Former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka Joins Oracle's Board Of Directors

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Before starting Vianai Systems, Mr Sikka was a top executive at tech companies SAP and Infosys.Redwood Shores (California): Cloud giant
Oracle has named ex-Infosys CEO and founder and CEO of the AI company Vianai Systems, Vishal Sikka, to its Board of Directors.Before
starting Vianai Systems, Mr Sikka was a top executive at tech companies SAP and Infosys."Vishal clearly understands how Oracle's Gen2
Cloud Infrastructure, Autonomous Database and Applications come together in the Oracle Cloud to help our customers drive business value and
adapt to change," Oracle CEO Safra Catz said in a statement late Monday.For years, the Oracle Database has been the heartbeat and life-blood
of every large and significant organization in the world."Today, Oracle is the only one of the big four cloud companies that offers both
Enterprise Application Suites and Secure Infrastructure technologies in a single unified cloud," said Mr Sikka.According to him, Oracle's
unique position in both applications and infrastructure paves the way for enormous innovation and growth in the times ahead.Oracle Chairman
and CTO Larry Ellison said Mr Sikka is one of the world's leading experts in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning."These AI
technologies are key foundational elements of the Oracle Cloud's Autonomous Infrastructure and Intelligent Applications," said Mr
Ellison.Oracle recently lost its long-serving Co-CEO Mark Hurd owing to an illness.