ESS ports ebizframe on to Oracle Database 10g

ESS ports ebizframe on to Oracle Database 10g

ebizframe ERP customers benefit from R&D initiatives of Oracle including sophisticated database management tools, grid computing and ability to manage growth.

New Delhi, July 19, 2006 – Eastern Software System (ESS), India’s premier ERP company offering cutting edge technology solutions and services today announced that its flagship product ebizframe has been successfully ported on to Oracle Database 10 g and the Oracle Database 10g release of Developer/2000.
This will give ebizframe customers the benefit of the various research and development initiatives carried out by Oracle for its new version of database including sophisticated database management tools, option of grid computing and the ability to manage growth.

According to Mr. Anil Bakht, Chairman and Managing Director, ESS, “We, at ESS, are pioneers in offering Oracle 10g based enterprise software in India. This is yet another example of ESS being proactive in technology on behalf of its customers. It is in accordance with our commitment to stay abreast of all technical issues thereby enabling our customers to derive maximum benefits from their investments in our products. ESS always believes in providing latest technology at best prices much before a demand develops for them in the market.”

Oracle Database 10g is the industry’s first database specially designed for grid computing. Ebizframe customers can now derive benefits of grid technology with minimal investment, zero disruption, and fast ROI. Oracle Database 10 g also lowers the cost of ownership and delivers high ebizframe ERP application availability with Real Application Clusters (RAC) and many automated management features. Oracle RAC, an Oracle Database option product, can run ebizframe ERP application unchanged in a cluster of low-cost servers. It is the foundation of Oracle’s grid computing. Oracle RAC has the capability to run the ebizframe ERP application faster than most mainframes. In case of a server failure, the mainframe stops while Oracle RAC just keeps running on the remaining clustered servers. This provides the highest levels of ebizframe ERP application availability and the most flexible scalability. When users need more processing power, they can simply add another inexpensive PC server, one at a time, without having to invest in expensive computers and without taking the users offline.

Moreover, if one group or department requires more processing power, Oracle software enables borrowing from another group or department while the grid just keeps running. Grid computing infrastructure continually analyzes demand for resources and adjusts supply accordingly. Users don’t have to worry about where their data resides, or what computer processes they request. They request information or computing power and have it delivered—as much as they want and whenever they want—analogous to the way electric utilities work—users do not know where power generation happens, or how the electric grid is wired. They just ask for electricity and they get it. This is achieved through effective virtualization and provisioning of computing resources. Therefore, Oracle RAC technology enables a low-cost hardware platform to deliver the highest quality of service that rivals and exceeds the levels of ebizframe ERP application availability and scalability achieved by the most expensive, mainframe SMP computers.

In the same way that grid computing enables better reuse and more flexibility of IT infrastructure resources through virtualization and provisioning, grid computing also enables better reuse of ebizframe ERP application functionality by treating the ebizframe ERP application components as resources followed by their virtualization and provisioning. Virtualization of ebizframe ERP application resources involves publishing ebizframe ERP application components as services for use by multiple consumers, which may be people or processes. These services are then orchestrated or provisioned into more powerful business flows. For example, the business flow of preparing for a new employee could be orchestrated by combining the following processes: create a user in the HR module of ebizframe ERP application, create a new email account, order a computer, set up phone and voicemail, and deliver a welcome kit. The key is that these individual processes can be exposed as services independently from each other then integrated easily.

Ebizframe ERP application that is orchestrated from published services is capable of viewing activities in a business as a single whole, so that processes are standardized across geography and business units and processes are automated end-to-end. This generates more reliable business processes and lowers cost through increased automation and reduced variability. The characteristics and benefits described for ebizframe ERP application grid computing are exactly the characteristics and benefits of a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). Therefore, the successful porting of ebizframe ERP application on to Oracle Database 10 g and Oracle Database 10g release of Developer/2000, which took ESS team 8 man months, also, in a way, enables SOA—independent, well-defined encapsulations of software functionality that can be invoked over a network using heterogeneous platforms and execution environments. SOA connects the independent services toward a larger purpose.

Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (Oracle Database XE), a new entry-level edition, can be downloaded at no cost by SMB users. Therefore, they need not buy any database for first few years post ebizframe ERP application implementation. Oracle Database XE is quick to download, simple to install and manage, and is free to develop, deploy, and distribute. Oracle Database XE can store up to 4GB of user data, uses up to 1GB of memory, and requires only one CPU on the host machine. Support is exclusively provided by an online forum. Database administration is done via browser interface and applications can be developed using standard interfaces such as SQL, JDBC, ODP.NET, or using Oracle’s unique Application Express feature. As the business grows and database size increases, companies can migrate to paid versions of Oracle.

About ebizframe

ESS is the developer and owner of “ebizframe”, a mid-range, web-enabled ERP specifically targeted at the Mid-Market segment. ebizframe is one of the most popular Indian ERPs recognized worldwide having 450+ clients, 1400+ sites and 14000+ users. It is a multi lingual, multi currency and multi location software based on Oracle 10g and Developer2000. In addition to Windows, ebizframe also runs on Red Hat Linux. Ebizframe works with equal dexterity and robustness across manufacturing, distribution, trading and retail environments. ESS has successfully implemented and customized ebizframe across various industry verticals including Auto Ancillaries, Engineering, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Textiles, Garments, Hospitality, Retail, FMCG, etc. across diverse geographical locations in India, S. E. Asia, Middle East, Africa and Mauritius.

About Eastern Software Systems (ESS)

Eastern Software Systems Pvt. Ltd. [ESS] was founded in 1990 and is today a premiere IT products and services provider. ESS primarily operates in the following domains: Enterprise Solutions, Application Development and Support, and Total IT Outsourcing. ESS is primarily known for its ERP “ebizframe” which is the largest selling Indian ERP today. ESS is assessed at SEI-CMM Level 5 [the highest level attainable for process capability maturity] and is also certified ISO-9001:2000. ESS offers its products and services in over 25 countries including India, S.E. Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America. ESS employs a large group of highly talented technical staff for serving its large client base.

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