Growth Partnership Company Ranks Oracle #1 in North America for Clinical Trial Management

Leading Growth Partnership Company Ranks Oracle #1 in North America for Clinical Trial Management

Oracle OpenWorld, San Francisco – September 23, 2008

News Facts

• Growth Partnership Company Frost & Sullivan has named Oracle as the 2008 North American Market Leadership Award recipient for Clinical Trial Management Systems, recognizing Oracle’s Siebel Clinical Trial Management System.
• The annual Award honors the organization that has exhibited the greatest leadership through market strategy implementation, including identifying market challenges, drivers and restraints; monitoring market changes; and utilizing these strategies for success.
• Frost & Sullivan selects the Award recipient based on company revenue and share within the industry, as determined through interviews with sector participants and extensive secondary research of proprietary data sources.
• Oracle’s Siebel Clinical Trial Management System enables rapid, targeted recruitment and retention of investigators, analyzes and reports on global trial activities, and optimizes site performance through improved clinical research associate productivity.
• Oracle’s clinical development and safety applications for electronic data capture, clinical data management, clinical trial management system, and adverse event reporting are among the most extensive and versatile offerings available in the market.
  Supporting Quotes
  
• "We are impressed with Oracle’s unflinching commitment to bringing improvements to the clinical trial function,” said Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Barath Shankar Subramanian. “Oracle is consistently on the forefront of recognizing challenges in clinical data management and reporting, and proactively seizing opportunities to bring true change in the industry."
• “Clinical trial management is a pivotal component of the clinical development life cycle, and Oracle empowers organizations to streamline this process efficiently and effectively,” said Neil de Crescenzo, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Health Sciences Global Business Unit. “This award further solidifies Oracle’s leadership in the life sciences sector and underscores our commitment to accelerating insights for better health.”
  Supporting Resources
  
• Frost & Sullivan Award Summary <http://www.oracle.com/corporate/analyst/reports/industries/hcls/frost-sullivan-ctms.pdf>
• Oracle in Health Sciences <http://www.oracle.com/industries/health_sciences/index.html>
• Oracle’s Siebel Clinical Trial Management System <http://www.oracle.com/industries/life_sciences/oracle-siebel-clinical.html>
  About Frost & Sullivan
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