Oracle's Fusion project leaves users confused

Awareness of Oracle's Fusion plans for its acquired business applications is low among its UK customers

Miles: Fusion confusion is a cause of concern

Oracle's long-running Fusion Applications project has yet to make an impression on its user base, according to new research released this week to coincide with this year's UK Oracle User Group (OUG) Conference.

Of the 500-plus users surveyed, more than half said they were unaware of the project, which aims to integrate technologies from PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Siebel Systems using open standards.

Of those that were aware, 68 percent said they were not considering an upgrade to Fusion, however chairman of the user association, Ronan Miles, said that that was because Fusion will not be fully available until 2008.

"More of a concern to me personally is why half of the user community seems to be unaware of it," he explained. "This is something the user group will seek to pedal harder on [to raise awareness] in the future."