REDWOOD SHORES, CA, Jan 09, 2013 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL)
News Facts
-- The American Red Cross has implemented Oracle's ATG Web Commerce
solutions, components of Oracle Commerce, to improve personalization
and drive donations in support of its humanitarian services and
programs through an improved customer experience on redcross.org.
-- Red Cross deployed ATG Web Commerce to replace several hundred local
Web sites with a single, standardized site that provides a better
customer experience, reduces overall expenses and at the same time
allows regional organizations to shape information and address local
needs.
Delivering During a Crisis
-- In the days following Hurricane Sandy, Red Cross relied heavily on its
new Web site so people could get regional updates, find local
shelters, donate money and volunteer for disaster relief efforts.
-- During the Hurricane Sandy telethon on NBC, the Red Cross site handled
peak volumes of more than 500,000 page requests per minute, 75,000
concurrent credit card users, and 22 financial transactions per second
with 100 percent uptime.
-- The ATG Web Commerce platform enables Red Cross to deliver information
based on a visitor's location, so the organization was able to target
content. That means that people in affected areas saw shelter and
services updates while those coming to the site from outside the
Sandy-impacted area could quickly find ways to volunteer, give blood,
or make financial donations.
Helping to Mobilize the Power of Volunteers and Donors
-- Volunteers and donors engage with the Red Cross in many different
ways; the new site provides patrons with a consolidated view of their
involvement, including volunteer work, monetary contributions, blood
donations, online CPR courses and merchandise purchases.
-- The charitable organization -- which responds to roughly 70,000
disasters per year, helping millions of people in need -- uses ATG Web
Commerce On Demand to contain costs while having the infrastructure
required to handle extreme increases in traffic during domestic and
international disasters.
-- Red Cross also uses ATG Web Commerce Service Center to make it easier
to relay vital information gathered locally during disasters and
respond faster to volunteer and donor inquiries.
-- Empathy Lab and McFadyen Consulting Group, both Gold level partners in
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), worked with Red Cross on the new Web
site.
Supporting Quotes
-- "We used Oracle's ATG Web Commerce personalization and content
targeting capabilities during our Sandy response to update and make
changes hourly, to keep people informed and make it easier for them to
get help and know how to help," said Craig Oldham, Vice President of
Marketing, Digital Engagement, American Red Cross. "Bringing all of
the touchpoints onto a single platform makes it possible for us to
offer users a personalized, consistent experience while reducing
overall costs. We are using ATG Web Commerce to streamline how we
engage and interact with donors, volunteers, course-takers and
supporters."
-- "Oracle's ATG Web Commerce has enabled us to standardize and simplify
e-commerce operations, improve security and compliance, handle a
disaster-related surge in activity, and provide new and better ways to
connect with and to serve individuals and communities," said Suzanne
Hall, Vice President of Information Technology, Multi Channel Commerce
and Security, American Red Cross.
-- "By standardizing on Oracle's ATG Web Commerce, the American Red Cross
is equipping its teams to connect more effectively and efficiently
with key audiences while making it easier for people to get involved,"
said Mike Webster, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle
Retail. "When you centralize commerce operations and deploy the right
tools, you also improve the ability to make the end user's experience
more personally relevant, satisfying and productive."
Supporting Resources
-- About The American Red Cross -- About Oracle ATG Web Commerce -- Oracle Retail on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube -- Oracle Insight-Driven Retailing Blog -- Oracle Retail in the News -- Oracle Retail Asset and Centralized Knowledge Portal -- Complete Commerce Blog -- @OracleCommerce
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