DHL is present in over 220 countries and territories across the globe, making it the most

international company in the world. With a workforce exceeding 285,000 employees, we

provide solutions for an almost infinite number of logistics needs. DHL is part of the worlds
leading postal and logistics Group, Deutsche Post DHL and encompasses three divisions: DHL
Express, DHL Global Forwarding, Freight and DHL Supply Chain.

Oracle becomes global partner of the DHL

Innovation Initiative
Information technology and logistics industries share
knowledge; DHL uses Oracle Fusion Middleware
components for integrating and evaluating AutoID data
Bonn Oct 22, 2009

News Facts
Oracle is now a global technology partner of the DHL Innovation Initiative. The company is
using its technical expertise in processing logistics movement data to support the community of
international companies who are working together.
The DHL Innovation Initiative was conceived in 2007 and has its home at the DHL Innovation
Center. Deutsche Post DHL houses all of its logistics research and development activities under
one roof at a location near Group headquarters in Bonn.
A central point of the relationship is the use of data from AutoID systems such as radio
frequency identification (RFID) and sensors. The automatic acquisition of information, with the
help of Oracle capabilities, will be integrated into DHLs logistics management and information
systems. This will lay the foundation for new logistics services and notification systems.
Entertainment electronics, automotive and trade are the preferred target industries for the newly
developed services.
Within the framework of the DHL Innovation Initiative, experts from the fields of technology,
industry and science are developing innovative logistics solutions for future customer needs
together with DHL. Members of the Innovation Initiative are contributing their innovative
technologies to practical research projects and, in return, gaining insights into the logistics
industrys business processes and requirements.

Supporting Quotes
Innovations in the field of logistics information concentrate primarily on generating greater
transparency and improved management of logistics processes, explained Keith Ulrich, head of
Technology and Innovation Management at Deutsche Post DHL. Immense amounts of data
need to be made manageable. Oracle technology helps us to integrate the automatically collected
data into our systems and processes. We are looking forward to working together and the
resulting opportunities, namely being able to offer our customers even better logistics services.
Oracle also attaches great significance to the new partnership. The combination of Oracles
abilities to support efficient and automated supply chains together with DHLs expertise as the
worlds largest logistics provider will enable companies to further optimize their global supply
chains. The partnership offers us many new and sustainable opportunities to develop practical
logistics solutions for the future, said Rick Jewell, senior vice president of Application
Development at Oracle.

Supporting Resources
Oracle Fusion Middleware
Oracle and RFID
Oracle Supply Chain Applications

About DHL
Deutsche Post DHL is the worlds leading postal and logistics services group.
The Deutsche Post and DHL corporate brands offer a one-of-a-kind portfolio of logistics (DHL)
and communication (Deutsche Post) services. The Group offers its customers easy to use
standardized products as well as innovative and tailored solutions from dialog marketing to
industrial supply chains. Over 500,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories
form a global network focused on service, quality and sustainability. The Group accepts its social
responsibility by supporting climate protection, disaster management and education. The Group
generated revenue of more than 54 billion euros in 2008.
The postal service for Germany. The logistics company for the world.

Oracle Innovation Showcase

For more than 32 years, Oracle has been a technology innovator, transforming the way business
is conducted. To learn about Oracles latest technologies and history of innovation, visit the
Innovation Showcase at oracle.com/innovation.

About Oracle
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest business software company. For more
information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.

Trademarks
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trademarks of their respective owners.

DHL launches real-time information to

improve supply chain
Kathleen Hall Wednesday 09 March 2011 13:58

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DHL Supply Chain has launched a live order tracking system (Lots) to deliver real-time
information to its customers.
The web-based Lots tool was developed internally and will enable customers to view order
information over the internet. The project took 12 months to develop and DHL ran a trial in 2010
with some of its multinational customers.

The system has reduced DHL's support costs, as customers can track order delivery without
having to contact the company directly, says Allan Butterworth, vice-president of IT at DHL
Supply Chain's consumer sector division. Using advances in technology is crucial to staying
ahead of the game in the logistics industry, he says.
"Lots is now running with three of our largest customers and we look forward to working with
them to develop the system's capabilities even further," he said.

The system incorporates GPS vehicle mapping to view exact locations. When the vehicle leaves
the depot it uses Geofence GPS tracking to automatically send a message back to DHL's main
database, which then sends a message to the Lots system so the customer can see the delivery is
en route. This process is repeated when the vehicle arrives at its destination.
The system has also significantly improved operational efficiencies, as any discrepancies are
flagged from the time the delivery is made and dealt with immediately, says DHL.