Recent Posts by Juergen Kress

Almost 10 years with Oracle, jointly we have build an Oracle SOA economy with thousands of SOA consultants and millions of revenue in services and license. The SOA Partner Community started in Europe and grew around the world.  Since March 2007 we distribute our monthly SOA Partner Community newsletter with the latest updates around SOA.  In 2010 we add web2.0 features like twitter, wiki , mix and delicious to the community. The active SOA Partner Community made us the most...

Thanks for the nice ink The Value of Specialization In my last post  I talked about Fujitsu's achievement in obtaining SOA and other specializations, but I have heard murmurings from other partners about what just is the value? I think Oracle have to do more to advertise the benefits to customers, we need to see customers asking for specialization for it to really work, but Oracle have made great promises about only recommending those partners who are specialized. For us there...

2010 highlights to remember: Partners who became SOA Specialized - thanks for the effort SOA Blackbelt training by Clemens Utschig-Utschig - thanks for all the wonderful support! OSB Blackbelt training by Samrat Ray - thanks for taking the challange SOA & Cloud Symposium 2010 by Thomas Erl SOA Partner Community Awards 2010 SOA Partner Community @ OOW 2010 All the SOA books you published! OFM 11g Launch part II SOA Partner Community Forum XI all the great SOA project you have...

SOA Specialization is taking off, more and more customers ask for Specialized Partners, make sure you start your own Specialization. To align the number of required Oracle Service-Oriented Architecture Certified Implementation Specialist we reduced them from 4 to 2 consultants. For details on Specialization please see SOA & Application Grid Specialization Guide  SOA & Application Grid Specialization Checklist Thanks for all the partners who became SOA Specialized in 2010! Accent...

Thanks for the nice post! Ein wichtiger Preis für die SOA-Community: Der Oracle EMEA SOA Community Award Im Rahmen der Oracle Open World verlieh Oracle den „Oracle EMEA SOA Community Award" im Bereich "Outstanding Contribution“ im Jahr 2010 bereits zum dritten Mal in Folge an OPITZ CONSULTING: Award als erster SOA Specialized Partner in Europa In 2010 errangen die SOA-Spezialisten von OPITZ CONSULTING den begehrten SOA Partner Community Award. Das Oracle SOA-Team um Jürgen Kress...

Oracle offers a wide portfolio to build cloud solutions from hardware to software: virtualization, databases, middleware and applications. Oracle strategy is to build complete solutions and not to focus on the service market - Larry “We're not eyeing services buys - Oracle’s products are highly differentiated. Oracle is reselling through services companies.” You as a partner of Oracle can offer your core competence services like hosting or integration business, therefore our cl...

Like last year we want to give you the opportunity to share your Christmas picture with the community! Make sure you send us your Santa Clouse, Snowman or your Rudolph pictures! The best pictures will be awarded with an Oracle wool cap and published at our blog. Thanks to our Enablement team you also have to opportunity to win great prices with our online Advent calendar: and the Happy Holiday message from Judson Althoff For more information on the SOA Partner Community...

Recognized by Oracle, Preferred by Customers. We had the great opportunity to interview Torsten Winterberg, Director Strategy and Innovation - Head of Competence Center SOA and Oracle ACE Director from our SOA Specialized Partner Opitz Consulting. Why did Opitz decide to become SOA Specialized? " Specialization was key for Opitz to become preferred by the customer and recognized by Oracle The marketing, sales and education benefits are key for Opitz to grow our SOA business"  C...

For SOA Partner Community members we offer 50 free Oracle Service-Oriented Architecture Certified Implementation Specialist assessment vouchers! If you'd like to get a free voucher please show us proof of your SOA knowledge by sending us a screenshot of your Oracle Service-Oriented Architecture 11g PreSales Specialist certificate - free of charge at the OPN Competency Center. To request the free voucher please send an e-mail with the screenshot to brigitte.felisaz@oracle.comin...