Stock Report: Oracle Corp. (ORCL) Report Updated: Nov 16, 2009  |  Print This Page

Oracle Corporation, an enterprise software company, engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, servicing, and marketing of database, middleware, and application software worldwide. The company’s New Software Licenses segment provides licenses for database and middleware software, including database management, application server, business intelligence, identification and access management, content management, portal and user interaction, data integration, and development tools; and applications software that offers enterprise information for customer relationship management, financials, human resources, maintenance management, manufacturing, marketing, order fulfillment, product lifecycle management, enterprise project portfolio management, procurement, sales, services, enterprise resource planning, and supply chain planning. Its Software License Updates and Products Support segment offers rights to unspecified software product upgrades and maintenance releases, and Internet access to technical content, as well as Internet and telephone access to technical support personnel. The company’s Consulting segment provides services in the areas of business strategy and analysis, business process simplification, and solutions integration, and the upgrade of software products. Its On Demand segment offers software and hardware management, and maintenance services for its software products; and lifecycle management services, database and application management services, industry-specific solution support centers, and remote and on-site expert services. The company’s Education segment provides instructor-led, media-based, and Internet-based training in the use of software products. It distributes its products and services to resellers, system integrators/implementers, consultants, education providers, Internet service providers, network integrators, and independent software vendors. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.