Webtrends CEO Joe Davis exits after Oracle deal
Summary
Joe Davis, chief executive of Portland-based Webtrends for the past three years, left the company this month after it sold a key piece of its technology to Oracle. "Having transitioned out of Webtrends after managing an asset sale to Oracle I am taking a break while exploring options for my next role," Davis wrote on his LinkedIn page. A pioneer in that market, Webtrends fell a step behind as the industry consolidated behind technology developed or acquired by Google, Adobe, IBM and Oracle. And it was almost exactly three years from Davis hiring when Webtrends sold Oracle a major piece of its technology, a product called Infinity designed for a new generation of "big data" analytics. The remaining employees are managing Webtrends legacy products, which include testing software, search and social marketing services, and a specialized analytics tool for Microsofts SharePoint technology.
