Tuesday, 30 October 2007

Oracle Delivers JD Edwards World A9.1 Double Byte Version

Oracle today announced the general availability of the double byte version of Oracle’s JD Edwards World A9.1.

The software giant said it has delivered more than 1,250 enhancements in JD Edwards World A9.1 to enable operational excellence, improve customers’ upgrade processes and help reduce the cost and complexity of integrations. The benefits from this latest release will now be accessible to organizations requiring double byte capabilities.

Considered the “Renaissance Release,” JD Edwards World A9.1 is another example of Oracle’s ongoing commitment to “Applications Unlimited,” Oracle’s pledge to continue to enhance and develop current applications. Oracle also worked with IBM while developing this latest release to optimize the performance on the IBM System i business computing platform.

“With this latest release, we committed to delivering the quality and innovation that customers have come to expect from Oracle’s JD Edwards World products,” said Ian Morris, Senior Director – Applications Solutions, Oracle Asia Pacific.

“The response and excitement we have received from customers on the new features, functionality and upgrade capabilities in JD Edwards World A9.1 has been remarkable. With this latest announcement of double byte capabilities, user feedback has continued to be very positive. Users have indicated that Oracle is achieving its goal of giving companies valuable, user-friendly solutions to address the complexities and expense of operating in today’s global and highly competitive markets.”

Some of the benefits this new solution boasts include improving global operational excellence, improved upgradeability through technology advancements and enabling reduced cost and complexity of integration.

JD Edwards World A9.1 double byte version is currently available for traditional deployment and on demand via Oracle On Demand.