2015 Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Award Nomination Form Category: Service-Oriented

2015 Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Award Nomination Form
Category: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Deadline for submission is July 31, 5pm PDT

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

1. Please complete this form with as much detail as possible.

2. Nominations that do not have the solution area identified and the disclaimer on the last page cannot be considered for award

3. Submit completed form and any relevant supporting documents to the email address above.

4. IMPORTANT: Include category and company name in your email subject line, for example:

“SOA_CompanyName_InnovationAwards2015” when submitting your nomination.

5. Oracle may contact you to collect additional details, if necessary.

6. Winners will be notified in mid-August.

WHAT IS THE “Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)” CATEGORY

The “SOA” category is for customers using either a single component or multiple components of Oracle SOA Suite and or related products (MFT, OEP/StreamExplorer, API Management, SOA Governance) for their solutions.

WHAT ARE THE NOMINATION CRITERIA

An ideal nomination should highlight criteria including, but not limited to:
· Innovative and visionary use of Oracle’s Service Integration products
o Originality of architecture
o Uniqueness of business use case
· Level of impact such as ROI or other measurable business benefit
· Solution in or close to production
· Solution includes one or more of the following:
o Cloud integration
o Mobile enablement
o API Management
o Fusion Applications integration
o B2B projects, especially replacement of legacy solutions (Sterling, Gentran, etc.)
o Processing and integration of events from devices (Internet of Things)

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 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

ABOUT THE CUSTOMER (The Nominee)

Company Name:

Company Industry / Vertical:

Company URL:

/ Number of Employees

Contact Name:

Contact Email:

Contact Phone:

Contact Title:

Contact Role:

ABOUT YOU (The Nominator)

(Skip if same as above)

Name:

Email:

Phone:

Title:

Role:

ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS PARTNERS

Oracle Contact Name: Email:

System Integrator / Consulting Partner

Name:
Email:

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

In which area(s) does Fusion Middleware help to modernize your IT infrastructure for this project? (if more than one, then rank in priority - 1 as most important) This is a mandatory question for award consideration.
Cloud Computing (public, private, or hybrid cloud infrastructure & integration)
Enterprise Mobility (Develop, integrate, and secure mobile applications)
Digital Experience (Driving productivity and engagement via multi-device modern user experiences)
API Management (Organizing and publishing APIs internally or externally)
Modernize and Extend Enterprise Applications
Big and Fast Data (Process, analyze and act on large volumes of dynamically changing data in real-time)
Internet of Things (Drive real-time analysis, integration and security of M2M data)
Other (please specify) ______

TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE

Which Oracle SOA products or components are used in your solution?
SOA Suite, version #: ____ / BPEL Process Manager, version #: ______
Service Bus, version #: ______/ B2B, version #: ______
Business Rules version #: ______/ Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) version #: ______
API Manager, version #: ______
API Catalog, version #: ______
Oracle API Gateway (OAG) version #: _____ Enterprise Repository, version #: ______/ Event Processing (OEP or SX) version #: ______
SOA Management Pack, version #: ______
Mobile Suite, version #: ______
Other, version #: ______
Managed File Transfer (MFT), version #: ____ / Enterprise Scheduler Service (ESS), version #: ______
Which other Oracle products are used in your solution?
BPM Suite, version #: ____ / Oracle Data Integrator, version #: ______
Business Intelligence, version #: ____ / Identity Management, version #: ______
Oracle Enterprise Manager, version #: ______/ Oracle Coherence, version #: ______
WebCenter Portal, version #: ____ / WebCenter Content, version #: ____
Oracle Exalogic, version #: ____ / Oracle Exadata, version #: ______
Oracle Database, version #: ____ / RAC, version #: ____
Oracle VM, version #: ______
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, number of entities: ______ / Other, version #: ______

APPLICATIONS LANDSCAPE

Which Application(s) are used with your solution?
Agile BaaN E-Business Suite IBM Maximo
Version #___ Version # ____ Version # ____ Version # ____
Adapters Used? ____ Adapters Used? ____ Version # ____
JD Edwards Mainframe OTM PeopleSoft
Version #___ Version # ____ Version # ____ Version # ____
Adapters Used? ____ Adapters Used? ____
Primavera Salesforce SAP Siebel
Version #___ Version # ____ Version # ____ Version # ____
Adapters Used? ____ Adapters Used? ____ Adapters Used? ____
Fusion Apps Taleo RightNow Microsoft Dynamics
Version #___ Version # ____ Version # ____ Version # ____
Adapters Used? ____
HR Access ATG eCommerce Workday Demantra
Version #___ Version # ____ Version # ____ Version # ____
Industry Apps from Oracle (industry name and products) ______
(Specify industry name, e,g, Communications, Health Care, Utilities, Financial Services )
Others (please specify): Products ______(version #:) ______
For Applications listed above, are these deployed: On-premise? Off-premise? Both
If using Oracle Applications, in which areas does Fusion Middleware further extend the value of your IT investments? (check all that apply)

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): ______

IMPLEMENTATION STATUS & ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION

What is the status of this implementation?
Design/Prototype User testing Production Other (please specify):______
Number of Applications involved in the solution:_____ Go-live date:______
Number of Processes Deployed: ______Number of Transactions/Day: ______
Number of Instances or Messages/Day: ______Peak Rate/Hour: ______
Number of Users: ______
Please provide your environment / deployment details:
OS: ______, version #: ______HW: ______, version #: ______
# Servers: ______# CPUs: ______

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WHY YOUR SOLUTION IS INNOVATIVE

Business Drivers – Describe the primary business drivers for your initiative? What business challenges were faced? What business objectives or benefits was your organization trying to achieve? Specify if this is to support a new line of business, growth through acquisitions, organic growth, or modernization of IT infrastructure (or something else).
Did your solution replace an existing solution? If so, what?
Vision – Describe the vision for this project for the next 18-24 months? What business challenges you anticipate? How you plan to stick to and broaden the vision?
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 business solution that has been rolled out, including functionality, users, and regions. Please include version numbers for each product in production.
Who was your implementation partner? Check ALL applicable
Oracle Consulting
Third party integration partner (name) ______
Other - (name)______
Technical Solution Details – Describe the solution architecture and how it integrates with Oracle Applications as well as third party packaged applications. If diagrams or architectural overviews are available, please submit them with the nomination.
(please name your files with “companyname_solutionname_filename.xyz”).
Solution Uniqueness – Please describe any unique characteristics of your solution (scalability across regions and languages, user adoption, speed of implementation, volume of users, benefits achieved).
Business Impact – What are the short and long term business benefits achieved with 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 respond to ALL that apply): (please specify currency when noting cost savings)
____% Return On Investment (ROI)
____% Reduction in time to market (from new business requirement to production deployment)
____% Reduction in development/test/production man-hours for new feature (or change) introduction
____% Reduction in overall IT budget devoted to ongoing maintenance (increased availability for new projects)
____% Reduction in time to complete a business transaction
____% Increase in throughput
____% Improvement in completing a business transaction (error recovery/diagnosis)
____% Risk reduction for future projects due to standardized architecture and processes
Improved interaction between IT and business stakeholders:
Center of Excellence, SOA Steering Board, …
Business recognizes and supports reusable services development
Streamlined framework for project lifecycle resulting in better engagement between business and IT
Other______
Is your organization affiliated with any of the following Oracle User Groups?
Quest International Users Group Oracle Applications User Group (OAUG)
Independent Oracle User Group (IOUG) ODTUG
Local Oracle User Group (please specify): ______Others (please specify): ______
Reference – Based on the experience with this implementation, would you be willing to participate in reference activities? Click here to see benefits of being part of the customer reference program.
Yes/No ______
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
Speaking Opportunities such as Oracle OpenWorld and industry events
Industry Analyst interviews
Sales Referencing
Advertisements
Other______

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Thank you for taking the time to complete this nomination for Oracle Excellence Awards: Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation. Award winners will be notified mid-August. If you have any questions regarding the awards or nomination process, please send your inquiry to: .

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Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Award Team