Oracle Corporation - ORCL- Profile

Oracle Corporation. The Group's principal activities are to develop, manufacture, market, distribute and service computer software. The Group operates in five business segments: Software Licenses, License Updates & Product Support, Consulting, On Demand and Education. Software Licenses include the licensing of database technology software and applications software. Software License Updates provide customers with rights to unspecified software product upgrades and maintenance releases. On Demand, assist customers in configuration and performance analysis, personalized support and annual on-site technical services. Education segment provides media-based, instructor-led and Internet-based training to customers to use the products. During fiscal 2006, the Group acquired TimesTen, Inc., Innobase OY, G-Log, Thor Technologies, OctetString, interest in i-flex solutions and Siebel Systems, Inc. License Updates accounted for 48% of fiscal 2006 revenues; Software License, 34%; Consulting, 14%; On Demand, 2% & Education, 2%