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'''Oracle Applications''' comprise the applications software or [[Business software|business software]] of the [[Company:Oracle Corporation|Oracle Corporation]] both in the cloud and on-premises. The term refers to the non-database and non-middleware parts. The suite of applications includes enterprise resource planning, enterprise performance management, supply chain & manufacturing, human capital management, and advertising and customer experience.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moorhead|first=Patrick|title=Oracle Has Quietly Become An Essential Cloud Applications Company|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2020/09/29/oracle-has-quietly-become-an-essential-cloud-applications-company/|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>

Oracle initially launched its application suite with [[Finance:Accounting|financials]] software in the late 1980s. By 2009, the offering extended to [[Social:Supply chain management|supply chain management]], [[Human resource management system|human-resource management]], [[Warehouse management system|warehouse-management]], [[Social:Customer relationship management|customer-relationship management]], call-center services, product-lifecycle management, and many other areas. Both in-house expansion and the acquisition of other companies have vastly expanded Oracle's application software business.

In February 2007, Oracle released Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS/e-BS) Release 12 (R12){{snd}}a bundling of several Oracle Applications. The release date coincided with new releases of other Oracle-owned products: [[Company:JD Edwards|JD Edwards EnterpriseOne]], [[Company:Siebel Systems|Siebel Systems]] and [[Company:PeopleSoft|PeopleSoft]].

Oracle also has a portfolio of enterprise applications for the cloud ([[Software as a service|SaaS]]) known as [[Oracle Fusion Applications|Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications]]. These cloud applications include [[Software:Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning Cloud|Oracle Cloud ERP]], Oracle Cloud EPM, [[Software:Oracle HCM Cloud|Oracle Cloud HCM]], Oracle Cloud SCM, and [[Software:Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience (CX)|Oracle Advertising and CX]].

== Cloud applications ==

Oracle provides SaaS applications also known as Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications. The following enterprise cloud applications are available on Oracle Cloud.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oracle Applications|url=https://www.oracle.com/cloud/applications/|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Oracle}}</ref>

* [[Software:Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning Cloud|Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Cloud]]
* Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Cloud
* [[Software:Oracle HCM Cloud|Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud]]
* Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM) Cloud
* [[Software:Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience (CX)|Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience (CX) Cloud]]

=== Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) ===
[[Software:Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning Cloud|Oracle Cloud ERP]] is a cloud-based ERP software application suite that manages enterprise functions including accounting, financial management, project management, and procurement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oracle ERP Cloud is tailored for businesses of all sizes and verticals |url=http://searchmanufacturingerp.techtarget.com/feature/Oracle-ERP-Cloud-is-tailored-for-businesses-of-all-sizes-and-verticals |website=TechTarget |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref>

=== Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) ===
Oracle Cloud EPM is a cloud-based [[Social:Enterprise performance management|EPM software]] application suite that manages enterprise operational processes including planning, budgeting, and reporting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oracle updates ERP and EPM with machine learning, finance reporting, AI risk management, unified projects |url=https://itbrief.co.nz/story/oracle-updates-erp-and-epm-with-machine-learning-finance-reporting-ai-risk-management-unified-projects |website=ITBrief |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref>

=== Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) ===
[[Software:Oracle HCM Cloud|Oracle Cloud HCM]] is a cloud-based HCM software application suite that manages global HR, talent, and workforce management. Oracle Cloud HCM was released in 2011 as a part of [[Oracle Fusion Applications]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Oracle Fusion apps go on general release |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/oracle-fusion-apps-go-on-general-release/ |publisher=ZDNet |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref>

=== <span class="anchor" id="Oracle Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)"></span> Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM) ===

Oracle Cloud SCM, also known as Oracle Supply Chain & Manufacturing, is a cloud-based [[Social:Supply-chain-management software|SCM software]] application suite used by companies to build and manage intelligent [[Supply chain|supply chains]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Oracle folds data warehouse, analytics into Fusion supply chain management |url=https://siliconangle.com/2021/11/02/oracle-folds-data-warehouse-analytics-fusion-supply-chain-management/ |access-date=4 February 2022 |publisher=Silicon Angle |date=2 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Oracle SaaS Offerings Get Major Upgrade as Flight to Cloud Continues |url=https://techgenix.com/oracle-cloud-applications-release-13/ |website=TechGenix |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Oracle Updates Fusion Supply Chain And Discloses 750 New Customer Rollouts In Six Months |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2021/04/12/oracle-updates-fusion-supply-chain-and-discloses-750-new-customer-rollouts-in-six-months/ |access-date=4 February 2022 |work=Forbes |date=12 April 2021}}</ref> This includes support for [[Social:Procurement|procurement]], [[Finance:Order management system|order management]], manufacturing, product lifecycle management, maintenance, [[Finance:Logistics|logistics]], and [[Social:Supply chain management|supply chain planning and execution]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dalmia |first1=Sanjay |title=Financial supply chain |date=2008 |publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill |isbn=9780070656666}}</ref>

=== Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience (CX) ===
[[Software:Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience (CX)|Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience (CX)]] is a cloud-based application suite that includes tools for advertising, marketing, sales, e-commerce, and customer service.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oracle enhances customer experience platform with a B2B refresh |url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/oracle-enhances-customer-experience-platform-with-a-b2b-refresh/ |website=TechRepublic |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> The suite also includes:
*Oracle CX (with Oracle Sales, Oracle Service, Oracle Marketing, Oracle Commerce)
*Oracle Advertising (with Oracle Activation and Oracle MOAT Measurement)

== Industry vertical applications ==
* [[Company:Art Technology Group|ATG]] / Endeca—also branded as on-premises "Oracle Commerce"
* Oracle Retail
* Micros (Retail and Hospitality, acquired post 2012)
* [[Software:Primavera|Primavera]]
* Agile
* AutoVue (for processing CAD and graphics data)<ref>
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== NetSuite ==
[[Company:NetSuite|NetSuite]] is a cloud computing company acquired by Oracle in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dignan|first=Larry|title=Oracle closes NetSuite deal: Can it expand into midmarket, small enterprise?|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/oracle-closes-netsuite-deal-can-it-expand-into-midmarket-small-enterprise/|access-date=2021-09-10|website=ZDNet|language=en}}</ref> NetSuite is a cloud-based [[Software:Enterprise software|enterprise software]] company that provides products and services tailored for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardy |first=Quentin |date=2014-05-13 |title=NetSuite: Enterprise Software Still Follows a Manufacturing Model |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/13/netsuite-enterprise-software-still-follows-a-manufacturing-model/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=NY Times |language=en}}</ref> This includes support for  [[Finance:Accounting|accounting]] and [[Finance:Financial management|financial management]], [[Social:Customer relationship management|customer relationship management]], inventory management , human capital management, payroll, procurement, [[Project management|project management]] and [[Social:E-commerce|e-commerce]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardy |first=Quentin |date=2012-05-15 |title=NetSuite Moves to 'Commerce as a Service' |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/netsuite-moves-to-ecommerce-as-a-service/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=NY Times |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, NetSuite moved onto Oracle Cloud.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Condon |first=Stephanie |title=NetSuite moves to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/netsuite-moves-to-oracle-cloud-infrastructure/ |access-date=2021-09-10 |website=ZDNet |language=en}}</ref> 

== On-premises applications ==
* Oracle E-Business Suite
* [[Company:PeopleSoft|Oracle PeopleSoft]]
* [[Company:Siebel Systems|Oracle Siebel CRM]]
* [[Company:JD Edwards|Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne]]
* Oracle JD Edwards World
* Endeca
*Inquira
*Silver Creek
*Datanomic
*Hyperion
*Campus Solutions

Oracle's E-Business Suite (also known as EB-Suite/EBS, eBus or "E-Biz"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oraclehrms.com/Intro|title=Intro to Oracle E-Biz|publisher=Oracle HRMS|access-date=2018-06-25}}</ref>) consists of a collection of enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), human capital management (HCM), and supply-chain management (SCM) computer applications either developed or acquired by Oracle. The software utilizes Oracle's core Oracle relational database management system technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B53825_08/current/acrobat/121isgig.pdf|title=Oracle E-Business Suite|date=June 2010|work=Integrated SOA Gateway Implementation Guide|publisher=Oracle|access-date=2013-10-07}}</ref> The E-Business Suite contains several product lines often known by short acronyms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/036047.htm|title=Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1|publisher=Oracle|access-date=2013-10-07}}</ref>

Significant technologies incorporated into the applications include the [[Software:Oracle database|Oracle database]] technologies, (engines for RDBMS, PL/SQL, Java, .NET, HTML and XML), the "technology stack" ([[Software:Oracle Forms|Oracle Forms Server]], [[Software:Oracle Reports|Oracle Reports Server]], Apache Web Server, [[Software:Oracle Discoverer|Oracle Discoverer]], [[Software:Jinitiator|Jinitiator]] and [[Company:Sun Microsystems|Sun]]'s [[Java (programming language)|Java]]). 

It makes the following enterprise applications available as part of Oracle eBusiness Suite:
* Asset Lifecycle Management
* [[Software:Oracle CRM|Customer Relationship Management]] (CRM)
* [[Software:Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning Cloud|Enterprise Resource Planning]] (ERP)
* [[Software:Oracle HCM Cloud|Human Capital Management]] (HCM)
* Procurement
* Product Life-cycle Management 
* Supply Chain Management<ref>
{{cite book
| last                  = Siddiqui
| first                 = Muneeb A.
| title                 = Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Supply Chain Management
| url                   = https://books.google.com/books?id=dF8L_qtyB4AC 
| access-date            = 2013-09-29 
| series                = IT Pro
| year                  = 2010
| publisher             = Packt Publishing Ltd
| isbn                  = 9781849680653
}}
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* Manufacturing

== See also ==
* [[Software:CEMLI|CEMLI]]
* List of acquisitions by Oracle (includes acquisitions which extended Applications portfolio)
*[[Oracle Fusion Applications]]

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* Cameron, Melanie. ''Oracle General Ledger Guide'' (2009) McGraw-Hill. {{ISBN|0-07-162229-2}}.
* Cameron, Melanie. ''Oracle Procure-to-Pay Guide'' (2009) McGraw-Hill. {{ISBN|0-07-162227-6}}.

== External links ==
* [https://www.oracle.com/applications/ Oracle Applications home page]

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