In a move intended to give users voice-based, wireless access to a range of applications and databases, Oracle last week announced the acquisition of voice portal company Indicast.
Oracle plans to offer Indicast's voice application technology as a hosted service and will integrate the technology into future releases of Oracle9i Application Server, the company said. Indicast's voice portal technology will also be integrated into Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle online services, such as My.oracle.com.
With the acquisition of the Indicast, Oracle plans to offer customers many voice-based services, including private-label voice portals and VoiceXML session enhancement.
