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{{Short description|Enterprise software suite}}

'''Oracle Applications''' comprise the [[applications software]] or [[business software]] of the [[Oracle Corporation]] both in the cloud and on-premises. The term refers to the non-database and non-middleware parts. The suite of applications includes enterprise resource planning, enterprise performance management, supply chain & manufacturing, human capital management, and advertising and customer experience.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moorhead|first=Patrick|title=Oracle Has Quietly Become An Essential Cloud Applications Company|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2020/09/29/oracle-has-quietly-become-an-essential-cloud-applications-company/|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>

==History==

[[Oracle initiallyCorporation]] launchedbegan itssellling applicationapplications—software suiterunning withon its [[accounting|financialsOracle Database]] software in—in the late 1980s. By 2007 they had helped Oracle become the world's largest [[enterprise software]] vendor.<ref name="rdbmsoracle20070612">{{Cite interview |interviewer=Luanne Johnson |title=RDBMS Workshop: Oracle |type=PDF |url=https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102746581 |access-date=2025-06-01 |publisher=Computer History Museum |date=2007-06-12}}</ref> By 2009, theOracle offeringapplications extended to [[supply chain management]], [[Human resource management system|human-resource management]], [[Warehouse management system|warehouse-management]], [[customer relationship management|customer-relationship management]], [[call center|call-center]] services, [[product lifecycle management|product-lifecycle management]], and many other areas. Both in-house expansion and the acquisition of other companies have vastly expanded Oracle's application software business.

In February 2007, Oracle released Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS/e-BS) Release 12 (R12){{snd}}a bundling of several Oracle Applications. The release date coincided with new releases of other Oracle-owned products: [[JD Edwards|JD Edwards]] EnterpriseOne]], [[Siebel Systems]] and [[PeopleSoft]].

Oracle also has a portfolio of enterprise applications for the cloud ([[Software as a service|SaaS]]) known as [[Oracle Fusion Applications|Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications]]. These cloud applications include [[Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning Cloud|Oracle Cloud ERP]], Oracle Cloud EPM, [[Oracle HCM Cloud|Oracle Cloud HCM]], Oracle Cloud SCM, and [[Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience (CX)|Oracle Advertising and CX]].

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=== Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) ===

Oracle Cloud EPM is a cloud-based [[Enterprise performance management|EPM software]] application suite that manages enterprise operational processes including planning, budgeting, and reporting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oracle updates ERP and EPM with machine learning, finance reporting, AI risk management, unified projects |url=https://itbrief.co.nz/story/oracle-updates-erp-and-epm-with-machine-learning-finance-reporting-ai-risk-management-unified-projects |website=ITBrief |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-06 |title=Expert Oracle EPM Consulting & Services |url=https://parc-consulting.com/ |access-date=27 February 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) ===

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=== <span class="anchor" id="Oracle Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)"></span> Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM) ===

Oracle Cloud SCM, also known as Oracle Supply Chain & Manufacturing, is a cloud-based [[Supply-chain-management software|SCM software]] application suite used by companies to build and manage intelligent [[Supplysupply chain|supply chains]]s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oracle folds data warehouse, analytics into Fusion supply chain management |url=https://siliconangle.com/2021/11/02/oracle-folds-data-warehouse-analytics-fusion-supply-chain-management/ |access-date=4 February 2022 |publisher=Silicon Angle |date=2 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Oracle SaaS Offerings Get Major Upgrade as Flight to Cloud Continues |url=https://techgenix.com/oracle-cloud-applications-release-13/ |website=TechGenix |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Oracle Updates Fusion Supply Chain And Discloses 750 New Customer Rollouts In Six Months |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2021/04/12/oracle-updates-fusion-supply-chain-and-discloses-750-new-customer-rollouts-in-six-months/ |access-date=4 February 2022 |work=Forbes |date=12 April 2021}}</ref> This includes support for [[procurement]], [[Order management system|order management]], [[manufacturing]], [[product lifecycle management]], maintenance, [[logistics]], and [[Supply chain management|supply chain planning and execution]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dalmia |first1=Sanjay |title=Financial supply chain |date=2008 |publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill |isbn=9780070656666}}</ref>

=== Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience (CX) ===

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== NetSuite ==

Acquired by Oracle in 2016, [[NetSuite]] is a cloud-based computing[[enterprise software]] company acquiredthat byprovides Oracleproducts inand 2016services tailored for [[Small and medium-sized enterprises|small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dignan|first=Larry|title=Oracle closes NetSuite deal: Can it expand into midmarket, small enterprise?|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/oracle-closes-netsuite-deal-can-it-expand-into-midmarket-small-enterprise/|access-date=2021-09-10|website=ZDNet|language=en}}</ref> NetSuite is a cloud-based [[enterprise software]] company that provides products and services tailored for [[Small and medium-sized enterprises|small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardy |first=Quentin |date=2014-05-13 |title=NetSuite: Enterprise Software Still Follows a Manufacturing Model |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/13/netsuite-enterprise-software-still-follows-a-manufacturing-model/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=NY Times |language=en}}</ref> This includes support for  [[accounting]] and [[financial management]], [[customer relationship management]], [[Field inventory management|inventory management]] , [[human capital management]], [[payroll]], procurement, [[project management]] and [[e-commerce]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardy |first=Quentin |date=2012-05-15 |title=NetSuite Moves to 'Commerce as a Service' |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/netsuite-moves-to-ecommerce-as-a-service/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=NY Times |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, NetSuite moved onto Oracle Cloud.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Condon |first=Stephanie |title=NetSuite moves to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/netsuite-moves-to-oracle-cloud-infrastructure/ |access-date=2021-09-10 |website=ZDNet |language=en}}</ref>

== On-premises applications ==

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*Campus Solutions

Oracle's E-Business Suite (also known as EB-Suite/EBS, eBus or "E-Biz"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oraclehrms.com/Intro|title=Intro to Oracle E-Biz|publisher=Oracle HRMS|access-date=2018-06-25}}</ref>) 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 [[Oracle RDBMS|Oracle relational database management system]] technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B53825_08/current/acrobat/121isgig.pdf|title=Oracle E-Business Suite|date=June 2010|work=Integrated SOA Gateway Implementation Guide|publisher=Oracle|access-date=2013-10-07}}</ref> The E-Business Suite contains several [[product line]]s often known by short acronyms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/036047.htm|title=Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1|publisher=Oracle|access-date=2013-10-07}}</ref>

Significant technologies incorporated into the applications include the [[Oracle database]] technologies, (engines for RDBMS, [[PL/SQL]], Java, .NET, HTML and XML), the "technology stack" ([[Oracle Forms|Oracle Forms Server]], [[Oracle Reports|Oracle Reports Server]], [[Apache Web Server]], [[Oracle Discoverer]], [[Jinitiator]] and [[Sun Microsystems|Sun]]'s [[Java (programming language)|Java]]).

It makes the following enterprise applications available as part of Oracle eBusiness Suite: