Oracle recognises customers' outstanding achievements with awards for IT excellence

The event was supported by Information Technology Authority Oman.

The Oracle CIO Executive Summit, themed 'Strategize, Transform, Execute' brought together industry visionaries, business leaders and Oracle executives to focus on the opportunities for IT to help transform organisations to achieve their strategic goals.

Sergio Giacoletto, Executive Vice President, Oracle Europe, Middle East & Africa addressed the distinguished gathering on Oracle's software strategy, the latest technological innovations, and the benefits they offered to industries in the Middle East. He also outlined the main challenges facing CIOs in many countries, namely IT skills availability, ROI and the infrastructure demands presented by diversified economies.

The honoured guest speaker was Dr. Salim Al-Ruzaiqi, CEO, Information Technology Authority, whose keynote focused taking Oman into a new era via the eOman initiative which embodies the vision of the Sultanate, to transform the Sultanate of Oman into a sustainable Knowledge Society through ICT, to enhance government services, enrich businesses and empower individuals.

Other speakers included Husam Dajani, Senior Vice President of Oracle Middle East and Africa, and senior Oracle experts such as Ed Abbo, Senior Vice President, Applications Development, Oracle Corporation, who gave in-depth presentations on identifying the best-in-class approaches to information and technology.

A highlight of the Oracle Executive CIO Summit was the Oracle CIO Awards for IT Excellence for outstanding achievements and contributions by Oracle Middle Eastern customers. Winners included:

o The E-Services Excellence Award - Muscat Municipality for the provision of excellent IT-enabled solutions for better public services.

o The E-Government Excellence Award: Leadership & Professionalism - Ministry of Civil Services, Oman, for utilizing ICT & e-Government services to improve social inclusion and improve lives on a large or national scale.

o The Innovation in Strategy Award - Information Technology Authority (ITA), Oman, for implementing innovative strategies which have delivered above-average results in improved services, transformed processes & results, increased effectiveness.

o The Business Excellence Award - MB Petroleum, Oman, for transforming information assets and driving better results with latest technology.


Sergio Giacoletto, Executive Vice President, Oracle Europe, Middle East and Africa, said:

"Oracle has been present for over twenty years in the Middle East region, and it has been my pleasure to present these Awards to customers in both the public and private sectors who are truly transforming their organizations using innovative technologies. Today, technology is a key part of any forward-thinking organization's growth strategy and I applaud our customers in the Middle East who are putting it at the top of their agenda for success."

"Since the Diwan of His Majesty of Sultanate of Oman standardized on Oracle in the nineteen-eighties, Oracle has witnessed a huge growth in IT usage in Oman where Oracle products enjoy extensive adoption in many government and private organizations. We're very pleased with the level of participation, support, and enthusiasm we received from the Omani government and the private sector, and chose Oman for this event to demonstrate our commitment to the region and to the Sultanate of Oman. Organizations in the Middle East are extremely receptive to adopting leading-edge solutions and are pioneering some of the best practice implementations,"said Husam Dajani, Senior Vice President, Oracle Middle East & Africa.