DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - June 3, 2010) - Dean Evans & Associates, maker of the EMS software line, today announced that it has achieved Gold Partner status in the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN). By attaining Gold Level membership, Oracle has recognized DEA for its commitment to helping higher education institutions become more efficient and responsive to higher education users' needs.
The combination of EMS -- a comprehensive suite of facilities management, event scheduling, calendaring, web-based surveys and registration creation -- and Oracle software creates a collaborative environment, bringing the resources of two forward-thinking technology companies together. DEA's academic scheduling capability includes a two-way interface with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Oracle's student information system for higher education.
"Becoming an Oracle Gold Partner establishes Dean Evans & Associates as a leader in the higher education arena for scheduling and calendaring solutions. We continue to work with the most relevant technologies in our efforts to further increase the value EMS solutions give to our customers," said Tim Campbell, DEA's global channel and partner relations manager. "This commitment will allow us to make the relationship between Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise and EMS solutions even more cohesive."
With its Gold status, Dean Evans & Associates receives the benefit of being able to start developing specializations that will allow them to grow their business, increase their expertise, reach higher levels of customer retention, and create differentiation in the marketplace. Gold members also become eligible to resell all Oracle Technology products and can apply to resell Oracle Applications and Industry Solutions. In addition, they receive access to Oracle account representatives and My Oracle Support updates for all products, discounts on training, limited free assessment/exam vouchers, reduced rates on the purchase of Oracle licenses for internal use, discounts on advanced customer services and more. For more information about the benefits of becoming an Oracle Gold level partner, please visit: http://www.oracle.com/us/partnerships/index.htm
About Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success. To find out more visit http://www.oracle.com/partners.
About Dean Evans & Associates, Inc.
Founded in 1986 and based in Denver, Dean Evans & Associates offers a line of sophisticated software systems for a wide variety of tasks including: meeting and event scheduling, resource management, academic scheduling, shared workspace management (office "hoteling"), web calendaring and online registration and surveys. More than 3,900 organizations rely on EMS software. Detailed product information is available at www.dea.com. Or contact the company at 800-440-3994 ext. 863 or sales@dea.com.
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Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. EMS and the EMS logo are registered trademarks of Dean Evans & Associates, Inc.
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