The CAB was formed in order to provide in order to provide a single voice to both Microsoft and Oracle from customers that are running Oracle Applications on Microsoft platforms.

“Through this vehicle, the customer advisory board can inform both companies about the real issues that customers face when running Microsoft and Oracle Products together. The CAB has received assurances from both Microsoft and Oracle that they support a combined Microsoft/Oracle environment and will continue to do so in the future. Thus far, we’ve been pleased with the responsiveness of both organizations to the issues raised by the CAB. We are happy to see that Microsoft is devoting additional resources as a direct response to the CAB feedback”, Steve Canter, CIO, Berlin Packaging (PeopleSoft on SQL Server customer)

The CAB is self-governed by customer members who decide the charter, agenda for bi-annual meetings and necessary sub committees.

The CAB Scorecard is a prioritized list of items that are determined to be important to customers running Oracle Applications with Microsoft Platforms. Current prioritized items on scorecard –

• Joint Customer Support

• Application Compatibility

• Microsoft Office Interoperability