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Category: Unified Communications

Buyer: Oracle

Acquisition: Acme Packet

Why: Acme Packet is the leading provider of session border control technology, which enables trusted delivery of voice, data and unified communications services and applications across IP networks. The acquisition gives Oracle an edge in the migration to devices, applications and services running on all-IP networks. Oracle plans to integrate Acme’s offerings with its own communications product portfolio. Based in Bedford, Mass., Acme Packet has more than 1,900 customers in 100 countries served by five overseas offices.

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