A Would-Be Contender in Utilities: Oracle Buys SPL WorldGroup

My strategy team colleague, Kosin Huang, went on a tear today and posted 3 times to her blog, after somewhat of a blogging hiatus. In one of today's posts, she looks at Oracle's recent acquisition of SPL WorldGroup.


Why purchase SPL? Oracle's rationale was the following:

1. Penetrate an industry where SAP is the clear leader. With SAP in a strong #1 position (over 800 utility customers & 300 CIS customers), Oracle saw an opportunity to buy a foothold in a market where it lacked presence.
2. Existing Oracle utility products were weak or functionality was missing

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