TUSC announced its 2008 results in the North America Oracle Partner Leadership Program. Already well recognized for its technical prowess, TUSC unveiled results exceeding the top quartile average of integrators across 12 character-related categories.

Conducted on Oracle's behalf by CMI, the independent OPLP survey helps partners gain visibility into how their firm compares to the overall population of the North America partners in the Oracle PartnerNetwork, to the Oracle PartnerNetwork population by business model (ISV, SI, Reseller) and to 1000 non-Oracle high tech respondents from past surveys done across the industry.

According to OPLP results, key qualities in which TUSC excelled included integrity, courage and flexibility.

"We're delighted the Oracle Partner Leadership Program quantified the human side of our business. We are an organization of character," said Barry Wiebe, senior vice president, North American Sales, for TUSC. "We bring integrity into the marketplace, and we back our convictions with the right resources to make our clients successful. We know that regardless of how good each person is in their respective role in our company, their integrity will always be our greatest asset. We are extremely conscious of this reality throughout our hiring process."

Other TUSC attributes receiving notably high marks in the Oracle Partner Leadership Program included leadership, sales acumen, dependability, respect for others and effective communication skills. These scores are consistent with TUSC's corporate philosophy "to make a difference -- on many levels -- in the communities it serves."

Oracle introduced the North America Oracle Partner Leadership Program at Oracle OpenWorld in November 2007. By participating in the Oracle Partner Leadership Program, Oracle partners such as TUSC have the opportunity to obtain a clear profile of their firm's leadership and sales readiness, a vital component to providing the right solutions in today's dynamic marketplace.

"The response to the Oracle Partner Leadership Program has been quite positive -- especially among many of our strategic partners," said Glen Frank, vice president, Partner Marketing, Oracle. "TUSC's results speak for themselves. They indicate the firm is poised to deliver high-impact solutions for its customers. We're pleased with the leadership traits the TUSC organization has demonstrated, and we value their proactive support in piloting this strategic leadership initiative."