7. TriCore Solutions

Company acquired: Database Specialists

Head count: 50-200 employees

Annual revenue: Not disclosed

Purchase price: Not disclosed

Date of announcement: Oct. 5

Boston-based application management company TriCore Solutions bought Oracle database systems support company Database Specialists, enhancing its own ability to support enterprise applications and database systems.

San Francisco-based Database brought a complete suite of enterprise-level services to the deal, including architecture, design, database tuning, performance management and 24/7 technical support.

TriCore said the acquisition has strengthened its support of other mission-critical enterprise applications that run on Oracle database systems, reinforcing its position as a reliable, single-source service provider to its customers.