Signaling what it sees as a continued easing of the recession and a rise in enterprises’ willingness to buy software, Oracle yesterday reported second-quarter revenue and income gains that exceeded analyst expectations.
Oracle reported total revenue of $5.9 billion for the three-month period ended Nov. 30, a 4% increase over Oracle’s revenue for the same period a year ago. Net income of $1.5 billion was up 12% year over year.
Oracle tallied second-quarter new software license revenue of $1.7 billion, a gain of 2% over the result from a year ago. Revenue from software maintenance contracts grew 14% during the quarter to $3.2 billion, while services revenue fell 15% to $958 million.
“We are definitely seeing customers coming back,” said Oracle President Safra Catz in remarks to financial analysts on a Thursday conference call. “We are really seeing a recovery.”