On February 15th, Oracle announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Sweden-based HotSip AB, a leading provider of communications infrastructure software. HotSip is a provider of telecommunications infrastructure software and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) enabled applications for IP telephony, presence, messaging and conferencing on new converged networks. With the addition of HotSip's technology, Oracle will be better able to build on its leadership in middleware and in carrier-grade communications infrastructures.