Oracle Makes Friends, Not Purchases
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on October 23, 2006 at 2:09:54 PM
Unlike Microsoft, Oracle is making partnerships for its business. Oracle wants to have an entire stack for its database.
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Oracle likely still has more acquisitions ahead of it--with people speculating that it could buy business intelligence or open-source companies--but analysts expect the deals to be smaller than the blockbuster Peoplesoft and Siebel deals. Instead of pulling out its checkbook to boost revenue, Oracle is increasingly turning to partners, according to company executives and analysts.