Oracle's local office has aligned its business with its Middle East operations to take advantage of what it calls burgeoning opportunities for the country to become a commercial hub for Africa.
The local office previously fell under Oracle's UK operations.
The company would not comment on whether this will affect local operations or result in retrenchments.
Oracle says given the growing political, social and economic links between African countries, spurred on by initiatives such as Nepad, the closer integration will enable it to better share and leverage resources.
With the South African market expected to continue growing at 5% a year up to 2010, Oracle says there are opportunities for homegrown companies to take advantage of the developing enterprise and consumer markets, both locally and beyond its borders.
According to Oracle, the new internal structure will align staff, resources, and market strategies around specific target industries instead of technologies; a change it says has been driven by customer demand.
Nicky Sheridan, VP and MD of Oracle SA, says SA is changing dramatically in every aspect and Oracle sees this as an opportunity to get closer to its customers and offer a wider variety of products and services.
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