2015 Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Award Nomination Form Category:Cloud Application

2015 Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Award Nomination Form
Category:Cloud Application Foundation (CAF)

Deadline for submission is is July 31, 20155pm PDT

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

Please complete this form with as much detail as possible.
Nominations must have the solution area identified and the disclaimer on the last page completed in order to be eligible for an 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:“CAF-CompanyName-InnovationAwards2015” when submitting your nomination.
Oracle may contact you to collect additional details, if necessary.
Winners will be notified in August

If this nomination is completed by someone other than the end user customer, has thatcustomer been made aware of this nomination in advance of this submission? (The answer to this question must be #1 or #3 to be considered for an award.)

Yes, the customer represented in the use case referenced in this nomination is aware of this submission on their behalf.
No, the customer is not aware of this submission. I understand this submission will not be considered for an award.
Not applicable, because this nomination is being submitted by the customer directly.

In which area(s), does Fusion Middleware help to modernize your IT infrastructure? (If more than one, please rank these in priority order, with#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 real-time

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: ______

What is the Oracle Cloud Application Foundation category?

The Cloud Application Foundationcategory is for customers using component(s)from the CAF group of products:

- Oracle WebLogicServer - Oracle Java - Oracle Tuxedo

- Oracle Coherence - Oracle GlassFish Server - Oracle Enterprise Manager

What are the nomination criteria?

Your company uses at least one component or product from the Cloud Application Foundation
Your solution shows innovative and/or visionary use of these products
There is a measurable level of impact such as ROI or other business benefit
This solution should be in production or active development
The company is aware of and agrees to this nomination

About the nominee’s company:

Company Name

Company Industry / Vertical

Company URL

Number of Employees

About you (the nominator):

Name

Email

Phone

Title

Role

Company (Customer/Partner/Oracle)

About your business partners:

Oracle Partner

Company name: ______

Contact name: ______

Email: ______

System Integrator / Consulting Partner

Company name: ______
Contact name: ______
Email: ______

Technology Landscape

To mark a check box with an “X”, simply double-click on it, then choose “default value” = “checked”.
Which Cloud Application Foundation products are used in your solution?
Product / Ver # / Product / Ver #
Oracle WebLogic Server
Oracle Coherence
Oracle Enterprise Manager / Oracle Java
Oracle Application Server
Oracle Glassfish Server
Oracle Tuxedo
If you use WebLogic, how does it help differentiate your solution? Check all that apply.
Integration with Oracle Database / Java Messaging Service (JMS)
Active Gridlink for RAC / Flight Recorder / Mission Control (FRMC)
Disaster recovery / Multi data center architecture / Dynamic clustering
Coherence integration / Free developer licenses
Developer productivity / Management pack for WebLogic
Java Cloud Service / Cloud management pack
Other:
If you use Coherence, how does it help differentiate your solution? Check all that apply.
WebLogic integration/Managed Coherence Servers / Elastic data
Session state caching / Multi-data center solutions
Real-time data updates/GoldenGateHotCache / Live events/event based processing
Other:
If you use Tuxedo, how does it help differentiate your solution? Check all that apply.
Reliability and availability / Messaging API (Tuxedo / Q)
Performance and scalability / 2-Phase commit XA transactions
Ease of operation, administration and maintenance / Mainframe rehosting of CICS applications
Mainframe integration / Mainframe rehosting of IMS applications
Developer productivity / Mainframe rehosting of batch applications
Other:

Please describe your operating / deployment environment:

Operating system and version #:

Hardware and version #:
Number of concurrent users (if applicable):

Number of servers:

Number of CPUs:
Number of transactions per minute:
Other: /

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To mark a check box with an “X”, simply double-click on it, then choose “default value” = “checked”.

Which other Oracle products are used in your solution?
Product / Ver # / Product / Ver #
Oracle SOA Suite / Oracle RAC
Oracle Portal/Webcenter / Oracle Business Intelligence
Oracle VM / Oracle BPM
Oracle Data Integration / Oracle Identity Management
Oracle Enterprise Content Management / Oracle Toplink
Oracle Public Cloud
Other:
What Oracle Engineered Systems are you using, if any?
Engineered System / Ver # / How many / Engineered System / Ver # / How many
Exalogic / Supercluster
Exadata / Exalytics
Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) / Virtual Compute Appliance (OVCA)
EZFS Storage Appliance / Big Data Appliance
Which Oracle applications are used in your solution? (Check all that apply.)
Oracle Application / Release Number if Applicable / Primary Modules/Services
Oracle E-Business Suite
Peoplesoft
JD Edwards
Siebel
Oracle Fusion Applications
Oracle Cloud Applications
Other – please specify
For Applications listed above, are these deployed: On-premise? Off-premise? Both?
If you are using Oracle Applications listed above in your project, in which areas do you feel Fusion Middleware extends the value of your IT investments? (Check all that apply)
Area / How does FMW extend value of your IT investment?
Business process automation/agility
On premise to cloud integration
Real-time data integration
Simplifies enterprise mobility
Enterprise intelligence
Security and identity management
Platform optimization
Other (please specify)
Are any of these Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) components used in your solution:
ADF Faces, number of pages: ______
ADF Taskflow, number of taskflows: ______
ADF Business Components, number of entities: ______
Is your company affiliated with any Oracle User Groups (OUGs)? If yes, which one(s)?
UKOUG
ODTUG
Independent OUG / AUSOUG
OAOUG
Quest

Why your solution is innovative

Executive Summary:Describe your solution. Please include why it was built, and what the business and technical goals were. Assume the reader does not know your environment.
Business Drivers: Describe the primary business drivers for your initiative. What business challenges were faced? What business objectives was your organization trying to achieve?
Technology Drivers:What were the primary technical challenges your organization faced? Please describe your IT environment prior to the adoption of this Oracle technology.
Project Description: Describe the solution that has been rolled out, including functionality, users, and regions. Please include version numbers for each solution in production.

Technical Solution Details:Describe the solution architecture. Please include any diagrams or architectural overviews with the nomination that will help to illustrate your solution.

Deployment Complexity:Describe the complexity of the project, in terms of time to implement (in months), size of the implementation (number of team members), deployment characteristics (transaction volume, hardware configuration, global deployment), number of concurrent users, and future growth.
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).
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, such as quantifiable cost or time savings, and other tangible benefits? Please comment here, and also include quantifiable metrics in the table below.
Metric / What
% / ROI (return on investment)
% / Reduction in time to market (time from new business requirement to production deployment)
% / Reduction in development / test / production man-hours for new feature or change
% / Reduction in development/test/production man-hours due to increased manageability
% / Reduction in overall IT budget for ongoing maintenance (more available $ for new projects)
% / Reduction in time to complete a business transaction
% / Reduction in unplanned downtime
% / Reduction in planned downtime
% / Increase in throughput
% / Improvement in completing a business transaction (error recovery/diagnosis)
Hi LoMed / Risk reduction for future projects due to standardized architecture and processes
Y N / Improved interaction between IT and business stakeholders
Other:
Other:

Future Plans: What is the future plan/roadmap to expand this solution footprint? What are your next steps?

Based on the experience with this implementation, would you be willing to participate in customer reference activities? See benefits of being in the customer reference programhere.
Yes No
If Yes, please check the activities in which you would NOTbe willing to participate. My organization would NOT be willing to do the following:
Customer Case Study / Magazine Feature (such as Oracle Magazine, Profit Magazine)
Press Release / Speaking Opportunities (such as Oracle OpenWorld, industry events)
Video / Industry Analyst interviews
Podcast and/or Webcast / Advertisements
Sales Referencing / 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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