Following the acquisition of PeopleSoft and Siebel Systems, software giant Oracle became the proud owner of four ERP and three CRM product lines, all originally developed on different platforms and having different tooling to manage configuration and implementation.

Against this background, customers have understandably been asking what happens next, and specifically what Oracle will be doing to ensure that past investments are protected and incremental value continues to be delivered. Oracle's answer is its Fusion Applications strategy, but are customers convinced?