Oracle Launches E-Business Suite Release 12.2; AST Ready as Part of 12.2 Early Adopter Program

SAN FRANCISCO - Sept. 23, 2013 - PRLog -- Oracle Corporation today announced the release of Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2, a release that introduces online patching, exploits the latest, cutting-edge features of the Oracle platform, and provides cross-industry enhancements spanning key business applications.

Since early 2013, AST Corporation has participated in the R12.2 Early Adopter Program as a select Oracle Partner and E-Business Suite implementer.  With a 17‐year track record of consistent, high quality delivery of Oracle E‐Business Suite solutions – including the first national implementation of E-Business Suite R12 – AST was a natural choice to be selected for the program.

E-Business Suite 12.2 contains new online patching to support high availability and dramatically reduces planned downtime.  Oracle’s integrated technology stack, Fusion Middleware, improves the scalability and performance of applications, and enhancements are included in the areas of: Financials, Payroll, Time & Labor, Contract Lifecycle Management, Projects, Purchasing, Supplier Management, and Supply Chain Management.

Find more information on AST’s E-Business Suite services and experience at www.astcorporation.com.

AST Corporation is a Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork.

About Oracle PartnerNetwork

Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success. Visit www.oracle.com/partners.

About AST Corporation

Established in 1995, AST Corporation is a Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), Specialized Oracle E-Business Suite systems integrator, an Oracle University training and delivery partner, and a certified Oracle Cloud Services implementation provider. AST offers professional consulting services to Oracle Applications users and serves industry-leading organizations in: municipal, state and federal government; public transportation; airport and seaport; K-12 and secondary education; utilities/energy; manufacturing; insurance; retailing; telecommunications. Clients look to AST Corporation for leadership and assistance in business process redesign, project management, systems integration, systems administration and training.

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