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<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Exhibit 10.13</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 9pt">&#091;LETTERHEAD OF ORACLE
CORPORATION&#093;



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">September&nbsp;7, 2004



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><U><B>BY COURIER ONLY</B></U>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Mr.&nbsp;Juergen Rottler



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Dear Juergen,


<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are pleased to offer you the position of Executive Vice President of
Outsourcing with Oracle Corporation. You will report directly to Oracle&#146;s
Chief Executive Officer, and will have end-to-end business responsibility for
the Oracle On Demand Division. We offer you starting compensation at the
monthly rate of $50,000 (equivalent to an annual rate of $600,000).</DIV>


<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You will receive a one-time $500,000 sign-on bonus following your start
date, which will vest over a two-year period, at the rate of 1/24th for each
full month of employment. In the event that you do not remain at Oracle for
two years, you will be required to repay the unvested portion of your sign-on
bonus (except as provided below). Oracle also agrees to reimburse you in an
amount of up to $10,000 for legal services incurred by you in connection with
review of your employment terms and related tax advice.</DIV>


<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For fiscal year 2005, you will have a discretionary bonus target of 100%
of your base salary. Your fiscal year 2005 bonus will be calculated such that,
for each percentage of growth in bookings over the prior fiscal year&#146;s
installed base, you will be paid an equal percentage of your salary as bonus.
A discretionary bonus is typically paid within ten weeks of the close of a
fiscal year based upon annual targets set at the start of each fiscal year.
Even if you do not meet all annual targets for the payment of the discretionary
bonus, you will be paid a cash lump sum bonus of not less than $600,000 (not
prorated), provided you are employed on the date of payment. In Oracle&#146;s
fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, you will participate in Oracle&#146;s Executive
Bonus Plan.</DIV>



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Mr.&nbsp;Juergen Rottler<BR>
September&nbsp;7, 2004<BR>
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<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After you join Oracle, a proposal will be submitted to the Oracle Board of
Directors requesting approval to grant you an option to purchase 800,000 shares
of common stock. The option will be &#147;non-qualified,&#148; which generally means
that you will have taxable income at the time of its exercise. The option
exercise price will be the fair market value in effect when the option is
granted, as determined by the Board. The option will be issued under a written
agreement and will be subject to compliance with all applicable securities
regulations. As long as you remain continuously employed by Oracle, you will
be eligible to exercise your right to purchase one quarter of the option shares
per year, beginning one year after the Board grants your option, subject to the
terms of your written option agreement. You should consult your personal tax
advisor if you have questions regarding the stock option grant.</DIV>


<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you are involuntarily terminated from Oracle without cause, you will
execute a full release of claims and, in exchange, receive: (a)&nbsp;a lump sum cash
payment equal to twelve months&#146; base salary, (b)&nbsp;your pro-rated bonus for the
applicable fiscal year, (c)&nbsp;forgiveness of the repayment of the sign-on bonus
not yet vested, and (d)&nbsp;twelve months of COBRA coverage, subject to approval by
the Compensation Committee of Oracle&#146;s Board of Directors.</DIV>


<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To accept this offer, please sign the Employment Agreement (be sure to
confirm your intended start date), the Proprietary Information Agreement and
all other documents required, which were sent to you under separate cover, and
return them to Oracle in the enclosed envelope. Employment and employee
benefits can only begin after you have signed these documents and they have
been received by our Employee Service Center. If you have any questions
regarding these documents, please feel free to call our Employee Service Center
at (888)&nbsp;404-2494.</DIV>


<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you have any questions regarding the conditions of your offer, please
feel free to call me at (714)&nbsp;444-8334. This offer remains open until
September&nbsp;17, 2004. We look forward to having you begin work with us.</DIV>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Employment Agreement &#038; Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate</B>


<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">Please read this Agreement carefully before you agree to its terms by signing
it. You may wish to consult an attorney prior to signing the Agreement. The
Agreement sets forth certain important benefits, terms and conditions related
to your employment with Oracle. It also sets forth the mutual agreement
between you and Oracle to arbitrate any dispute or claim arising out of or
related to your Oracle employment and to waive all rights to a trial or hearing
before a court or jury.</DIV>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><U>Proprietary Information</U>


<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">Oracle&#146;s proprietary rights and confidential information are among the
company&#146;s most important assets. In addition to signing this Agreement as a
condition of employment, you also must sign the Proprietary Information
Agreement included in the New Employee Packet.</DIV>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><U>Oracle Policies</U>


<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">Your adherence to the Oracle Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, set forth in
a booklet included in the New Employee Packet, is vital to Oracle and to your
success at Oracle. When you sign this Agreement, you are agreeing to
thoroughly familiarize yourself with the Oracle Code of Ethics and Business
Conduct and you are agreeing to abide by it. You also agree to take Oracle&#146;s
Ethics and Business Conduct course, available on-line through Oracle&#146;s
intranet. In addition, when you sign this Agreement, you are acknowledging
that you have read the letter addressing Oracle&#146;s Safety Program highlights
included in the New Employee Packet. The Oracle Code of Ethics and Business
Conduct and the Oracle Employee Handbook are on the Oracle intranet and
accessible to all employees. You agree, after beginning employment, to access
the Employee Handbook and thoroughly familiarize yourself with Oracle policies
and to abide by them. Additionally, from time to time, Oracle will communicate
important information about its policies by way of electronic mail notification
and/or the Oracle intranet. By signing this agreement, you agree to thoroughly
review these policy communications and to abide by them.</DIV>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><U>Employment Eligibility</U>


<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">In order to comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the
federal government requires the company to examine documents which prove your
legal right to work in the United States. Please see the Verification of
Eligibility for Employment information which also is a part of the New Employee
Packet.</DIV>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><U>Benefits</U>


<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">Oracle offers its employees a comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and
disability insurance package through Oracleflex, a flexible benefits program.
Oracleflex may require employee contributions. The company also offers
benefits including a 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan, an Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, a Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan and an Educational
Reimbursement Plan. The details of these plans are included in the New
Employee Packet and/or are available on the Oracle intranet. You understand
that you must make your Oracleflex benefits elections within the limited time
period set forth in the communication accompanying your personal identification
number that you will receive after beginning employment.</DIV>


<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">By signing this Agreement, you authorize Oracle to deduct from your
compensation any and all contributions associated with your elections under
Oracleflex, the Oracle 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, the Oracle Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, or any other benefit offered by Oracle in which you
participate and for which an employee contribution is required.</DIV>



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<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">Your starting compensation, position and other terms and conditions
related to your employment are set forth in the offer letter you received. By
signing this Agreement, you also are agreeing to the terms and conditions set
forth in the offer letter. Oral or written representations contradicting or
supplementing the terms of the offer letter are not valid.</DIV>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><U>At-Will Employment</U>


<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">Employment at Oracle is at-will. The company makes no express or implied
commitment that your employment will have a minimum or fixed term, that Oracle
may take adverse employment action only for cause or that your employment is
terminable only for cause. Either you or Oracle may terminate the employment
relationship at any time for any reason. Additionally, Oracle may take any
other employment action at any time for any reason. No one at Oracle may make,
unless specifically authorized in writing by Oracle&#146;s Board of Directors, any
promise, express or implied, that employment is for any fixed term or that
cause is required for the termination of or change in the employment
relationship.</DIV>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><U>Equal Employment Opportunity and Escalation Process</U>


<P align="left"><DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">Oracle believes that all employees should be treated fairly and equitably in
conformance with its Equal Employment Opportunity policies. We take personnel
action without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, marital status,
age, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Our commitment to these
policies applies to every phase of the employment relationship, and we make
every effort to comply with these policies. If, however, you feel you have not
been treated fairly in some way in your Oracle employment, you agree, before
taking any other action, to make a written complaint to a Director of the Human
Resources Department and to allow individuals within the Department a
reasonable period of time in which to investigate and informally attempt to
resolve your issues.</DIV>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><U><B>Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate</B></U>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">You and Oracle understand and agree that any existing or future dispute or
claim arising out of or related to your Oracle employment, or the termination
of that employment, will be resolved by final and binding arbitration and that
no other forum for dispute resolution will be available to either party, except
as to those claims identified below. The decision of the arbitrator shall be
final and binding on both you and Oracle and it shall be enforceable by any
court having proper jurisdiction.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to the Federal
Arbitration Act, and in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution
of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association or the
Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedures adopted by Judicial Arbitration &#038;
Mediation Services (&#147;JAMS&#148;). The arbitrator will have all the powers a judge
would have in dealing with any question or dispute that may arise before,
during and after the arbitration.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Claims Not Covered</B></U>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Claims for benefits under the workers&#146; compensation, unemployment insurance and
state disability insurance laws are not covered by this Arbitration Agreement.
Additionally, claims by you or by Oracle for temporary restraining orders or
preliminary injunctions (&#147;temporary equitable relief&#148;) in cases in which such
temporary equitable relief would be otherwise authorized by law are not covered
by this Arbitration Agreement. In such cases where temporary equitable relief
is sought, the trial on the merits of the action will occur in front of, and
will be decided by, the arbitrator, who will have the same ability to order
legal or equitable remedies as could a court of general jurisdiction.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Costs</B></U>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Oracle agrees to bear the costs of the arbitrator&#146;s fee and all other
costs related to the arbitration, assuming such costs are not expenses that you
would be required to bear if you were bringing the action in a court of law.
You and Oracle shall each bear your own attorneys&#146; fees incurred in connection
with the arbitration, and the arbitrator will not have authority to award
attorneys&#146; fees unless a statute at issue in the dispute or other appropriate
law authorizes the award of attorneys&#146; fees to the prevailing party, in which
case the arbitrator shall have the authority to make an award of attorneys&#146;
fees as permitted by the applicable statute or law.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Consideration</B></U>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">You understand and acknowledge that you are offered employment in
consideration of your promise to arbitrate claims. In addition, the promises
by Oracle and by you to resolve claims by arbitration in accordance with the
provisions of this Arbitration Agreement, rather than through the courts,
provide consideration for each other.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Knowing and Voluntary Agreement; Complete Agreement</B></U>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">You understand and agree that you have been advised to consult with an attorney
of your own choosing before signing this Employment Agreement &#038; Mutual
Agreement to Arbitrate, and you have had an opportunity to do so.



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    <TD><B>YOU FURTHER UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT &#038; MUTUAL AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATIE CAREFULLY. BY SIGNING IT, YOU
ARE EXPRESSLY WAIVING ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL OR HEARING BEFORE A
COURT OR JURY OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES AND CLAIMS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION
UNDER THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT WHICH CLAIMS YOU MAY NOW OR IN THE FUTURE
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">This Arbitration Agreement contains the complete agreement between Oracle and
you regarding the subject of arbitration and alternate dispute resolution, and
supersedes any and all prior written, oral, or other types of representations
and agreements between Oracle and you, if any.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><U>Severability</U>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">If any portion of this Employment Agreement &#038; Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate
shall, for any reason, be held invalid or unenforceable, or contrary to public
policy or any law, the remainder of the Agreement shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, but shall remain in full force and effect, as
if the invalid or unenforceable term or portion thereof had not existed within
this Agreement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><U>Modification</U>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">This Employment Agreement &#038; Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate may be modified only
in a writing, expressly referencing this Agreement and you by full name, signed
by you and Oracle&#146;s Board of Directors.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">By signing below you are agreeing that you have read and understood every
provision of this Agreement and that, in consideration for your employment at
Oracle, you agree to abide by its terms.


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