ORACLE HAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THEIR INTENTION TO ACQUIRE NETSUITE TO BOLSTER THEIR CLOUD OFFERING. THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE IN LATE 2016. IN THE SHORT TERM, THIS WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON NETSUITE USERS IN CHINA, AS BOTH ORACLE AND NETSUITE WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY UNTIL THE TRANSACTION IS COMPLETED.
THIS MEANS THAT NETSUITE CUSTOMERS WITH SUPPORT PLANS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CONTACT EITHER NETSUITE, OR THE PARTNER THAT IS PROVIDING THEM WITH A SUPPORT PLAN, DEPENDING ON THEIR EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS. THERE WILL ALSO NOT BE ANY IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NETSUITE AND ITS PARTNERS IN MAINLAND CHINA, INCLUDING TRIGGER NETWORKS’ COMMITMENT TO EXISTING AND FUTURE CUSTOMERS OF NETSUITE IN THIS REGION.
LOOKING FORWARD, THIS MERGER CREATES A LOT OF EXCITING POSSIBILITIES FOR NETSUITE AND USERS OF THE PRODUCT IN CHINA, INCLUDING
- LEVERAGING ORACLE’S TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRY EXPERTISE TO BOLSTER THE FUNCTIONALITY OF NETSUITE’S CLOUD OFFERING
- EXTENSIVE INVESTMENT IN NETSUITE’S TECHNICAL AND PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE
- OPPORTUNITIES TO PIGGY-BACK ON THE EXTENSIVE PRESENCE ORACLE HAS ALREADY BUILT IN CHINA SINCE THEY ESTABLISHED OPERATIONS IN THE PRC IN THE 1980S.
- MORE RESOURCES TO LOCALIZE NETSUITE EVEN FURTHER FOR CHINA REQUIREMENTS