Oracle應(yīng)用系統(tǒng)發(fā)展勢頭強(qiáng)勁

1、附件九：Oraclle應(yīng)用系系統(tǒng)發(fā)展勢勢頭強(qiáng)勁主要競爭對對手業(yè)績不不佳，999年13季度度軟件銷售售額增長率率（同比上上年）如下下：99年第一一季度99年第二二季度99年第三三季度Oraclle5%28%11%PeoplleSofft-44%-61%-67%SAP-8%-15%-26%競爭對手業(yè)業(yè)績不佳的的主要原因因是：向e-buusineess方向向轉(zhuǎn)變太慢慢銷售隊伍嚴(yán)嚴(yán)重流失在客戶關(guān)系系管理領(lǐng)域域（CRMM）落后處在產(chǎn)品轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)型階段風(fēng)風(fēng)險大分析家們對對它們近期期前景亦不不看好（詳細(xì)內(nèi)容容請參閱下下面文章）-Both SAP and PSFTT madde diisapppointting p

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7、hhermoore, anallystss exppresssed cconceern wwith the funddamenntal trennd offSAPss deccreassing highh-marrgin liceense reveenue couppled withh theeirincreeasinng loow-maarginn connsultting reveenue. Thhe coonsennsus folllowinngmanaggemennts commmentss wass preedomiinanttly ccharaacterrizedd as caut

8、tiousslyuncerrtainn, wiith nno cllearlly avvailaable cataalystt to geneeratee neaar-teerminterrest in tthe sstockk.PSFTs reeportted QQ3 reesultts weere iin liine wwith the receent ddownwwardllyrevissed gguidaance giveen inn thee Commpanyys OOctobber 111thpre-rreleaase. Liccensee revvenuee forr thee

9、quaarterr wass dowwn 677% yeear ooveryear, witth maanageementt atttribuutingg thee shoortfaall tto thhecontiinuedd sofft deemandd forr PSFFTs coree bacck-offficee appplicaationns,especciallly inn thee U.SS. maarkettplacce. Two noteed cooncerrnsamongg a nnumbeer off anaalystts inncludde isssuess surr

10、rounndingg PSFFTs lackk ofcompeetitiiveneess iin a shifft too a ee-bussinesss drrivennmarkeetplaace aas weell aas PSSFTss inaabiliity tto reetainn tallenteed inndiviidualls.The hhard-to-aansweer quuestiion rremaiins tthe ttiminng foor apotenntiall reccoverry ass PSFFT shhiftss itss prooductt basse t

11、oowardds e-busiinessssoluttionss andd eveentuaally inteegrattes ffrontt-offfice suppplierrVantiive. Anaalystts ccurreent eexpecctatiions are for somee reccoverry beeginnningin eaarly 20000, buut accknowwledgge thhat ttranssitioon riisksremaiin, aand ccautiion iinvesstorss thaat itt is safeer too rem

12、main on tthesidelliness in the nearr-terrm. Overrall, thee anaalystts ssentiimentt towwardssPSFT was simiilar to tthat of SSAP - yoouree behhind the timees annd haavequitee a wway tto caatch up! As a reesultt, neeitheer reepressentss athreaat too ORCCL inn thee forreseeeablee futture.Summaary oof Re

13、esultts:ERP llicennse rrevennue ccompaarisoon: YoYY purre liicensse grrowthh: CYY Q1 CCYQ2 CCYQ3ORCL 5% 28% 11%PSFT (44%) (61%) (677%)SAP (8%) (155%) (226%)SAP OOperaatingg Marrgin: 7.33% vss 19.3% iin Q3398Peopllesofft Opperatting Marggin: 1.55% vss 18.6% iin Q3398Analyyst QQuotees:- Neiil Heermann

14、, Saalomoon Smmith BarnneyWhille, iin ouur viiew, the macrroecoonomiic ennviroonmennt foor thhe ERRP pllayerrsmay hhave stoppped gettting worsse, SSAP hhas ssome workk to do rregarrdingg itss mySSAP aand IInterrnet inittiatiives. Thhereffore, we are incllinedd to beliieve thatt thiis maay noot bee t

15、hee lasst diisapppointting earnningss annnounccemennt beeforee thee commpanyy emeergess from the foreest.- Devvika Maliik, JJ.P. MorgganWe tthinkk thaat SAAPs weakk thiird-qquartter rresullts aare ddue tto twwo faactorrs:(1.) baseed onn ourr onggoingg disscusssionss witth CIIOs(headd of IT), we beli

16、ieve thatt commpaniies aare ccomplletinng thheir Y2Kremeddiatiion wwork and new projjectss willl noot sttart untiilfourtth-quuarteer 19999 aat thhe eaarlieest; and (2.) we feell thaat thhere is aalsoa prooductt traansittion issuue. SAP launnchedd mySSAP.ccom iinmid-SSepteemberr andd ordders for SAPs

17、 R33 prooductts wiill pprobaably sufffer aascustoomerss revview the neweer innternnet eenablledsoluttion.- Steeve PPalfrrey, BernnsteiinWe ccontiinue to ssee eevideence in tthe mmarkeet thhe PSSFT iis haavingg to fighhtconceerns in tthe mmarkeet abbout its longg terrm sttrenggth. Webelieeve tthat to

18、 rregaiin itts moomenttum iin thhe maarkettplacce, PPSFT needds toofocuss it enerrgy oon a few vertticall marrketss wheere iit caandiffeerenttiatee itsself fromm ORCCL annd SAAP. We ccontiinue to rrate PeoppleSooftmarkeet peerforrm. UUntill PeoopleSSoft showws siigns thatt itcan rregaiin thhe maarkett shaare iit haas loost tthis yearr andd beaat esstimaates in2000, it is uunlikkely to ooutpeerforrm. Howeever, givven tthelow eexpecctatiions for liceense growwth iin thhe neear tterm, siggnifiicanttdownsside to tthe