By adopting Oracle, Mazda is expecting to reduce the costs associated with building and maintaining information systems. It is also expecting to reduce the time it needs to implement and improve productivity, enhance performance and spur profits. After Mazda competitively reviewed the selection process for its IT foundation, it chose Oracle and Oracle Japan solutions including Oracle Applications, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Database 11g and Oracle Exadata Database Machine. The company believes that Oracle will be able to integrate Mazda's global information systems into a complete structure that can rapidly respond to market and operational changes. "Global companies, like Mazda, often face challenges with ever-changing needs of the business and a high demand for an advanced technology infrastructure," says Ed Allen, vice president, automotive, Oracle.