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AUSTIN, Texas , May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Health Information Network Inc., a subsidiary of Oracle Health, is now a candidate Qualified Health Information Network® (QHIN™) as a part of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement™ (TEFCA™). With this achievement, it will now begin the pre-production testing and project plan completion phase of the onboarding and designation process.

Oracle Utilities tops the Leaderboard, demonstrating its ability to rapidly innovate and scale critical capabilities at utilities around the world AUSTIN, Texas , May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As power demand and energy costs continue to rise, home energy management (HEM) technologies are growing increasingly critical to keeping electricity affordable and the grid stable in crucial moments. Citing Oracle's superior strategic execution, advanced solutions, and ability to serve utilities globally at scale, Guidehouse Research named Oracle Utilities the top provider in its 2025 Home Energy Management Systems report.1 Read the full report here.

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ServiceNow NOW and Oracle ORCL are helping enterprises in digital transformation through their respective cloud-supported solutions. Digital transformation offers a massive growth opportunity, driven by the growing adoption of cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI).

Oracle's strength lies in its legacy database business, benefiting from high switching costs and multi-cloud integration despite competitive pressures from hyperscalers and cloud-native competitors. Recent earnings showed a 6% revenue growth to $14.13 billion, with core EPS missing estimates slightly. But operating margins improved to 30.8%. Oracle's push toward AI and cloud services justifies its higher valuation, with EBITDA expected to grow 16.2% annually and significant free cash flow growth anticipated from FY25 to FY27.

New AI capabilities in the Oracle Utilities Customer Platform help call centers better manage volume and quickly deliver smart, personalized assistance PHOENIX , May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovate UtilityCX -- Today, Oracle announced new AI-powered call summarization and tagging capabilities in the Oracle Utilities Customer Platform, bringing intelligent automation to utility call centers. By helping reduce manual work, these innovations are expected to empower agents to focus on delivering fast issue resolution, personalized service, and real human connection at scale.

Comprehensive services enable financial institutions to accelerate digital transformation, enhance portfolio performance, and improve borrower experiences NEW YORK , May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle CloudWorld Tour -- Empowering retail financial institutions to modernize their lending operations, Oracle today announced new cloud services – Oracle Banking Retail Lending Servicing Cloud Service and Oracle Banking Collections Cloud Service. Available now, this new technology offering makes it faster and easier for financial institutions to reduce risk while delivering compelling new services and pricing options to customers, optimizing loan servicing, and streamlining collections.

Nation's sixth largest county moves finance and HR to Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications to standardize processes, expand insights, and increase efficiency AUSTIN, Texas and SANTA ANA, Calif. , May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The County of Orange (Orange County), California has selected Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to help it provide outstanding, cost-effective regional public services that support its mission to create a safe, healthy, and fulfilling place to live, work, and play.

ARMONK, N.Y. , May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) is working with Oracle to bring the power of watsonx, IBM's flagship portfolio of AI products, to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).