Oracle announced the general availability of Oracle’s Demantra 7.1.1 yesterday, expanding on its industry leading demand management functionality Oracle obtained through its acquisition of Demantra. With Release 7.1.1, Demantra also becomes part of the Advanced Planning solution within the Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, giving companies the ability to accurately predict demand, shape profitability for their products and proactively manage complex global supply chains.

The Oracle Applications User Group has just formed a new Special Interest Group (SIG) to meet the needs of Demantra Demand Management users. I spoke to Jim Wilson, the SIG chairperson, this week about this group…