Oracle buys Stellent for $440m

Oracle will acquire Stellent - a global provider of enterprise content management (ECM) solutions - in a $440 million deal.

Oracle has said, according to Internet News, that the acquisition will complement and extend its existing content management portfolio - which includes Oracle Content Database to store and centrally manage unstructured content in Oracle databases.

"Stellent's Universal Content Management solution works with Oracle Content Database and offers a variety of solutions for document management, Web content management, information rights management, digital asset management, records and retention management, imaging, and governance, risk, and compliance," explains the article.

Stellent has more than 4 700 customers worldwide, including such blue chip companies such as Procter & Gamble, Merrill Lynch, The Home Depot, ING, and Vodafone.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Datamonitor's new report: Content Management Investment in Benelux H1 2006 (databook) to its offerings.

This databook from the Technology Trends service helps vendors to understand enterprises current and forthcoming investment in content management solutions in Benelux. The data has been drawn from interviews with 25 IT managers conducted in H1 2006.

Interviews have been conducted with 200 IT decision makers to gain an understanding of their attitudes to, and adoption of, various technologies. The report promises to offer insight into key technology investment patterns and trends in target markets, provide an understanding of evolving customer IT budgets, attitudes to technology adoption, technology decision-making processes, and perception of technology vendors.

Jacksonville University has chosen Unicon's Academus Web content management solution, powered by RedDot, to manage its new Web site and intranet, according to a statement on Business Wire.

The system will be used by university Web administrators to manage, control, distribute, and publish administrative and academic content throughout the college's online campus portal.

"As Jacksonville University continues to grow and expand, the online needs of our students and staff are multiplying," explains Gary Farrar, director of systems and planning, Jacksonville University.

TransGlobe, a Canadian VOIP provider, has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Union Information Systems, an ECM specialist. The agreement gives TransGlobe exclusive rights to distribute Union's ECM software in North and South America, explains TransGlobe in a statement.

"There's a lot of consolidation going on in the market: IBM just bought Filenet, and Open Text acquired Hummingbird. We feel we will be in a great position to capitalise on widespread adoption of this software into 2008. This move will give us leverage in merging with other ECM-related companies," says Sandy Oh, president of TransGlobe.

"The Academus Web Content Management system provides us with an easy and efficient means of updating and maintaining our site so that it becomes the go-to resource for important and timely academic, administrative, and general campus information," he adds.