Mall Networks’ private label online shopping portals offer a way for your customers to shop easily and securely at hundreds of name-brand sites through a single point of entry – your web site. Over 400 merchants are part of our trusted online network, granting rewards bonuses and rebate points for every purchase. Your customers and members get to shop at the stores they love while earning extra points and strengthening their ties to your organization.

Founded in 2005, the Mall Networks team brings extensive expertise in operations, sales, marketing and software development, having created and scaled two of the most successful and groundbreaking online malls – Upromise (now part of Sallie Mae) and Schoolpop.

Oracle today announced that it has agreed to acquire Lodestar Corporation, a leading provider of meter data management and competitive energy solutions for the utilities industry. The combination of Lodestar's complementary products with Oracle's industry-leading suite of utilities applications acquired through SPL WorldGroup and now offered by Oracle's Utilities Global Business Unit underscores Oracle's commitment to the utilities industry.

"With the addition of Lodestar's products, Oracle plans to deliver the most comprehensive suite of mission-critical operational systems for all segments of the utilities industry, combining meter data management, load profiling, pricing, marketing, sales, customer care, billing, analytics and management of the networks, work force, assets and business-to-business transactions," said Larry Hagewood, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Utilities Global Business Unit. "Oracle is putting utilities in control by simplifying their infrastructure, enabling greater business insight, aiding process improvement and increasing customer satisfaction and loyalty. We expect our combined solutions will help facilitate the transformation of utilities to leading-edge infrastructure that creates operational efficiencies and competitive advantage for our customers."