The article highlights co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation Larry Ellison and his plans to acquire Sun Microsystems Inc., a move that will make Oracle the only company that can offer enterprise-class hardware, middleware and packaged applications to its customer base.
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A recent article in the Wall Street Journal says executives are "reviving 'vertical integration,' a 100-year-old strategy in which a company controls materials, manufacturing and distribution."
The article highlights co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation Larry Ellison and his plans to acquire Sun Microsystems Inc., a move that will make Oracle the only company that can offer enterprise-class hardware, middleware and packaged applications to its customer base.
As an end-to-end solution provider, Oracle will resemble an old school US conglomerate the likes of which we haven't seen since the 1960s. In fact, men and women "of a certain age," and those who majored in business, will likely jump to the analogy of "m-form organizations," like that of General Motors during the Alfred Sloan years.
