Oracle said this week it will hire nearly 2,000 employees for its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure business. The hiring is coupled with opening of new data centers and Gen 2 Cloud regions.

IFS, a sister company to Acumatica, has agreed to acquire Astea International. The deal, which will be accomplished through a merger, appears to have a value of about $43.1 million, based on a $12-per-share price and the number of shares outstanding on June 30.

Fred Studer has become the chief marketing officer of Tibco, which makes integration and analytics products. Studer left a similar position at FinancialForce during the summer, after holding the job since March 2017.