2007
Agile
May—The combination of Oracle and Agile will create a best-in-class, integrated enterprise-wide PLM solution.AppForge
April—Oracle’s acquisition of the intellectual property assets of AppForge extends Oracle’s mobile applications product strategy.Bharosa
July—The combination of Oracle and Bharosa will deliver the next generation of adaptive, risk-based access management.Bridgestream
September—The addition of Bridgestream extends Oracle’s Identity Management Suite with automated enterprise role management.Hyperion
March—The combination of Oracle and Hyperion will deliver the most complete, integrated end-to-end enterprise performance management system.Interlace Systems
October—The combination of Interlace Systems’ technology and Oracle’s Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) System is expected to enable fast and collaborative decision making by integrating functional operational and financial planning systems.LODESTAR
April—With the addition of LODESTAR, Oracle extends its Oracle Utilities applications suite with the addition of leading meter data management and energy operation solutions.LogicalApps
October—Oracle’s acquisition of LogicalApps will strengthen its GRC application suite by integrating real-time policy enforcement for critical business processes.Netsure Telecom Limited
September—The acquisition of Netsure extends the Oracle Communications application product suite to include business intelligence and analytics for the network domain.Tangosol
March—The combination of Oracle and Tangosol will create the first integrated platform that enables extreme transaction processing.
2006
360Commerce
January—The combination of Oracle and 360Commerce brings together the best merchandising, supply chain, and optimization solutions, from the enterprise to the store.Demantra
June—The combination of Oracle and Demantra sets the new standard in today’s demand-driven planning solutions.HotSip
February—With the addition of HotSip, Oracle will build on its leadership in middleware and in carrier-grade communications infrastructures.MetaSolv Software
October—The combination of Oracle and MetaSolv Software will deliver a leading end-to-end packaged software solution addressing the key business processes of the communications industry.Net4Call
April—Oracle plans to continue to support and develop Net4Call’s products within its new roadmap for a comprehensive, standards-based Service Delivery Platform (SDP) for the telecommunications industry.Portal Software
April—The combination of Oracle and Portal Software will deliver the first end-to-end packaged enterprise software suite for the communications industry.Siebel
January—Siebel CRM, Oracle ERP, Oracle Fusion Middleware, and Oracle 10g Database combine to form a complete, world-class set of customer-centric, information age applications. Together we are a stronger, more strategic partner, with complementary resources and maximum deployment flexibility.Sigma Dynamics
August—With the asset purchase of Sigma Dynamics technology, and in combination with Oracle Business Intelligence Suite and Oracle Fusion Middleware, businesses will be able to leverage the insight contained in both historical and real-time data sources to drive better decisions in practically any situation.Sleepycat
February—With its acquisition of Sleepycat, a privately held supplier of open source database software for developers of embedded applications, Oracle now offers a broader range of embedded database technologies for customers.SPL WorldGroup
November—The combination of Oracle and SPL will deliver the most complete, integrated end-to-end packaged solution to meet the unique needs of the utilities industry.Stellent
November—The combination of Oracle and Stellent will complement and extend Oracle’s existing content management solution portfolio.Sunopsis
October—With the addition of Sunopsis, Oracle expands Oracle Fusion Middleware with high-performance, next-generation data integration capabilities.Telephony@Work
June—With its acquistion of Telephony@Work, Oracle will become the first CRM applications provider to unify IP-based contact center technology and CRM software to deliver a complete “customer to agent” experience.
2005
Context Media
July—Oracle’s acquistion of certain assets of Context Media, a leading provider of enterprise content integration (ECI) software, will extend Oracle Fusion Middleware and complement the enterprise content management (ECM) capabilities in Oracle Collaboration Suite.G-Log
September—With the acquisition of G-Log, Oracle plans to offer customers the first complete, information-driven Logistics Hub solution for global supply chain and logistics management.i-flex
August—Oracle’s commitment to the business-critical functions of the banking industry is the foundation of the Oracle/i-flex agreement. By aligning the talents of both organizations, we will be better able to address the evolving needs of the banking industry.Innobase
October—With the acquisition of Innobase, a developer of discrete transactional open source database technology, InnoDB, Oracle plans to increase support for open source software.Oblix
March—The strength of Oblix’s leading identity management solutions combined with Oracle’s worldwide software and services business will give customers an unprecedented ability to build identity into their software infrastructure and applications.OctetString
November—The combination of Oracle and OctetString brings the industry’s leading virtual directory solution into a suite of best-in-class identity and access management offerings.PeopleSoft
January—The combination of Oracle and PeopleSoft brings together the best and brightest talent in the enterprise software industry. We plan to accelerate innovation and offer customers a superior solution at a lower price.ProfitLogic
July—The combination of Oracle, ProfitLogic, and Retek will create the retail industry’s most comprehesive software solution, helping create tightly integrated, customer- insight-driven retail enterprises.Retek
April—The combination of Oracle and Retek will provide a comprehensive retail solution that includes back-office functionality for finance and human resources and extends to planning, merchandising, supply chain, and retail channels.TempoSoft
December—With the acquisition of the former TempoSoft Workforce Management application and related intellectual property, Oracle offers customers a complete suite for managing time and labor, absences, and scheduling to meet a forecasted workload demand.Thor Technologies
November—The combination of Oracle and Thor brings the industry’s leading enterprise-wide user provisioning solution into a suite of best-in-class identity and access management offerings.TimesTen
June—The combination of Oracle and TimesTen will provide the products, expertise and resources to satisfy the growing demands of real-time industries and the evolution of the Real-Time Enterprise.TripleHop
June—Oracle’s acquisition of certain assets of TripleHop Technologies, Inc., a provider of context-sensitive enterprise search products and technology, will extend Oracle’s development of comprehensive enterprise search.
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