REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. and TOKYO, March 6, 2002 - Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL), the world's largest enterprise software company, Oracle Corporation Japan (Tokyo Stock Exchange-TSE:4716) and NTT DoCoMo Inc. (TSE:9437; LSE:NDCM; NYSE:DCM), Japan's leading mobile communications operator, today announced their joint intent to collaborate on the technology and development of advanced mobile enterprise solutions. In addition, the companies plan to work together on sales and marketing to promote mobile communications products and services to existing customers, and to explore new market opportunities worldwide.
By making use of NTT DoCoMo's mobile solution technology and experience, and Oracle's industry leading enterprise software, the companies aim to promote the growth of the mobile business market. In particular, the companies plan to leverage NTT DoCoMo's 3G mobile service, dubbed FOMA (Freedom Of Mobile multimedia Access), for crystal-clear voice, high capacity and high-speed data communications, and the mobile, wireless and voice capabilities of Oracle software - including Oracle9i Database with spatial technology, Oracle9i Application Server, Oracle9i Lite and Oracle E-Business Suite - to deliver advanced mobile enterprise solutions.
"Companies today are looking to adopt advanced mobile services that will help them reduce operational costs and improve efficiencies," said Denise Lahey, senior vice president of Oracle's mobile products and services division. "By working with NTT DoCoMo, we can provide customers with higher value mobile services which combine the power of FOMA 3G network technology with the advanced wireless and voice capabilities of Oracle software."
"NTT DoCoMo and Oracle have a common vision for providing enterprise customers with leading-edge mobile multimedia solutions," said Masao Nakamura, executive vice president, Mobile Multimedia Division at NTT DoCoMo. "With the new high speed mobile networks available today, we see unprecedented possibilities for making this vision a reality."
About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company with more than 40 million customers. The company provides a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services. These include
, the world's most popular mobile internet service, which provides e-mail and internet access to over 31 million subscribers, and 
, launched in 2001, the world's first 3G mobile service. In addition to wholly owned subsidiaries in the United States, Europe and Brazil, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic joint ventures and other alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. The company is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM), and New York (DCM) Stock Exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com.
About Oracle
Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.
Trademarks
Oracle is a registered trademark and Oracle9i is a trademark or registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. FOMA is a registered trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan. NTT DoCoMo's FOMA service is only available to subscribers in Japan
By making use of NTT DoCoMo's mobile solution technology and experience, and Oracle's industry leading enterprise software, the companies aim to promote the growth of the mobile business market. In particular, the companies plan to leverage NTT DoCoMo's 3G mobile service, dubbed FOMA (Freedom Of Mobile multimedia Access), for crystal-clear voice, high capacity and high-speed data communications, and the mobile, wireless and voice capabilities of Oracle software - including Oracle9i Database with spatial technology, Oracle9i Application Server, Oracle9i Lite and Oracle E-Business Suite - to deliver advanced mobile enterprise solutions.
"Companies today are looking to adopt advanced mobile services that will help them reduce operational costs and improve efficiencies," said Denise Lahey, senior vice president of Oracle's mobile products and services division. "By working with NTT DoCoMo, we can provide customers with higher value mobile services which combine the power of FOMA 3G network technology with the advanced wireless and voice capabilities of Oracle software."
"NTT DoCoMo and Oracle have a common vision for providing enterprise customers with leading-edge mobile multimedia solutions," said Masao Nakamura, executive vice president, Mobile Multimedia Division at NTT DoCoMo. "With the new high speed mobile networks available today, we see unprecedented possibilities for making this vision a reality."
About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company with more than 40 million customers. The company provides a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services. These include
, the world's most popular mobile internet service, which provides e-mail and internet access to over 31 million subscribers, and , launched in 2001, the world's first 3G mobile service. In addition to wholly owned subsidiaries in the United States, Europe and Brazil, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic joint ventures and other alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. The company is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM), and New York (DCM) Stock Exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com.About Oracle
Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.
Trademarks
Oracle is a registered trademark and Oracle9i is a trademark or registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. FOMA is a registered trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan. NTT DoCoMo's FOMA service is only available to subscribers in Japan
