Linux selected as platform for Oracle E-Business Suite

The Samim Group, an Abu Dhabi-based trading group, has selected Linux as the deployment platform for Oracle E-Business Suite which will centralise and streamline the company's financial systems and distribution activities.

The automation initiative includes Oracle Purchasing, Oracle Order Management, Oracle Inventory, Oracle Financials, Oracle Manufacturing, and Oracle HRMS, creating cross-functional synergies and greater financial visibility across its different lines of business.

The group intends to automate its external and internal systems, increasing employee productivity and overall cost control. The company is also deploying Oracle Collaboration Suite on Linux to enhance collaboration between its employees, suppliers, partners and customers via Oracle Collaboration Suite's e-mail, file management and calendaring capabilities.

Samim Group has also selected Oracle Collaboration Suite to create an integrated messaging and collaboration infrastructure to provide e-mail, voice mail, fax, calendaring, and file-sharing capabilities.

The Oracle environment will run on the Linux platform, which Samim Group opted for based on its associated lower total cost of ownership, improved reliability and security.

Reza Alavi, head of strategic planning, Samim Group, stated: "Our organisation required a comprehensive system to help us streamline and integrate the different processes within the group, from order fulfilment to accounting and internal communications. We believe that greater visibility and control will reduce our costs and enable us to increase our level of customer service which, in turn, makes Samim Group a more viable and competitive organisation.

"From a technology perspective, running the Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Collaboration Suite on Linux creates a cost-effective, reliable environment with scalability to expand as our business grows.