Performance Architects Achieves Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialization in Oracle Hyperion Planning and Oracle Essbase

Online, April 20, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Performance Architects, Inc. (www.performancearchitects.com), a Platinum Level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), and a business and technology consulting company that helps organizations initiate and sustain major improvements in enterprise performance, announced today that the Performance Architects team achieved OPN Specialization in both Oracle Hyperion Planning and Oracle Essbase.

To achieve the Specialization status, an Oracle partner is mandated to meet a strict set of requirements that demonstrate the company's capabilities and level of expertise in a specific focus area. Specialized partners are required to have a minimum number of certified implementation specialists per area.

As a result of achieving the Hyperion Planning and Essbase Specializations, Performance Architects is now acknowledged by Oracle for expertise in delivering services focused on the enterprise performance management (EPM) and business intelligence (BI) arenas, specifically in the arenas of budgeting and forecasting and enterprise analytics solutions.

The Performance Architects team has worked with Oracle's Hyperion products since the 1990s, and has worked with several of the Hyperion products since they became commercially available.

"Performance Architects' achievement of Specialization status confirms their prominence in championing the use of the Oracle EPM and Hyperion product line," said John O'Rourke, Vice President, Product Marketing, Oracle. "We maintain a strong history of working for mutual success with Performance Architects and we congratulate them on their Specialization achievements. We value their dedication to Oracle and anticipate additional accomplishments in this arena"

"We are honored to achieve Specialization for Oracle Hyperion Planning and Oracle Essbase. This accomplishment will enrich the relationship between Oracle and Performance Architects, and demonstrates the high quality of technical and functional expertise we offer to our clients and partners," said Mark Solimini, Principal, Performance Architects. "This recognition emphasizes our leadership in the Oracle EPM and Hyperion communities, and most significantly, this achievement gives our current and prospective clients extra confidence that they will be working with the leader in the Oracle EPM and Hyperion arena. Performance Architects' ongoing emphasis in strengthening competencies in this area will give clients and partners access to the strongest capabilities in the market, leading to exceptional business results."

About Performance Architects:

Performance Architects, Inc. is a business and technology consulting company that partners with our clients to initiate and sustain significant improvements in enterprise performance, and is an Oracle PartnerNetwork Platinum Partner. Our team has worked with Oracle Hyperion products since these products were launched, and maintains deep experience with the entire Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) suite. Performance Architects' services in this arena include implementing or augmenting financial applications, reporting and analysis solutions, and underlying technologies both organization-wide or within specific functional areas such as Finance, IT, HR, Sales & Marketing, and Operations. More information about Performance Architects is available at: http://www.performancearchitects.com/.

About Oracle PartnerNetwork:

Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success. To find out more visit http://www.oracle.com/partners.

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