Oracle Targets Telecom Providers

China Martens writes on InfoWorld:

Oracle made another move to target telecommunications providers Tuesday, unveiling plans for a telecom service delivery platform (SDP).

The move comes less than a week after the database and applications vendor announced its intention to buy Portal Software, a maker of billing and revenue management software for the communications and media industries, for $220 million.

Oracle is designing the SDP for use by carriers, network operators, and systems integrators to help them move to SOA (service-oriented architecture), according to a release.

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