Public Sector uptake of "Packaged Applications"

I work for Oracle Public Sector and the question came up recently with some colleagues about how many customers are using the APEX Packaged Applications. If you are a United States or Canadian Public Sector (Government) customer and are using any of these applications, can you reply to this thread or send an email to [email protected] with any of the info you feel comfortable sharing such as:
<ul>
<li>Customer Name</li>
<li>Application Name</li>
<li>Brief description of how you are using</li>
</ul>
or any other info you feel you want to share. I will not publicize this information without your written permission. If you are interested in sharing your story on OTN, I'm happy to help make that happen as well.
Thanks,
Tyler

Hi All,
I have looked at the Packaged Applications.
I declined to use them because they would require quite a bit of modification to meet my needs.
I find it faster and more reliable to code small utility applications from scratch so that my clients get exactly what they need; no more and no less.
APEX is awesome at pumping out these utility applications quickly and cheaply with acceptable quality.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Patrick Cimolini

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SAP Procurement for Public Sector package

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does anyone have any useful info on what is actually included in the SAP Procurement for Public Sector package?
I've read the solution brief which is really general and doens't actually give any details.
What I'm after is to know which components of SRM are actually included in this licensing package?
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Chris

Hi Chris,
I'm part of the IBU for Public Sector, specializing in the SAP PPS Package.
HIGH-LEVEL PACKAGE CONTENTS (a.k.a. BOM):
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- SAP Document Builder is currently not sold separately.
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CLARIFICATIONS:
NOTE1: product PPS should NOT be referred to as "SAP Government Procurement", which is a retired product name. The term "Government Procurement" today only refers to the technical set of enhancements, and is an internal convention within SAP, so you won't see it referred to normally.
NOTE2: eSourcing is not the same as SRM. eSourcing is not part of PPS, and is not part of the license for PPS. We do not recommend a customer to buy both eSourcing and PPS, since they address different needs and pains. e.g., PPS should be considered when integration with ERP is important.
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Rules prohibit me from typing the address into the answer, but I am the Field Services contact for partners in the Americas for this product so it's appropriate in this case to contact me directly.
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Public Webinar: OPA for Licensing and Permitting Applications in Public Sector

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Hi All,
I have looked at the Packaged Applications.
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I find it faster and more reliable to code small utility applications from scratch so that my clients get exactly what they need; no more and no less.
APEX is awesome at pumping out these utility applications quickly and cheaply with acceptable quality.
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Cheers
Patrick Cimolini

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