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Oracle acquires DataFox

B2B information. Oracle is buying DataFox, a startup that has amassed a company database — currently covering 2.8m public and private businesses, adding 1.2m each year — and uses AI for analysis and business predictions. The resulting business intelligence can be used for a range of CRM-related services including prioritising sales accounts and finding leads. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed but the four-year-old DataFox was thought to be valued at some $50m.

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