What does IBM’s new set of AI agents mean for Oracle Fusion customers and enterprise ERP automation?
IBM Consulting has deepened its collaboration with Oracle by releasing three new AI agents built with Oracle AI Agent Studio for Fusion Applications, now available in the Oracle Fusion Applications AI Agent Marketplace. Announced in October during Oracle AI World 2025, IBM’s agents are positioned to improve efficiency across finance, sales, and procurement, with more HR and supply chain agents on the way through IBM watsonx Orchestrate.
New Agents Built Directly with Oracle AI Agent Studio
The three Oracle-validated agents that IBM has delivered are designed to automate high-volume operational tasks inside Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications. These include an Intercompany Agent for agreement reviews, a Smart Sales Order Entry Agent to speed order creation, and a Requisition to Contract Agent that supports complex purchasing conversions. The agents help improve productivity and agility, and the combined expertise of Oracle and IBM helps clients use AI to drive innovation and create a competitive advantage.
IBM also plans to release additional agents built on watsonx Orchestrate, leveraging its multi-agent orchestration capabilities and Red Hat OpenShift AI foundation. These forthcoming HR and supply chain agents will operate alongside Oracle-native agents, with Orchestrate coordinating work across Oracle and non-Oracle systems. The announcement added that Oracle intends to make IBM’s Granite 4.0 model family available through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Data Science via AI Quick Actions.
The two companies also highlighted a joint study launched at this year’s Oracle AI World examining how autonomous AI is reshaping enterprise operations.
What This Means for ERP Insiders
CIOs and transformation leaders can expect faster cross-platform automation and should prepare for multi-agent governance. For CIOs managing hybrid estates, this announcement signals a shift toward multi-vendor agent ecosystems that must work in harmony. IBM’s watsonx Orchestrate acting as a multi-agent supervisor shows where the market is heading—coordinated, cross-application automation rather than siloed bots. Leaders should begin planning governance models that manage agent behavior across ERP, HR, finance, procurement, and third-party systems.
Manual workflows for operations, finance, and procurement teams are the first to change. The three IBM agents target areas where customers often experience bottlenecks: intercompany accounting, sales-order creation, and converting requisitions into contracts. For finance managers, this means fewer backlogs. Sales operations teams gain faster quote-to-cash throughput, and procurement leaders benefit from automated handoffs. As more watsonx-powered agents arrive, HR and supply chain teams should expect similar automation.
End users should look for validated agents and orchestration capability. As agent marketplaces mature, the differentiators will not be flashy demos but reliability, auditability, and how well agents work together. End users evaluating providers should look for agents validated by the vendor for security and fit, a roadmap that supports multi-agent orchestration, clear alignment with platform-native AI offerings, and a proven ability to automate foundational workflows.
