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<h2 id="cloud-applications">Cloud applications</h2> <p>Oracle provides SaaS applications also known as Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications. The following enterprise cloud applications are available on Oracle Cloud.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Oracle_Enterprise_Resource_Planning_Cloud/Ryb6Ycsc">Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Cloud</a></li> <li>Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Cloud</li> <li><a href="/facts/Oracle_HCM_Cloud/NzmSf39t">Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud</a></li> <li>Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM) Cloud</li> <li><a href="/facts/Oracle_Advertising_and_Customer_Experience_(CX)/MXA9yd9I">Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience (CX) Cloud</a></li></ul> <h3>Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)</h3> <p><a href="/facts/Oracle_Enterprise_Resource_Planning_Cloud/Ryb6Ycsc">Oracle Cloud ERP</a> is a cloud-based <a href="/facts/ERP_software/IHhjWH4z">ERP software</a> application suite that manages enterprise functions including accounting, financial management, project management, and procurement.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h3>Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)</h3> <p>Oracle Cloud EPM is a cloud-based <a href="/facts/Enterprise_performance_management/TEMX2gua">EPM software</a> application suite that manages enterprise operational processes including planning, budgeting, and reporting.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h3>Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM)</h3> <p><a href="/facts/Oracle_HCM_Cloud/NzmSf39t">Oracle Cloud HCM</a> is a cloud-based <a href="/facts/Human_Capital_Management/G2u0Setl">HCM software</a> application suite that manages global HR, talent, and workforce management. Oracle Cloud HCM was released in 2011 as a part of <a href="/facts/Oracle_Fusion_Applications/cNyfxPy1">Oracle Fusion Applications</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h3> Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM)</h3> <p>Oracle Cloud SCM, also known as Oracle Supply Chain & Manufacturing, is a cloud-based <a href="/facts/Supply-chain-management_software/13rskb0A">SCM software</a> application suite used by companies to build and manage intelligent <a href="/facts/Supply_chain/cApUyx1h">supply chains</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> This includes support for <a href="/facts/Procurement/y35C00fn">procurement</a>, <a href="/facts/Order_management_system/qgQY9x2Y">order management</a>, <a href="/facts/Manufacturing/3qW7bcdy">manufacturing</a>, <a href="/facts/Product_lifecycle_management/G3U6gtBv">product lifecycle management</a>, maintenance, <a href="/facts/Logistics/0Hr2w55W">logistics</a>, and <a href="/facts/Supply_chain_management/3bEP00vC">supply chain planning and execution</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <h3>Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience (CX)</h3> <p><a href="/facts/Oracle_Advertising_and_Customer_Experience_(CX)/MXA9yd9I">Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience (CX)</a> is a cloud-based application suite that includes tools for advertising, marketing, sales, e-commerce, and customer service.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> The suite also includes: </p> <ul><li>Oracle CX (with Oracle Sales, Oracle Service, Oracle Marketing, Oracle Commerce)</li> <li>Oracle Advertising (with Oracle Activation and Oracle MOAT Measurement)</li></ul> <h2 id="industry-vertical-applications">Industry vertical applications</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Art_Technology_Group/wat83elT">ATG</a> / <a href="/facts/Endeca_Technologies_Inc./UV4rbMfq">Endeca</a>—also branded as on-premises "Oracle Commerce"</li> <li>Oracle Retail</li> <li>Micros (Retail and Hospitality, acquired post 2012)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Primavera_(software)/ft2qekJs">Primavera</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Agile_Software_Corporation/W9xPWcgw">Agile</a></li> <li>AutoVue (for processing CAD and graphics data)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="netsuite">NetSuite</h2> <p>Acquired by Oracle in 2016, <a href="/facts/NetSuite/9k6cLJXY">NetSuite</a> is a cloud-based <a href="/facts/Enterprise_software/RGa1b0bC">enterprise software</a> company that provides products and services tailored for <a href="/facts/Small_and_medium-sized_enterprises/86CC7BvV">small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> This includes support for <a href="/facts/Accounting/sHznDY3V">accounting</a> and <a href="/facts/Financial_management/ACb2httF">financial management</a>, <a href="/facts/Customer_relationship_management/Y74q0uXB">customer relationship management</a>, <a href="/facts/Field_inventory_management/0axHmdgl">inventory management</a>, <a href="/facts/Human_capital_management/G2u0Setl">human capital management</a>, <a href="/facts/Payroll/NLDBySWS">payroll</a>, procurement, <a href="/facts/Project_management/JgQVSU3o">project management</a> and <a href="/facts/E-commerce/7vxeea0Y">e-commerce</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> In 2019, NetSuite moved onto Oracle Cloud.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="on-premises-applications">On-premises applications</h2> <ul><li>Oracle E-Business Suite</li> <li><a href="/facts/PeopleSoft/qMMqP2jJ">Oracle PeopleSoft</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Siebel_Systems/H5BI11V4">Oracle Siebel CRM</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/JD_Edwards/Auj454o2">Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne</a></li> <li>Oracle JD Edwards World</li> <li>Endeca</li> <li>Inquira</li> <li>Silver Creek</li> <li>Datanomic</li> <li>Hyperion</li> <li>Campus Solutions</li></ul> <p>Oracle's E-Business Suite (also known as EB-Suite/EBS, eBus or "E-Biz"<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a>) 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 <a href="/facts/Oracle_RDBMS/FHv5g732">Oracle relational database management system</a> technology.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> The E-Business Suite contains several <a href="/facts/Product_line/CXJV5fV9">product lines</a> often known by short acronyms.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p><p>Significant technologies incorporated into the applications include the <a href="/facts/Oracle_database/FHv5g732">Oracle database</a> technologies, (engines for RDBMS, <a href="/facts/PL%2fSQL/LLghPhdc">PL/SQL</a>, Java, .NET, HTML and XML), the "technology stack" (<a href="/facts/Oracle_Forms/QAJtRArA">Oracle Forms Server</a>, <a href="/facts/Oracle_Reports/XCXpeI65">Oracle Reports Server</a>, <a href="/facts/Apache_Web_Server/tcmWYYUq">Apache Web Server</a>, <a href="/facts/Oracle_Discoverer/w0MVk1QK">Oracle Discoverer</a>, <a href="/facts/Jinitiator/rKFEDqsD">Jinitiator</a> and <a href="/facts/Sun_Microsystems/VJ9EzEFd">Sun</a>'s <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>). </p><p>It makes the following enterprise applications available as part of Oracle eBusiness Suite: </p> <ul><li>Asset Lifecycle Management</li> <li><a href="/facts/Oracle_CRM/UUR2pjXQ">Customer Relationship Management</a> (CRM)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Oracle_Enterprise_Resource_Planning_Cloud/Ryb6Ycsc">Enterprise Resource Planning</a> (ERP)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Oracle_HCM_Cloud/NzmSf39t">Human Capital Management</a> (HCM)</li> <li>Procurement</li> <li>Product Life-cycle Management</li> <li>Supply Chain Management<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></li> <li>Manufacturing</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/CEMLI/EYBjFPxG">CEMLI</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_acquisitions_by_Oracle/UV4rbMfq">List of acquisitions by Oracle (includes acquisitions which extended Applications portfolio)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Oracle_Fusion_Applications/cNyfxPy1">Oracle Fusion Applications</a></li></ul> <h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2> <ul><li>Cameron, Melanie. <i>Oracle General Ledger Guide</i> (2009) McGraw-Hill. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 0-07-162229-2.</li> <li>Cameron, Melanie. <i>Oracle Procure-to-Pay Guide</i> (2009) McGraw-Hill. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 0-07-162227-6.</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.oracle.com/applications/">Oracle Applications home page</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Moorhead, Patrick. "Oracle Has Quietly Become An Essential Cloud Applications Company". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-09-10. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2020/09/29/oracle-has-quietly-become-an-essential-cloud-applications-company/" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2020/09/29/oracle-has-quietly-become-an-essential-cloud-applications-company/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Oracle Applications". Oracle. Retrieved 10 September 2021. <a href="https://www.oracle.com/cloud/applications/" target="_blank">https://www.oracle.com/cloud/applications/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Oracle ERP Cloud is tailored for businesses of all sizes and verticals". TechTarget. 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