Oracle Announces Keynote Series and Sponsors for Oracle(R) AppsWorld

Industry Experts, Strategic Partners and Renowned Futurists Tackle How IT Resolves Business Problems; Top Sponsors Include Accenture and EMC Corporation

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Jan. 22, 2004 -- Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL) today announced the keynote speakers and major sponsors of its upcoming Oracle(R) AppsWorld conference, to be held January 26-29, 2004, at the San Diego Convention Center. This year's Oracle AppsWorld will focus on business solutions, customer success and industry expertise.

Oracle AppsWorld will feature addresses by Oracle's leading executives, including CEO Larry Ellison, and technology luminaries. The keynote series will offer attendees insight on ways to maximize and extend Oracle applications to reduce costs, increase efficiencies and provide better information. The keynote series includes:

-- Chuck Phillips, Oracle president, and Jeff Henley, Oracle Chairman of the Board and Oracle chief financial officer, who will welcome attendees on the show's opening day on Tuesday, January 27 at 9:00 a.m. PST;

-- Mark S. Lewis, executive vice-president of EMC Corporation, whose keynote on "Information Lifecycle Management" will be at 9:45 a.m. PST on Tuesday, January 27;

-- Ron Wohl, Oracle executive vice president Oracle of Applications Development, who will provide an update on the current status of the Oracle E-Business Suite at 10:00 a.m. PST on Wednesday, January 28.

-- Larry Ellison, Oracle CEO, who will speak on Wednesday, January 28 at 1:30 p.m. PST;

-- Cliff Godwin, Senior Vice President of Oracle E-Business Suite Technology, who will discuss new architectural innovations of the Oracle E-Business Suite on Thursday, January 29 at 10:00 a.m. PST; and,

-- Godwin will also moderate a customer discussion entitled "Data Quality - The Path to Real Time Information" at 10:45 a.m. PST on Thursday, January 29, immediately following his keynote.

Webcasts of all keynotes at Oracle AppsWorld San Diego can be found online at: http://www.oracle.com/appsworld/online/2004/sandiego/index.html?keynotes.html.

"With more than 15 years of experience in the applications business, Oracle is in the rare position to understand our customers' needs and deliver mature solutions that help them compete in the modern business climate," said Karen Gainey, senior director, worldwide marketing, Oracle Corporation. "This year's conference is an opportunity to share lessons of success from some of our long-time customers and outline how Oracle can support business strategies for the future."

In addition to the keynote series, this year's AppsWorld will also feature an impressive roster of external speakers who are experts in their specific industries. Renowned professionals such as Jim Flyzik, former senior advisor to Governor Tom Ridge and Deputy CIO, The White House Office of Homeland Security (Federal Government); Richard Katz, the founding director of ECAR/Educause (Higher Education), Jason Meyers, the editorial director of Telephony Magazine (Communications), William Seidman, chief commentator for CNBC (Financial Services), and Director of Financial Management at the U.S. Department of Transportation Bob Stevens (Federal Government) will be presenting in break out sessions as a part of the industry tracks that will run on Tuesday, January 27, 2004.

Oracle also announced today the roster of sponsors for Oracle AppsWorld. Diamond Sponsors for Oracle AppsWorld 2004 are Accenture and EMC Corporation. Sponsors play a critical role in Oracle AppsWorld by giving keynotes and participating in conference sessions to demonstrate how the companies' products and services complement and enhance the Oracle E-Business Suite.

For more information on the conference program and to register for the event, visit http://www.oracle.com/appsworld/sandiego/registration .

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