The Oracle Partner Network
The Oracle Partner Network (OPN) is the programme through which Oracle engages with all its partners, including Independent Software Vendors. There are over 15,000 partners worldwide, with close to 5000 ISV partners in the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. In the UK, over 800 of these are members of OPN. As a member of OPN, you will have full access to all components of the programme which includes the OPN Interaction Centre, where a team of people are on hand to take your call and assist with partner enquiries. There is also a comprehensive web portal which contains all the information partners need - from education, development and technology to marketing and sales.
E-mail Oracle Partner Network Interaction Centre
Call the Oracle Partner Network Interaction Centre on 08705 194 194
Oracle partner levels explained
There are a number of different partner levels to suit different needs. The links below provide further detail:
Remarketer
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Partner benefits
This Oracle PDF explains the benefits of becoming an Oracle ISV Partner. Please click here...
Become an Oracle partner
It takes about 30 minutes for a company to join the Oracle Partner Network (OPN) Program and provide access to the OPN portal for its workers. There are three steps as follows:
Create a web account or sign in.
Complete the OPN membership application and submit payment for the annual enrollment fee.
Provide access to the OPN portal for work colleagues
For further information and to sign up, please click here...
Oracle Partner Communities
Oracle has six Partner Communities dedicated to supporting UK members of the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN). They are free to join and provide a cohesive network of like-minded partners growing their business through communication, collaboration, innovation and information exchange. They cover the following:
Core Technology
Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
Service Oriented Architecture
Security and Identity Management
Enterprise 2.0
Enterprise Performance Management
Blogs, forums, newsletters, portal pages and face-to-face events will help you to connect with other partners, compare approaches, share success stories and successful sales strategies, raise queries and form mutually beneficial business relationships. The communities will help keep you up-to-date with the latest Oracle information and expertise - including partner business opportunities with Oracle.
Benefits of being a Partner Community member include:
Participation in initiatives on partner enablement, partner awareness, competence, business development and joint sales engagement
Real world stories from those actually selling, implementing and integrating Oracle products
A single source for information, saving you time looking for what's relevant
The most up-to-date information about Oracle acquisitions and what they will mean to you and your peers
Skills gaps can be filled through information exchange and complementary relationships with other partners
Input into Oracle thinking and development, through the exchange of product experiences and strategies with other partners on forums, blogs, etc.
Click here to join the Partner Community - or Communities - of your choice.
Partner Technology Centre (PTC)
Oracle has a number of facilities and laboratories for partners to use for demonstration, proof of concept and migration purposes. These include the Enterprise Technology Centre and the Partner Technology Centre.
To find out more about the Partner Technology Centre, please click here...
PTC location
For details of the location, please click here...
The Emerging Business Partner Programme
The Emerging Business Partner Programme is designed to help emerging UK technology companies who are seeking to commercialise unique, second generation Internet-enabled products and services. Such enterprises have innovative solutions for critical challenges around information sharing and real-time decision making, but are looking to collaborate with Oracle to build robust, scalable IT platforms and gain access to potential markets. Oracle has established a dedicated team to provide a simple, practical process to engage with these companies collaborating with them to understand how its products, services and the Oracle Partner Network can meet their individual requirements. To find out more about the Emerging Business Partner Program, please click here ...
Go to: Emerging Business Partner Programme
Oracle Marketing Services for Partners (OMS4P)
Oracle provides ready to use marketing modules and templates to help OPN members in EMEA. They will also help you to target your audience via campaigns. A dedicated portal provides information and practical advice for partners on how to effectively run various marketing activities.
Go to: Oracle PartnerNetwork Marketing Services
The Oracle ISV industry templates allow you to create your own industry specific campaigns. The templates provide ready to use layouts that allow you to add your own offering and other pieces of information. Oracle provides templates for email, postcard, brochure, landing pad, feedback form etc for multiple industries. There is also a selection of images for each of the industries to make sure you can choose one that fits your purpose. The ISV Industry Kits can be found here...
Oracle PartnerNetwork LaunchPad
Oracle PartnerNetwork LaunchPad is offered exclusively to all companies who are a part of the Oracle PartnerNetwork in the United Kingdom. LaunchPad has been developed to provide Oracle partners with a single channel from which to source marketing services.
View a demo of LaunchPad