Oracle Corporation is one of the largest, independent software companies in the world and a leading supplier of software for information management. In the business of information, how to manage it, use it, share it and protect it, the company has provided software and services for organizations for more than 30 years. Oracle Corporation s technology can be found in nearly every industry throughout the world and in the data centers of several Fortune Global 100 companies. It is one of the first software companies to develop and market Internet-enabled enterprise software throughout its entire product line, encompassing database, business applications along with application development and decision support tools. Even before the acquisition with Sun was finalized, Oracle and Sun introduced the Sun Oracle Database Machine, one of the worlds fastest machines for any type of database workload. Oracle Corporation serves clients in the aerospace, automotive, insurance, retail and wholesale distribution industries. Some of its clients include Ducati Motor, Volvo Trucks and Pirelli Group.