Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Cash-Rich Oracle Scoops Up Bargains in Recession Spree - WSJ.com

A timely Oracle strategy snapshot in the WSJ; see the full article for more details

The software giant completed 10 acquisitions in the past year, ranging from a maker of insurance-policy-writing tools, to a designer of "plan-o-gram" software used by stores to maximize their use of shelf space. This month it bought mValent Inc., a tiny maker of software that helps configure other software.

These deals, whose terms haven't been reported previously, put Oracle in a small club of cash-rich companies bargain-hunting amid the worst economy in a generation. It's a buyer's market: As traditional sources of investment and cash get scarcer -- including, of course, paying customers -- even some companies with high-quality products have turned into desperate sellers.

Cash-Rich Oracle Scoops Up Bargains in Recession Spree - WSJ.com

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