'I'll bet that Oracle is not farming out any of the database internals work
to these off shore sources.'

> They are , infact 60% of 9i Suite was developed by Oracle IDC
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Oracle India Private Ltd., a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation, the largest provider of software for e-business has its head office
in New Delhi. It markets the complete range of Oracle products and services through its offices in Bangalore, Calcutta, Chennai,
Hyderabad, Mumbai, and New Delhi and also through its partners in India under the Oracle Alliance program. Oracle India's National
Support Center at Bangalore, a part of Oracle's worldwide support network, provides world-class technical support to all its
customers in India under the Technical Support Services program. Oracle's India Development Centers are based in Hyderabad and
Bangalore and are part of Oracle Corporation's world-class product development facility. Oracle School of Advanced Technology is
also a part of the IIIT Center at Hyderabad.

Oracle India, with its commitment to building business value for Indian customers, is uniquely positioned to participate in India's
exciting process of infrastructure development. In its endeavor, Oracle is today working in partnership with leading players in the
key areas of Telecommunications, Banking, Insurance, Manufacturing and Utilities in both Government and Private sectors.

Oracle's India operations have been divided into two main categories, the India sales and marketing function and global services.
The latter is further divided into three main parts that include the Oracle Software Services that provides consulting to clients,
the India Development Center (IDC), for product development and the Global Support Center, for product support. These global
operations employ thousands of professionals, and constitute the largest manpower pool by a factor of scale compared to other global
software companies - another indicator of Oracle's commitment to value add to Indian infrastructure and economy. These professionals
function out of Bangalore and Hyderabad. Many of the professionals provide support and consulting services to Oracle's clients the
world over, and many are also into hardcore product development, both for applications and technology.
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Regards

Ankur Shah
Oracle DBA
DHR-GA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Cross" <[Email Address Removed] "LazyDBA.com Discussion" <[Email Address Removed] Wednesday, July 31, 2002 6:21 PM
Subject: FW: Oracle Job Situation


| This from Kelly.....
|
| Also another interesting comment from the US.....
|
| 'I'll bet that Oracle is not farming out any of the database internals work
| to these off shore sources.'
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: Kelly Grigg [mailto:[Email Address Removed] Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 7:15 AM
| To: Greg Cross
| Subject: Re: Oracle Job Situation
|
|
| This sucks...
|
| Maybe the US should start taxing based companies based on how many of their
| employees are IN this country and are citizens...give tax breaks for US
| friendly...taxes on non-US friendly...
|
| It is nothing more that getting cheap labor...plenty of intellectuals here
| to do the work...and need it...
|
| Kelly
|

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