Over the past several years, controversy slander, slander envy, schaden freude almost go hand in hand with the development of ORACLE. Advisory body to research company AMR's report in his once declared that "with the best words to hear descriptions, ORACLE application software history is also full of twists and turns. The company has a tradition: the software sold to early buyers, rely on them to shed the blood, sweat and tears to fill the hole in the products so that they are reliable. " However, despite this, interestingly, most clients still believe that ORACLE can eventually resolve their problems, while complaining about discontent loudly protested, but time and again willing to give the opportunity to ORACLE. This is perhaps another reflection of ORACLE ERP products have great vitality.
In May 2002, the software giant Microsoft, following more than a year ago to 1.1 billion U.S. dollars acquisition of a U.S. financial software company in the local medium-sized so, on 1.3 billion dollar acquisition of European small-scale enterprise application software vendor Navision, in the overall size is said to there are hundreds of billions of dollars of the giant enterprise application software market share. Some media even reported that "Microsoft's acquisition of European ERP company's goals directed at SAP". Navision now have definite market, reportedly gave its UFIDA, Nelson Tec very troubling. The product is small and exquisite, but though small, but still can not install directly using (a sense of fun can be sent for those who try). But it must be of such a similar "toys" the general product challenges SAP / ORACLE, then I am afraid that the media on hearsay evidence, exaggerating.
In 2003, ORACLE launch of EBS Special Edition (special edition), contains only FI, INV, PO, OM, product shape and strategy, and SAP, similar to the A1. It was during this year, ORACLE in JDE and Peoplesoft vying process, performed a "mantis catching cicadas, oriole in the post-" play, finally in 2004 to 10.3 billion dollars in costs to be Peoplesoft and JDE together in a pocket. At this point, ORACLE and SAP share in the ERP market as a whole further narrow the gap, as Peoplesoft and JDE was ranked the world's third and fourth. Although at the time, many people suspect that ORACLE would be indigestion, boomerang, but time has shown, ORACLE had the last laugh.
In 2004, ORACLE launch of On Demand Business services, the business three years after the fact, that is, suddenly became very hot in the country's so-called SaaS. In recent years, SaaS or "software as a service" concept in the country have been pushed to a sort of "myth" of the stage, a time of domestic ERP vendors vied with each other, as if it is the "savior", I really do not know if this is good or bad.
In 2005, ORACLE to 5.85 billion dollars the cost of acquisition Sieble. Sieble most famous product is CRM, study Tracing the source of the product can be traced back to early in their internal use of ORACLE as a "telephone sales management system." Returning to their roots, Sieble of history as if turning a circle, back to square one.
In 2006, ORACLE issued "Applications Unlimited" product strategy, vowed to acquisition of a bunch of products (JDE / Peoplesoft / Sieble, etc.) and its own product "Fusion" together. Norri, regardless of the letter of the jump. For the past use of these products or to rely on these products for companies and individuals to make a living, it seems that should be a rainy day, as early preparation.
In 2007, ORACLE released EBS R12. EBS at this point already contains more than 300 highly integrated modules, covering nearly the manufacturing, commerce, finance, services, government, utilities, etc. all walks of life all applications. In the past have seen a ORACLE statement: R12 will be the last version of the EBS. Sleeve ORACLR do not know what is the medicine? In the same year, ORACLE 3.3 billion dollars the cost of acquisition of well-known performance management software, Hyperion, nearly 500 million U.S. dollars the cost of acquisition of well-known product life-cycle management software, Agile.
In 2008, ORACLE provide Sieble CRM On Demand service. In the same year, ORACLE cost of 85 billion U.S. dollars acquisition of middleware vendor BEA.
In 2009, ORACLE announced the availability of Sourcing on demand partner program to their own unique way are in full swing once again intervene in the SAAS market (but I view, this seems a bit upset of the mean). Subsequently, ORACLE announced a 7.4 billion dollar acquisition of SUN, the industry has once again been shaken. Had a joke of a question and answer.
Q: What is the difference God and Larry Ellison?
A: God does not think he's Larry Ellison. If the ORACLE acquisition SUN success, from the operating system, database, middleware, application software, from the bottom to the top, from hardware to software, ORACLE whole package, Ellison unified rivers and lakes, it seems you really want to become a God! |
