SkillBuilders Gives Hometown Companies an Edge with New Oracle ® Enterprise Software Offerings

SOUTH KINGSTOWN , RI – December 6, 2006 – SkillBuilders has added Oracle to its solutions base, taking its position as the first Rhode Island-based VAR to provide Oracle Software, training and consulting services to Rhode Island . Now local corporations, small and large alike, can tap into the same benefits realized by SkillBuilders’ national and international Fortune 1000 clients:

25 Years of Experience

With an average of over 25 years experience in consulting and training, SkillBuilders’ Oracle experts are well equipped to navigate customers through their biggest Oracle Software challenges. These include onsite or remote DBA services; database and application tuning; Oracle installations and upgrades; backup/recovery strategies; Oracle architecture and design; streamline SQL Server migrations; and staff training and mentoring. Hometown access to this know-how gives companies in the Rhode Island region a more nimble and powerful execution of their IT resources.

Health-Check Analyses

SkillBuilders can uncover duplicate licenses or other excessive and unnecessary costs by performing health checks on a client’s current software licensing terrain. In many of these cases, companies have taken wrong turns in deciding which edition or what options and features to include in their license and support contracts. These wrong turns often drain resources that could be freed up for investments in other areas. SkillBuilders can decipher the most cost-effective acquisition of Oracle licenses and software, weeding out unnecessary expenses and helping local customers meet their needs with a smaller, smarter investment.

An Independent Voice

SkillBuilders is bringing another “first” to the region – the desire to share knowledge and enable customers to operate with a truly independent voice. While other VARs tend to take proprietary control over the work to maximize their billable hours, SkillBuilders is dedicated to educating a staff’s on-site experts so they can make the most out of the Oracle Software they have purchased. This is how SkillBuilders has accumulated such an extensive list of long-standing customers and solid, unsolicited references.

According to SkillBuilders President Dave Anderson, the company’s unique, customer-centric approach is bringing a refreshing alternative to the region’s conventional sources for Oracle Software:

“By focusing our energy on experience, cost-efficiency and customer enablement, we are bringing a tremendous amount of value to the area,” says Anderson . “Our goal is to not only sell Oracle Software, but more importantly to leave our customers with a higher degree of confidence and technical proficiency to make better decisions, operate more efficiently, and achieve the highest return on their Oracle Software investment.”

About SkillBuilders

Based in South Kingstown , RI , SkillBuilders has been providing enterprise IT software training and consulting since 1985. SkillBuilders experts use a customer-centric approach with a keen focus on customization and knowledge transfer, top-quality courseware, a thorough course customization process and exemplary customer service for its clients at the local, national and international levels.  Visit http://www.skillbuilders.com to learn more about SkillBuilders or contact Gary Belke, tel: 888.803.5607 ext. 13, gary@skillbuilders.com.