CRN Network, January 20, 2012, 1330 hrs
Oracle India sees rapid momentum in the government sector, with governments and its agencies investing in Oracle technology and solutions.
According to the company, with Oracle iGovernment, Oracle has emerged as a key partner for various e-governance initiatives in India. More than 20 states already use Oracle to offer citizen services.
In the last one year, Oracle has been awarded multiple contracts from various government departments and agencies to modernize their IT infrastructure, increase efficiency and transparency and transform service delivery. These include tax, treasury, defense, utilities/ smart cities, municipalities, road transport and railways, and police among others.
Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC), Commercial Tax Dept (Govt. of Rajasthan), Chennai Metro Water, Center for eGovernance (Govt. of Karnataka), Delhi State Spatial Infrastructure (DSSDI), Assam PWD, West Bengal Central School Service Commission, RajComp Information Services, Mishra Dhatu Nigam (MIDHANI), Haryana Treasury, Kalyan Dombivili Municipal Corporation, Indian Railways, Dept. of IT and Communication (Govt. of Rajasthan), Indian Institute of Management (Lucknow), Assam University have all selected Oracle iGovernment to serve citizens and businesses in India.
Oracle also offers its solutions as a software-as-a-service (Saas) through Oracle On Demand. Oracle on Demand customers have reduced their TCO by 30 to 80 percent, but for most governments this would not be the only decision criteria to invest in Saas as security concerns and interoperability with legacy systems from other government departments would also be taken into consideration. Oracle’s data center in Austin has separate zones devoted to government customers and is capable of meeting a range of federal legislative and executive mandates, and directives that relate to the hosting access, management, operations, maintenance, control, protection, and integral of government information.
“As our governments aggressively look at modernizing their IT infrastructures and speeding up delivery of services to citizens and businesses, there will continue to be high demand for innovative and intelligent solutions,” said Sunil Jose, Vice President, Applications, Oracle India.
“Oracle iGovernment provides an innovative technology foundation that allows governments to improve efficiency, reduce costs, increase transparency, and become more responsive to current and future mandates. Many government agencies are already in the process of transforming their computing systems to better serve citizens,” said Ashish Gupta, Director, Government-Education Applications, Oracle India. |