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Technology Stocks : Oracle Corporation (ORCL)
ORCL 217.60+1.5%Dec 5 9:30 AM EST
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To: MeDroogies who wrote (9450)1/31/1999 6:40:00 PM
From: lml  Read Replies (1) of 19080
 
I agree with John. ORCL is not inclined to acquire competitors, or more appropriately, competing technology, unless the technology fits into overall ORCL's product solution.

This was the case when they acquired Treasury Services Corporation (TSC) in 1997. TSC offered ORCL the opportunity to incorporate into its product solution TSC's primary product, Treasury Services Evaluation and Reporting System (TSER).

TSER included solutions for asset/liability management; funds transfer pricing and performance reporting; budgeting and forecasting; acquisition valuation and analysis; interest rate risk management; target marketing and campaign management; strategic market analysis; customer relationship management; and customer profitability analysis.

As you can surmise the acquired technology fit well into the ORCL product solution. Generally, competing technology does not. ORCL prefers to build their own core franchise rather than acquire competing technology that more likely than is not necessarily congruent with nascent ORCL technology. Problems merging the two undoubtedly arise.

IFMX's acquisition of Illustra is a perfect case example. Look what happened. Its a risky strategy to pursue. The strategy may have merit when the acquiring company finds itself in a desperate situation. ORCL is in no position that it needs to take such risk. JMO.
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