromSeptember1992throughMay1995.MrAbrahamsonhasbeenaSeniorAdvisoratGalwayPartnersfromJune1995tothepresent.SinceAugust1995,healsohasservedasChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerofBDMAirSafetyManagementCorporation,andChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerofInternationalAirSafetyCorporation.HeservedasExecutiveVicepresidentforCorporateDevelopmentforHughesAircraftCompanyfromOctober1989toApril1992andPresidentoftheTransportationSectorforHughesAircraftCompanyfromApril1992toSeptember1992.MrAbrahamsondirectedtheStrategicDefenseInitiativefromApril1984untilheretiredfromtheAirForceinJanuary1989attherankofLieutenantGeneral.MrAbrahamsonisalsoadirectorofWesternDigitalCorporation.DrBoskin,49,hasbeenadirectoroftheCompanysinceMay1994.HehasbeenamemberoftheFinanceandAuditCommitteesinceJuly1994andamemberoftheCompensationCommitteesinceJuly1995.DrBoskinhasbeenaprofessorofeconomicsatStanfordUniversitysince1971andprincipalofBoskin&Co.,aconsultingfirm,since1980.HewasChairmanofthePresident’sCouncilofEconomicAdvisersfromFebruary1989untilJanuary1993.DrBoskinisalsoadirectorofHealthCareCOMPARECorp.MrKemp,60,hasbeenadirectoroftheCompanysinceFebruary1995.MrKemphasbeenCo-DirectorofEmpowerAmericanfrom1993tothepresent.MrKempwastheSecretaryofHousingandUrbanDevelopmentfromFebruary1989untilJanuary19