Oracle Makes A U-Turn At The 'All Things To All People' Exit
P.J. Jakovljevic - September 24, 2001

Event Summary

In a surprising move for many, Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL), the largest database provider and one of the largest providers of software applications for e-business, has reportedly reversed its erstwhile stubborn strategy on avoiding integration of other vendors' software with its 11i E-Business Applications line. In a briefing with InformationWeek in late August, Mark Barrenechea, Oracle senior VP of application development, said integrating the company's applications with others' software has been 'very difficult' and that Oracle was changing its strategy to allow customers to more easily integrate applications from other vendors...