Vodafone buys more puzzle pieces

Check this one out: A story involving a larger, near-dominant firm making a big deal whilst nearly simultaneously swallowing two smaller companies by buyout … and it’s not Oracle!

Nope, this time Vodafone is the company laying out the big bucks, for Aspective and Isis Telecommunications Management; the former is a UK-based consultancy specializing in the mobilization of CRM and salesforce applications, while the latter is a provider of customer services, fleet management and managed services to the enterprise market.

The aforementioned agreement was signed with Fiberlink, is of the three-year variety, and features a teamup to provide secure remote access services to mobile workers.

Vodafone brass sees the moves as part of the company’s strategy for 2006 to “become a total communications provider and to move away from its role as a mobile connectivity provider.” With Aspective, Isis and Fiberlink on board, Vodafone officials proclaim the company can now bring added capability to applications, service and access, respectively.