<s>
Primavera	B-Application
is	O
an	O
enterprise	O
project	O
portfolio	O
management	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
project	O
management	O
,	O
scheduling	O
,	O
risk	O
analysis	O
,	O
opportunity	O
management	O
,	O
resource	O
management	O
,	O
collaboration	O
and	O
control	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
integrates	O
with	O
other	O
enterprise	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Oracle	B-Application
and	O
SAP	B-Application
’s	I-Application
ERP	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primavera	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
1983	O
by	O
Primavera	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
Inc	O
.	O
which	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Oracle	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primavera	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1983	O
by	O
Joel	O
Koppelman	O
and	O
Dick	O
Faris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2008	O
Primavera	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
supported	O
long-established	O
products	O
-	O
P3	O
and	O
Sure-Trak	O
-	O
and	O
the	O
newer	O
P6	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
40%	O
of	O
general	O
contractors	O
with	O
an	O
annual	O
revenue	O
of	O
$5M	O
to	O
$10M	O
used	O
Primavera	B-Application
P3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Primavera	B-Application
Project	I-Application
Planner	I-Application
DOS	O
core	O
launched	O
in	O
1983	O
and	O
the	O
P3	O
Windows	O
interface	O
launched	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
27-year	O
version	O
life	O
,	O
Oracle	B-Application
ceased	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
P3	O
and	O
SureTrak	O
versions	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Primavera	B-Application
P6	I-Application
EPPM	O
Upgrade	O
Release	O
8.2	O
added	O
capabilities	O
for	O
governance	O
,	O
project-team	O
participation	O
,	O
and	O
project	O
visibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
PPM	O
was	O
introduced	O
through	O
Primavera	B-Application
’s	O
P6	O
Team	O
Member	O
for	O
iPhone	O
and	O
Team	O
Member	O
Web	O
Interface	O
,	O
to	O
streamline	O
communications	O
between	O
project	O
team	O
members	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Primavera	B-Application
P6	I-Application
Analytics	O
Release	O
2.0	O
gained	O
new	O
enterprise-reporting	O
tools	O
and	O
dashboards	B-Protocol
for	O
monitoring	O
and	O
analyzing	O
performance	O
data	O
,	O
including	O
geospatial	B-General_Concept
analysis	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Organizations	O
could	O
also	O
investigate	O
comparative	O
trends	O
and	O
cause-and-effect	O
in	O
multiple	O
projects	O
with	O
Primavera	B-Application
Contract	O
Management	O
Release	O
14	O
as	O
it	O
included	O
the	O
report-writing	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Oracle	B-Application
Business	I-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
Publisher	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
Oracle	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
8.4	O
of	O
Primavera	B-Application
P6	I-Application
Enterprise	O
Project	O
Portfolio	O
Management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
incorporated	O
material	O
from	O
Oracle	B-Application
's	O
acquisitions	O
of	O
Skire	O
and	O
Instantis	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primavera	B-Application
has	O
been	O
targeted	O
by	O
extortionists	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
efficiently	O
compromise	O
digital	O
business	O
assets	O
through	O
fixable	O
software	O
security	O
flaws	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
higher	O
return	O
in	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
ransomware	O
.	O
</s>
