Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) Expands Lumia Sales in UK, Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) Extends Massachusetts Presence with Acquisitions

The Finland based handset and smartphone maker Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) plans to extend business in Europe in addition to Japan. According to recent media reports Nokia plans to extend the distribution of its Lumia handset in UK from January 2013 after its success in Japan.

According to company the most desirous phone will be distributed by Carphone Warehouse, 3 UK, Vodafone UK and by Micro-P retailers.

The 620 model in Lumia series will be launched in UK in February. The device will be distributed by O2 UK, 3 UK, Virgin Mobile in addition to Vodafone, Carphone Warehouse, Micro-P and Phones4U independent retailers.

Moreover, Vodafone UK will also distribute the Nokia Lumia 820 for the first time. Fans can purchase the Nokia Lumia 820 via Orange, EE, T-Mobile UK, O2 UK, Phones4U, Tesco, Micro-P and Carphone Warehouse distribution networks. However, the Nokia Lumia 920 is available for sale via Orange, EE, T-Mobile UK and Phones4U.

The networking services provider and hardware equipment maker Oracle plans to gain a new office in Boston area following the successful acquisition of marketing automation firms Eloqua. The deal was announced two weeks ago with net worth of 871 million US dollars.

In an official statement Eloqua disclosed that it does not declare figures about the total number of employees in its One Broadway office. Company holds an office in Cambridge’s Kendall Square in the One Broadway building. The building also holds offices of Cambridge Innovation Center. In a recent SEC filing the company said that it had 164 US employees as of June 30.

Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) holds two offices in Cambridge one at 101 Main Street and another at 1 Main Street. Both offices will soon be merged into a single office at 1 Main Street. Last year Oracle also acquired Endeca for nearly 1.075 billion US dollars that provided the company an office in 101 Main Street. Moreover, Oracle lists Massachusetts offices in Boston One Beacon Street in Burlington, 8 & 10 Van de Graaff Drive, and Northborough on its website.