Oracle's business is information — how to manage it, use it, share it, protect it. For nearly three decades, Oracle has provided the software and services that let organisations get the most up-to-date and accurate information from their business systems. With total revenues in FY06 of $14.8 billion, operating in over 145 countries and employing just over 55,000 employees worldwide – you will be working with some of the most talented individuals in the industry.
We don’t just supply technology either; we pioneer it. We were the first software company to develop and deploy 100% internet-enabled enterprise software across our entire product line – database, business applications, application development and decision support tools. Like so many of the ideas we’ve come up with, it’s since become industry-standard.
Our culture
Oracle is a company that doesn’t necessarily reflect its heritage or its size. Because we are always innovating and developing new and better ideas, working here often feels like you’re part of an entrepreneurial start-up – there’s the feeling that anything’s possible. Even the design of our offices reflects our open management structure and clarity of thinking. Of course, the advantage is that we also have the resources to see your ideas through and turn them into something concrete.Our history
Almost thirty years ago, Larry Ellison saw an opportunity other companies missed when he came across a description of a working prototype for a relational database and discovered that no company had committed to commercialising the technology. Ellison and his co-founders, Bob Miner and Ed Oates, realised there was tremendous business potential in the relational database model. What they might not have realised was that they were about to change the face of business computing forever.Today, Oracle is still at the head of the pack. Oracle technology can be found in nearly every industry around the world and in the offices of 98 of the Fortune 100 companies. Oracle is the first software company to develop and deploy 100 percent internet-enabled enterprise software across its entire product line: database, business applications, and application development and decision support tools. It is the world's leading supplier of software for information management, and the world's second largest independent software company.
Oracle has always been an innovative company. It was one of the first companies to make its business applications available through the internet. Today, everyone works that way. Now Oracle is committed to making sure that all of its software is designed to work together – the suite approach – and other companies, analysts, and the press are beginning to acknowledge that Oracle is right. What's in store for tomorrow? We will continue to innovate and to lead the industry, while always making sure that we're focused on solving the problems of the customers who rely on our software.
"I admire risk takers. I like leaders - people who do things before they become fashionable or popular. I find that kind of integrity inspirational."
Lawrence J. Ellison | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer 2003
Here are 10 good reasons why Oracle should be high on your list when you’re applying for jobs:
1. Cutting-edge technology
Oracle technology is shaping the way entire industries develop. Few other companies have the capability or the resources to develop products from concept stage in this way.
2. Innovation
Whatever the next big thing is, you will be involved in making it happen – we have a history of finding entirely new ways for technology and business to work together.
3. Global reach
It doesn’t get much more global than 50,000 staff in over 145 countries.
4. Market leaders
Like many of our customers, we lead our market and set the standards that everyone else aspires to.
5. Incredible growth
Despite a tough market, we remain on target for fantastic growth in the next three years. Our size, stability and ambition are unparalleled.
6. Flexible benefits
You can adapt your rewards to put the emphasis on car, healthcare, pension, holiday and/or add to your salary.
7. Top clients
Our customers range from the largest FORTUNE 500 companies to small, rapidly growing innovators – all have made the decision to invest in being at the forefront of technology development.
8. Prestige
We have a hugely marketable brand-name that will stand you in very good stead for your career.
9. Working environment
Ours is an innovative, lively and fun environment where ambition and commitment will get you far.
10. Ongoing personal development
We support our employees to acheive their goals, offering a comprehensive range of both technical and soft skills training and development.
