Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Oracle's packaged software lacking, report says
Oracle's packaged software lacking, report says: "Forrester says that a failure to plug the holes could result in Oracle's losing ground to its chief competitors in the packaged applications market -- IBM, Microsoft and SAP AG. But the analyst firm says plugging the holes should be a simple task, especially compared to the mammoth challenge Oracle has taken on with Fusion, its plan to integrate the spoils of 23 acquisitions into a single architecture.
'Among the competitors, Oracle actually has a pretty good story and a pretty good track record and product set to be considered a consolidations choice,' said Forrester analyst John R. Rymer, one of the report's authors. 'But depending on the requirements, there are always going to be gaps.' "
'Among the competitors, Oracle actually has a pretty good story and a pretty good track record and product set to be considered a consolidations choice,' said Forrester analyst John R. Rymer, one of the report's authors. 'But depending on the requirements, there are always going to be gaps.' "
