Oracle bolsters E-Business Suite

Oracle has bolstered its E-Business Suite with the launch of a warehouse management system, as analysts accuse the company of fuelling integration costs by encouraging the modular adoption of products.

Oracle Warehouse Manager, the latest addition to the E-Business Suite, embraces many aspects of warehouse resource management, and is supported by the Oracle Mobile Supply Chain Application.

Clive Longbottom, of analyst firm Quocirca, praised the product set but accused the vendor of acting disingenuously by preaching the benefits of a one-stop ebusiness solution while knowing that companies would always need to integrate components with other systems.

"I don't think Oracle will ever stop adding to its E-Business Suite," he said. "Despite what it says, we do not know of any firm that has installed E-Business as a large suite; most opt to install just the components they want and incur integration costs."

Longbottom explained that Oracle wanted customers installing its warehousing and customer relationship management systems to use them across the supply chain. "It is attempting to surround and conquer," he said.

Stephen Millard, director of product marketing for Oracle UK, maintained that, while a number of firms made extensive use of E-Business Suite, Oracle was mindful of the need to improve the integration of its products with other systems.

Oracle Warehouse Manager and Mobile Supply Chain Application are available on a named user basis at £4,927 and £2,110 respectively.

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