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By Barney Beal, 23 Mar 2006 | SearchCRM.com NEW YORK -- Oracle Corp. has released a new set of business intelligence (BI) packages encompassing the business analytics technology from recently acquired Siebel Systems Inc., dubbing it "the first step toward Fusion."

While the Siebel acquisition brought market-leading CRM to Oracle's portfolio, executives have repeatedly referred to Siebel Analytics, technology that Siebel itself bought with the acquisition of nQuire in 2001, as the "hidden jewel"of the transaction. In fact, Siebel Analytics accounted for roughly 25% of Siebel's license revenue.

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