Oracle OpenWorld 2008: interRel’s Edward Roske Named an Oracle ACE Director for EPM/BI

Oracle Corporation has awarded Edward Roske, interRel Consulting’s CEO, the rare and prestigious title of Oracle ACE Director, one of only two in the Hyperion community. Known for their strong credentials and as Oracle community enthusiasts and advocates, ACE candidates are nominated by someone within the Oracle community. The nomination is then subjected to rigorous examination by a team of Oracle experts, a process which often takes months and the majority of nominations are rejected.

As an Oracle ACE Director, Edward will work closely with Oracle to evangelize the EPM message. Oracle ACE qualifications include, but are not limited to, technical proficiency recognized throughout the community, Oracle-related blog, published papers/books/articles, and a track record of evangelizing Oracle through multiple public presentations. To qualify as an Oracle ACE Director, one must have a significant track record of major contributions to the community and must make a commitment to further sharing Oracle information and working with the Oracle product teams on future Oracle product releases.

“I am honored to have been chosen to represent the Hyperion space as an Oracle ACE Director,” said Edward Roske. “I am confident that Oracle’s direction for the Hyperion products will offer users incredible enhancements as the recent release of Oracle EPM, Fusion Edition has so clearly demonstrated.” Clearly a lover of all things Hyperion, Edward concluded by saying “The future for Hyperion looks bright as the foundation of Oracle EPM. As an ACE Director, I’ll be honored to share that bright future with users around the world.”

Edward Roske has demonstrated time and again his vast knowledge and experience to the Oracle user community. His willingness to share his expertise and experience through the years has led to hundreds of speaking engagements across the country. Since 1995, he has delivered Hyperion-centric presentations to Oracle and Hyperion sponsored conferences both in the United States and abroad as well Hyperion User Groups from coast to coast. In addition, Edward also hosts several of interRel Consulting’s free weekly webcasts on various Oracle Hyperion topics ranging from offering users tips and tricks on optimizing their current Hyperion products to gaining information on new products or versions. Edward’s “Look Smarter Than You Are” blog offers the Oracle user community insight (with a dose of humor) into his wisdom and commentary on the past, present and future of Oracle’s Hyperion products. He is the president of the ODTUG Hyperion SIG and the Essbase co-domain lead for the OAUG Hyperion SIG.

Edward is also co-author of the first three books ever written on Oracle Essbase including the best selling Essbase book of all-time, “Look Smarter Than You Are with Hyperion Essbase” available at lulu.com and amazon.com.

About interRel Consulting

Founded in 1997 to implement Hyperion and Essbase, interRel Consulting develops Oracle EPM/BI solutions on time, under budget and with total attention to quality. Recent awards interRel has won include Oracle’s 2008 Titan Award for “EPM Solution” of the year, Oracle Titan honorable mention for “Manufacturing Industry Solution” of the year, and an Oracle Excellence award alongside their client, Pearson Education. interRel has recently been cited by Inc. Magazine as being one of the fastest growing companies in America in 2008. For more information, please visit www.interrel.com.

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