Oracle Inc. has appointed Intercomp Marketing Limited as a distribution partner in Malta, it was announced last month.

"This new addition to our portfolio is a significant step forward for us and is part of Intercomp's overall group strategy to increase its focus and presence in the large enterprise and SME solutions sector," Intercomp managing director Christopher Briffa said, expressing his delight at the appointment at the signing ceremony.

"We are excited to work with Oracle to bring additional, enterprise-class solutions to the market. Our partnership with Oracle is directly aimed at helping our customers achieve business operational efficiency without sacrificing any aspect of their business.

"These customers chose Intercomp for its strong reputation in the market to deliver on service, for their IT needs, as well as for its delivery capabilities with best-of-breed offerings, such as Oracle, coupled with other IT leading technology offerings present in our portfolio."

Commenting on Intercomp's appointment, Kevin Attard, business development manager for Oracle in Malta, said: "The appointment of Intercomp is in line with Oracle's Partner Programme strategy for Malta, and in tandem with the market forces that foresees an increasing amount of interest in Oracle-based solutions locally.

"We will be working closely with our newly appointed partner and, coupled with their vast experience and our own expertise, we are confident that we will be able to meet the growing needs of local customers and their business prospects."

Targeting large to medium-size enterprises and Internet commerce-focused companies, Intercomp, together with Oracle, plan to promote actively the availability of Oracle solutions by deploying combined solutions internally.

They will also be jointly marketing the availability of the products to enterprise and SME users, which represent the economy's backbone, both locally and abroad. The importance of the sector is reinforced by the fact that many of the top companies rely on SMEs as they represent important links in the supply chain.