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Better Partnering with Oracle, Better Solutions for Our Customers

October 13th, 2009 by Robert McMillen • No Comments »

As an Oracle Partner, SSG Limited supports our many clients by relying on the access that our partnership relationship provides.

At Open World, this year, Oracle is announcing some changes to their Partner Program.  The new program is major evolution in the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) and is called OPN Specialized.   It will add a formal process to recognizing specialization in key Oracle products and solution areas.  Oracle Partners will achieve Specialization in specific areas through competency, business results, expertise and proven success.  The benefit to Oracle customers is that this Specialization will:

  • Enables partners to differentiate themselves in the marketplace
  • Allows Oracle to recognize partners that have invested in the Oracle portfolio and have the competency to support joint customers
  • Provides customers with the ability to select preferred partners with validated skills and experience to provide the best solutions to their business problems
Oracle intends to offer over 50 specializations by the end of the fiscal year.  Additionally, OPN Specialized will also deliver new tools to aid partners, including a new partner ordering portal, an improved enablement environment for training, a new marketing events calendar, and an enhanced Solutions Catalog.
The rollout of OPN Specialized will become effective December 1, allowing time for partners to learn about the new program and prepare for the transition.

SSG Limited will be working through the Specialized process and we will provide updates later this Fall.  We are pleased that Oracle is also providing increased opportunity for partners to benefit from anytime, anywhere connection to Oracle and its 21,000 partner members via social networks, including conversation on OPN on Oracle Mix, OPN on Twitter, OPN on Facebook, OPN on LinkedIn and OPN on YouTube.

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Changes are happening with the Oracle Certification Process

September 10th, 2009 by Robert McMillen • No Comments »

Over the years I’ve taken and been fortunate to pass several Oracle Certification exams.  For those who have not done so, you should know that the Oracle Certification Program can provide significant value to those who qualify.

Surveys of Oracle Certified Professionals have reported that:

  • 97% said they have benefited from certification
  • 89% said they gained more confidence in their Oracle expertise after becoming certified
  • 96% would recommend the program to a professional colleague

If you have more questions about the value of an Oracle certification, you can read more HERE.

Beginning September 25, 2009, Oracle certification exams will now be offered through a new test delivery vendor – Pearson VUE — and will no longer be available through Prometric.

Pearson VUE currently offers certification testing in more than 4,500 test centers worldwide so you shouldn’t have problems finding one nearby.

After September 13, you will no longer be able to register with Prometric (although you may still take their exam at Prometric through September 25). Registrations for Oracle exams through Pearson VUE will begin on September 14, 2009.  You can visit www.pearsonvue.com/oracle to find more information, register for an exam or locate a testing center in their area. Existing Oracle exam vouchers will continue to be valid as long as they have not expired.

You will find  more information and a series of FAQs on the Oracle Certification Program website.

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