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Oracle's crystal ball read 'M&A'

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Published January 16, 2008 at 3:22 PM

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Over the last few years, Oracle Corp. hedged its future on a massive M&A strategy. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company headed by Larry Ellison has spent more than $25 billion for nearly 40 companies over the last couple of years.

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The company, once known as purely a database provider, has expanded through deals to offer customers much more. Here's a list of some of Oracle's most recent acquisitions:

Acquired Agile Software Inc. for $495 million in cash in May 2007.
Purchased meter data management software maker Lodestar Corp. in April 2007. Terms were not disclosed.
Added enterpise resource planning software maker Hyperion Solutions Corp. in March 2007 for $3.3 billion in cash.
Bought an additonal 28.03% stake in Indian financial software firm I-Flex Solutions Ltd. for $1.08 billion in February 2007. The addition raised Oracle's position to 82.9%.
Purchased revenue and operations management software provider SPL WorldGroup Inc. from GFI Energy Ventures LLC for undisclosed terms in November 2006.
Added content management company Stellent Inc. in November 2006 for $440 million in cash.
Added so-called operations support system provider MetaSolv Software Inc. for $219.2 million cash deal in October 2006.
Acquired billing technology company Portal Software Inc. for $220 million in May 2006.
Bought pen-source software firm Sleepycat Software Inc. for undisclosed terms in February 2006.
Purchased PeopleSoft Inc. in December 2004 for $10.3 billion.

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