2014 Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Award Nomination Formcategory: Oracle Webcenter

2015 Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Award Nomination Form
Category: Oracle WebCenter (Sites, Portal, Content and Imaging)

Deadline for submission is July 31, 2015 5pm PDT

To submit all nominations, please send an email to: .

Please complete this form with as much detail as possible.
Nominations that do not have the solution area identified and the disclaimer on the last page cannot be considered for award
Submit completed form and any relevant supporting documents to the email address above.
IMPORTANT: Include category and company name in your email subject line, for example:

“WebCenter_CompanyName_InnovationAwards2015” when submitting your nomination.

Oracle may contact you to collect additional details, if necessary.
Winners will be notified in mid-August.

WHAT IS THE WEBCENTER CATEGORY?

The “WebCenter” category is for customers using:

Oracle WebCenter Portal, Oracle WebCenter Sites, Oracle WebCenter Content, orOracle WebCenter Imaging

WHAT ARE THE NOMINATION CRITERIA?

-Your company uses at least one component of WebCenter
-This solution should be in live production or pilot deployment
-Winners will be judged on multiple criteria including, but not limited to:

Innovation! Uniqueness of business use case and solution
Project ROI / Level of impact (ROI/soft benefits) relative to the size of the organization
Complexity/magnitude of implementation
Originality of architecture
Integration with other Oracle solutions/applications

If this nomination is completed by someone other than the end user customer, has that customer been made aware of this nomination in advance of this submission?
(Answer to this question must be YES or N/A to be considered for award)
Yes, the customer use case referenced in this nomination is aware of this submission on their behalf
No, customer is not aware of this submission. I understand this submission will not be considered for an award.
N/A, this nomination is being submitted by the customer directly

NOMINATOR Information

ABOUT YOU (The Nominator)

Are you an Oracle employee?
(You must answer this question to continue) /

___No

(Skip to Nominator Name/Title)

__Yes (go to next question)

I have read and understand Oracle’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. (The Code of Ethics and Business Conduct is found on My.Oracle.com in the Global section of the Legal line of business.)
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__Yes (go to next question)

__No (Please read before proceeding any further)

The nomination was not used as a reward or inducement for Oracle business. /

__ Agree (go to next question)

__ Disagree (Stop now!)

I have not received, and I will not receive, anything of value in exchange for making this nomination. /

__ Agree (go to next questions)

__ Disagree (Stop now!)

As the nominator for this award, please provide the following information:

Nominator Name:

Email:

Phone:

Title:

Company:

Role:

Company (Partner/Oracle)

___ Partner
____Oracle

Office Location:

ABOUT YOUR COMPANY (Nominator – if not an Oracle employee)

Company Name

Company Industry / Vertical

Company URL

Number of Employees

NOMINEE INFORMATION

Please provide the following information about the nominee:

Nominee’s Name/Contact:

Nominee Title:

Nominee’s Company Name:

Company URL:

Company’s Industry and Vertical:

Company Address:

Country:

Oracle Account Manager (or other Oracle contact) Name:

Oracle Account Manager (or other Oracle contact) E-Mail:

Phone:

ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS PARTNERS FOR THIS PROJECT(if applicable)

Oracle Contact Name

System Integrator / Consulting Partner Name

Email

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Solution Category

Please check the box(es) that best describe your solution:(double-click on check box to select)
Enterprise Portal Self-Service Portal Intranet/Extranet Portal
Customer Experience (CX) Web Experience Management (WEM) Digital Experience (DX)
Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Content-Enabled Applications Automated Imaging
Social Mobile Solutions Cloud Solutions Business Analytics Engineered Systems
SecurityFast Data Device to Data CenterEmerging Technology
Which Oracle products are you utilizing in your WebCenter solution?
(double-click on check box to select)
Check off products / functionality actually being used:
OracleWebCenter Content, release # ______
(formerly Universal Content Management, Imaging & Process Management, Universal Records Management, Stellent-branded products)
Document Management
Digital Asset Management
Oracle Web Content Management (Site Studio) release # ______
Oracle WebCenter Imaging (formerly Imaging and Process Management), release # ______
Records (formerly Universal Records Management), release # _____
Electronic Records Physical Records
Oracle WebCenter Capture, release # _____
Oracle WebCenter Distributed Capture, release # _____
Oracle WebCenter Forms Recognition, release # _____
OracleWebCenter Portal release # _____
(formerly WebCenter Suite)
Oracle WebCenter Portal features, applications, and capabilities:
Oracle WebCenter Spaces
Services
Ensemble / Pagelet Producer
Integrated Content (Universal Content Management) release # _____
Integrated Content (Site Studio) release # _____
Oracle WebCenter User Interaction, release # _____
Oracle WebLogic Portal, release #_____
Oracle Portal, release # _____
Other, (please specify): Products ______, release #: ______
OracleWebCenter Sites, release # _____
Oracle WebCenter Sites features (formerly FatWire products):
Content Server, version # _____
Engage, release # _____
Community Server, release # _____
Gadget Server, release # _____
Analytics, release # _____
Content Integration Platform, release # _____
Oracle WebCenter Sites Satellite Server, release # _____
Oracle WebCenter Sites Mobility Server, release # ______
Oracle WebCenter Sites Mobility Option, release # ______
In which area(s), does Fusion Middleware help to modernize your IT infrastructure?
(if more than one, then rank in priority using 1 as most important)This is a mandatory question for award consideration.
__ Modernize and Extend Enterprise Applications using Fusion Middleware
__ Enterprise Mobility (Develop, integrate, and secure mobile applications with Fusion Middleware)
__ Big and Fast Data (Process, analyze and act on large volumes of dynamically changing data in realtime)
__ Internet of Things (Drive real-time analysis, integration and security of M2M data)
__ Cloud Computing (Middleware solutions that involve public, private, or hybrid cloud infrastructure & integration)
__ Digital Experience (Driving productivity and engagement via multi-device modern user experiences)
__ Other (please specify) ______
If using Oracle Applications, in which area does Fusion Middleware further extend the value of your IT investments for this project? (including Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Siebel, Fusion Applications) (check all that apply)(double-click on check box to select)
Business process automation/agility / On premise to cloud integration
Real-time data integration / Enhances digital experience
Simplifies enterprise mobility / Enterprise intelligence
Security and identity management / Platform optimization
Other (please specify): _________
Which other Oracle products are integratedas part of the solution being nominated today?
(double-click on check box to select)

Oracle Database, release #: ______

RAC release #: ______

JDeveloper, release #: ______

TopLink, release #: ______

SOA Suite, release #: ______

BPM, release #: ______

Portal/WebCenter, release #: ______

Enterprise Content Management, release #: ___

Data Integration, release #: ______

AIA, release #: ______

Identity Management, release #: ______

Oracle Exalogic, release #: ______

Oracle VM, release #: ______/

Business Intelligence, release #: ______

Oracle Exadata: ______release #: ____ / Other: ______release #: ______

E-Business Suite, ver #: ____OnDemand?

Siebel, ver #: ______OnDemand?

PeopleSoft, ver #: ______OnDemand?

JD Edwards, ver #: ______OnDemand?

Fusion Applications: ______ver #: ___
On Premise? Cloud? / Other: ______ver #: ____
On Premise? Cloud?
Fusion CRM, release # _____ / AutoVue, release # _____
On Premise? Cloud?
ATG E-Commerce, release # _____
On Premise? Cloud? / Social Relationship Management (Vitrue),
Endeca, release # _____ / RightNow, release # _____
Real-Time Decisions, release # _____ / Eloqua, release # _____
E-Business Suite, ver #: ____OnDemand?
Are any of these Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) components used in your solution:
ADF Faces, number of pages #: ______
ADF Taskflows, number of taskflows#: ______
ADF Business Components, entities #:______
Which other Oracle product applications are used in your environment? (Check all that apply)
Oracle E-Business Suite, release #: ______List Primary Modules:______
OnDemand?
Peoplesoft, release #: ______List Primary Modules:______
OnDemand?
JD Edwards, release #: ______List Primary Modules:______
OnDemand?
Siebel, release #: ______List Primary Modules:______
OnDemand?
Oracle Fusion Applications :______List Primary Modules:______
On Premise? Cloud?
Oracle Cloud Applications: ______List Primary Services:______
Other (please specify): ______
______
On Premise? Cloud
Which other Oracle Application(s) are used in your environment?(Continued)
(double-click on check box to select)

Oracle Database, release #: ______

RAC release #: ______

JDeveloper, release #: ______

TopLink, release #: ______

SOA Suite, release #: ______

BPM, release #: ______

Portal/WebCenter, release #: ______

Enterprise Content Management, release #: ___

Data Integration, release #: ______

AIA, release #: ______

Identity Management, release #: ______

Oracle Exalogic, release #: ______

Oracle VM, release #: ______/

Business Intelligence, release #: ______

Oracle Exadata: ______release #: ____ / Other: ______release #: ______
Fusion CRM, release # _____ / AutoVue, release # _____
On Premise? Cloud?
ATG E-Commerce, release # _____
On Premise? Cloud? / Social Relationship Management (Vitrue),
Endeca, release # _____ / RightNow, release # _____
Real-Time Decisions, release # _____ / Eloqua, release # _____
Which third party applications and technologies - if any (i.e. Microsoft SharePoint, SAP, IBM WebSphere, etc.) are integrated with your WebCenter solutions?
Solution ______, release #______
Solution ______, release #______
Solution ______, release #______
Please provide your environment/deployment details:(double-click on check box to select)
OS______, version#:______HW:______, version#:_____ #Servers:_____ #CPUs:_____
# Transactions/Minute:______#Concurrent Users (if applicable):______Go Live Date:______
If using Oracle WebCenter Content (i.e. Universal Content Management), where are you storing your files? (double-click on check box to select)
Database (name) ______
File System (name) ______
Not applicable
Other
The OS and HW platforms for your WebCenter solutions
OS: ______release # ____ HW: ______release # ____
Is your organization affiliated with any of the following Oracle User Groups?
(double-click on check box to select)
Quest International Users Group Oracle Applications User Group (OAUG)
Independent Oracle User Group (IOUG) ODTUG
United Kingdom Oracle User Group (UKOUG) Australian Oracle User Group (AUSOG)
Others (please specify): ______

WHY YOUR SOLUTION IS INNOVATIVE?

Executive Summary -Please describe your solution, including why it was built, and the business and technical goals. (Insert pages as necessary.)
Business Drivers – Describe the primary business drivers for your initiative? What business challenges were faced? What business objectives was your organization trying to achieve?
Did your solution replace an existing solution? If so, what?
Technology Drivers –What were the primary technical challenges your organization faced? Please describe your IT environment prior to the adoption of Oracle technology.
.
Project Description– Describe the solution that has been rolled out, including functionality, number of users, regions, integrated processes, amount of storage, distributed access, number of Web sites or mobile sites, self-service aspects, translation, etc.
Please include screenshots or reference supplied ppt/pdf files as necessary.
Please include release numbers for each solution in production.
(Insert pages as necessary to fully describe your project.)
Who was your implementation partner? Check ALL applicable
(double-click on check box to select)
Oracle Consulting
Third party integration partner (name) ______
Other - (name)______
Technical Solution Details– Describe the solution architecture and how Oracle WebCenter, as well as third party packaged applications, are integrated. If diagrams or architectural overviews are available, please submit them with the nomination.
(please name your files with “companyname_solutionname_filename.xyz”).
(Insert pages as necessary to fully describe your project.)
Solution characteristics – Please describe any unique characteristics of your solution (scalability across regions and languages, user adoption, speed of implementation, volume of users, benefits achieved). (Insert pages as necessary to fully describe your project.)
Achieved Results and Business Impact - What short and long-term benefits were achieved through this initiative, or if not yet achieved, what benefits are anticipated?
What was the ROI on the project (quantifiable cost / time savings / other tangible benefits)? Please include quantifiable metrics in table below
Estimated Benefits Realized (Please check ALL that apply):
(please specify currency when noting cost savings)
(double-click on check box to select)
Estimated Annual Savings (please specify currency) ______$______
% Return On Investment (ROI) ______$$______
%Reduction in time to market improvement______
% Reduction in development/test/production man-hours______
% Reduction in overall IT budget devoted to ongoing maintenance
(increased availability for new projects)______
% Reduction in time to complete a business transaction ______
% Reduction in unplanned downtime______
% Reduction in planned downtime______
% increased revenue ______$$ /Year______
% increased productivity______$$/Year______
% process improvements______
% Increase in throughput ______
% Reduction in time to close, planning, and forecasting ______
% increase employee/partner/customer satisfaction______
% printing costs reduced______$$/Year Saved ______
% storage costs reduced______$$/Year Saved ______
% shipping costs reduced______$$/Year Saved______
% increase in customer satisfaction ______
% increased net promoter scores______
% lowered cost to serve______$$/Year Savings ______
% improved customer retention______
% increased order size/spend______$$/Year______
Risk reduction for future projects due to standardized architecture and processes
High Medium Low
Other (please specify)______
______
Future Plans– What is the plan to expand this solution footprint?
Date you plan to upgrade to 11g? Month/Year______
For which products? (please name them)______
Date you plan to upgrade to the latest patchset(11gR1 11.1.1.8) Month/year______
Reference– Based on the experience with this implementation, would you be willing to participate in customer reference activities? Click here to see benefits of being part of the customer reference program.
Indicate Yes or No on this line: ______
If Yes, please check the activities in which you would NOT be willing to participate
My organization would NOT be willing to do the following:
Customer Case Study
Press Release
Video
Magazine Feature (such as Oracle Magazine, Profit Magazine)
Podcast and/or Webcast
Speaking Opportunities such as Oracle OpenWorld and industry events
Industry Analyst interviews
Sales Referencing
Advertisements
Other______

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