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  • PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards get antitrust OK

    US Federal regulators said on Monday that the pending merger of PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards is not anticompetitive, clearing the way for the friendly US$1.7 billion deal and frustrating Oracle's desire to acquire PeopleSoft in a separate, hostile takeover bid.

  • OS updates: skip a generation

    Software updates can be a grind. But you don't have to jump at every upgrade your vendor recommends.

  • SAP CEO: Microsoft should have bought Yahoo

    If Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer were to call SAP CEO Henning Kagermann for advice, he would be told to spend his money on Yahoo.

  • BEA sets buyout price at $21 a share

    BEA Systems said on Thursday that it's willing to sit at the negotiating table with any potential buyers -- if they're open to a price of US$21 a share to start acquisition talks.

  • SAP puts focus on Business Objects

    SAP has no plans to join Oracle and get involved in the megamerger game.

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  • Patties: It's a long way to e-shop if you're making sausage rolls

    Andrew Beeson, CFO at Patties Foods, the savoury foods manufacturer famous for labels such as Herbert Adams, Nanna's and Four 'n' Twenty, explains how new ERP software keeps the factory line running smoothly.

  • Escaping the jaws of Microsoft

    Since taking the reins of Germany's SAP last year, Henning Kagermann has hardly had a dull moment. In this interview, he talks about Microsoft's bid to acquire the company, and where the enterprise software market is headed.

  • Oracle shoots for the middle

    Next month, firm will launch revamped middleware products for content management and application infrastructure.

  • PeopleSoft customers, employees weigh deal

    Oracle may be celebrating its long-awaited union with PeopleSoft, but customers, employees and competitors have reason to worry.

  • SAP-Microsoft talks underscore harsh market reality

    After its top-secret merger talks with SAP were revealed, Microsoft's motivation for the deal was quickly identified: its interest in the German company was sparked by growth limits in the business software market.

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