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Mythics Gets City Of Virginia Beach Oracle Contract

By TechTaffy Desk

Mythics, an Oracle platinum value-added resale (VAR) product and training partner, has been awarded a contract by the City of Virginia Beach to provide comprehensive architecture, implementation, consulting and operational support services to upgrade Virginia Beach’s Oracle E-Business Suite to Release version 12.1.  The new functionality will increase productivity and helps reduce costs across City business functions.

Under the contract, the Mythics team will support the City in areas including Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 strategic and organizational planning, software installation and integration, development, testing and a production launch of the upgraded system.

You can find more information on the contract here.

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