Presentation: "Cox Communications"
Speaker(s): Nancy Patin, Cox Communications

Cox Communications
Cox Communications Inc. ("Cox"), a Fortune 500 company, is a multi-service broadband communications company with approximately 6.7 million total customers in 23 markets, including approximately 6.3 million basic cable subscribers. The nation's third-largest cable television provider, Cox offers digital and analog cable television, featuring advanced services including digital video recording, high-definition television and video-on-demand. Cox provides an array of other communications services including local and long-distance telephone, high-speed Internet service, and home networking. Cox Communications is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc.

Project CornerStone
Project CornerStone is the first phase of a multi-year project to improve Cox's Finance, Supply Chain and Capital Management tools. Over an 18 month period, Cox successfully implemented Oracle 11.5.9 for General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Supply Chain Management, Project Accounting, and Fixed Assets, as well as a number of third party applications, on time and on budget.

In this session, we will discuss the project scope and technical infrastructure, as well as the project team's success factors, challenges, and future.