Why Oracle bought Eloqua, and what it means for the market

Oracle surprised many tech industry observers by announcing Thursday it would pay $871 million for marketing automation software vendor Eloqua. The move seemed a bit unlikely given the amount of sales and marketing software Oracle already had.

But a closer look at the deal reveals a number of probable motives for Oracle, as well as what effects the deal could have on the market.

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