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Oracle announced that leading analyst firm The Radicati Group, Inc. has ranked Oracle Top Player in the Email Platforms for Service Providers Market, ahead of Zimbra, Microsoft and Openwave, in its “Email Platforms for Service Providers – Market Quadrant 2011” report.
Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite is a secure and reliable carrier-grade platform that enables service providers – such as cable operators, pure-play cloud providers, mobile operators and fixed line operators – to deliver value differentiated messaging and collaboration services to consumers and business users.
The Radicati Group, Inc. Analyst Report Details
Market Leadership: The report notes that Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite “is currently the leading email platform for service providers, and with Oracle’s backing, we expect it will continue to see strong growth in this market.” Radicati estimates that Oracle’s installed base is the market share leader in this segment.
Growth: Radicati’s report forecasts revenues in the Service Provider segment to grow at a 15 percent compound average annual growth rate over the next four years.
Flexibility: The report notes that “Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite is very flexible.” “Built to support open-standards, it offers great interoperability, which allows service providers to integrate the platform into their current email infrastructure, as well as integrate with a multitude of open-standards services.”
Total Cost of Ownership: Radicati also recognizes Oracle for offering a low total cost of ownership (TCO) due to its reliability and scalability, as well as for the company’s significant experience in unified communications, noting successful large deployments at major Tier 1 and Tier 2 service providers.
Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite Details
Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite provides out-of-the-box capabilities that enable communications service providers to create new revenue opportunities as they compete with over-the-top providers.
Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite 7 update 2 is the latest release of the portfolio and delivers improvements in usability, performance, anti-abuse, manageability and reliability. Key enhancements include federation with SIP/SIMPLE based IM networks in Oracle Communications Instant Messaging Server and support for Oracle Database 11g in Oracle Communications Calendar Server.
