Cash-Rich Oracle Scoops Up Bargains in Recession Spree

February 17, 2009

While most American corporations pinch pennies, Oracle Corp. is quietly going on a shopping spree.

The software giant completed 10 acquisitions in the past year, ranging from a maker of insurance-policy-writing tools, to a designer of "plan-o-gram" software used by stores to maximize their use of shelf space. This month it bought mValent Inc., a tiny maker of software that helps configure other software.

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