Provides Oracle Customers with Prescriptive Path for Incorporating Pricing Power
HOUSTON, April 25, 2011 – PROS (NYSE: PRO), the world leader in business-to-business pricing and revenue management software, and a gold-level member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork, today announced it has earned Oracle Validated Integration for the Oracle eBusiness Suite (eBS). PROS and eBS achieve data-level integration through the Oracle Data Integrator component of Oracle Fusion Middleware. Customers can be assured of reduced risks and a lower total cost of ownership as they implement new pricing solutions on their Oracle ERP platforms. The PROS Pricing Solution Suite (PPSS) provides companies with the power of prescriptive pricing that enables them to improve revenue and profitability; defend and grow market share; and improve business agility.
To achieve Oracle Validated Integration, PROS demonstrated it meets rigorous and stringent requirements, including proof-of-concept methodologies, technical reviews and testing procedures. PROS has also joined the Oracle Multi-Vendor Support Program (MVSP), an alliance of Oracle vendors that provides coordinated support between Oracle and its partners. Customers can be assured that technical issues are managed in an agreed-upon and timely fashion.
“The vast majority of our customers are Fortune-class enterprises that rely upon ERP solutions to manage their businesses and streamline critical processes,” said PROS Senior Vice President of Products Oscar Moreno. “As these companies embark on pricing initiatives, they recognize the optimal approach is to leverage their ERP investment with best-of-breed pricing technologies. We’ve been a long-time Oracle Partner, and today’s validation provides our customers with an added measure of assurance that their implementations will be successful. This validation reduces risk, simplifies updates and lowers ownership costs, all of which help customers achieve sustained bottom-line profitability.”
The Oracle Validated Integration represents another element of the PROS Everywhere strategy that provides customers with the tools for integrating PROS pricing solutions into their existing systems. Additionally, by investing in partnerships with leading technology companies – including SAP, Microsoft, BigMachines and salesforce.com – PROS demonstrates its commitment to serving its customers by delivering better, more complete solutions.