[NEWS] So, #Oracle Wants a Piece of the Hot UC Market? Buys Acme Packet via @evankirstel @philippbohn

Just noticed this morning that Oracle is buying Acme Packet in a move that alerted me (and I suspect  others?) to the fact that Oracle even has a UC offering: Oracle Communications.

From my quick reading it appears that Oracle Communication currently consists of

• Messaging
• Calendaring
• IM/P

http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/communications/unified-communications/overview/index.html

http://www.acmepacket.com/company/press-releases/pr/oracle-to-buy-acme-packet

Commentary:
http://www.nojitter.com/post/240147755/very-big-deal-oracle-buys-acme-packet-for-17-billion
http://www.thevarguy.com/2013/02/04/oracle-acme-packet-microsoft-lync/