"We plan to introuduce a new curriculum in three to six months time aimed at moulding business technologists who can fill the gaps that exists in e-business field," Andrew Killen, vice-president (education) Oracle Asia Pacific, told PTI.

"The programme is in its initial stage and we are sure of introducing it by first quarter of 2000," Andrew said, adding that the curriculum is targeting industry and corporate segment in the initial phase. He said the company, being the second largest software company and the largest information management solution providers, would design the new course to enable technologists to understand more of the business stand point of e-commerce.

According to him, the need for Oracle certified professionals are of great demand in the IT arena and more than 75 per cent of those registered from India has so far successfully completed the course to become Oracle Certified Professionals.