The Triora Group

After all of the buzz in the last year and a half about Fusion Applications it’s interesting that they have disappeared off of the radar at OpenWorld 2008.  The original schedule had the first versions of Fusion Apps appearing in 2008, focusing on Customer Relationship Management capabilities.

Well, that hasn’t happened and now we are seeing literally nothing said about Fusion Applications at this huge event.

What’s up, Oracle?  (no reply…)

My guess is that that the focus is back on pushing customers to R12 instead of giving them the option to wait for the Fusion Apps.  Why this change in focus?  Here’s some additional guesses.

1. Delay problems with the development process

2. Changes in the underlying technology stack of SOA with the BEA purchase which is introducing heavy change into the Fusion Middleware areas

3. Change of focus in the Fusion Apps effort

4. The ongoing confusion about the word Fusion (is it a bird, a plane, an application?)

Those are the facts for now, Fusion Apps is making a no-show at Open World 2008.

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