News (14)

  • Beseiged PeopleSoft suffers exodus of execs

    An executive exodus at PeopleSoft has some outside experts worried that Oracle's hostile buyout bid, coupled with a difficult sales climate, has taken a bigger toll than the software maker is letting on.

  • Siebel and Ellison: Software's odd couple

    Few people in the high-tech industry have feuded as openly as Oracle's flamboyant CEO Lawrence Ellison and Thomas Siebel, the co-founder and chairman of rival enterprise software maker Siebel Systems.

  • M&A; Marry in haste, repent at leisure

    Don't rush into a Vegas-style marriage when acquiring a company, warns Ram Gupta of PeopleSoft. Take your time and get to know each other properly during the 'dating' phase.

  • JBoss CEO: Buyout talk got 'out of hand'

    Months after a media frenzy over a rumoured Oracle acquisition, JBoss continues to field buyout offers and consider further venture funding, the company's chief executive says.

  • New Oracle co-president is former Microsoft exec

    Oracle has picked former Microsoft exec Greg Maffei to be chief financial officer and one of three co-presidents.

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Features and Case Studies (8)

  • High-tech megamergers: Still make sense?

    Fuelled by Oracle's acquisition of Siebel Systems, Silicon Valley once again asks itself if megamergers are good for the industry.

  • Siebel and Ellison: Software's odd couple

    Few people in the high-tech industry have feuded as openly as Oracle's flamboyant CEO Lawrence Ellison and Thomas Siebel, the co-founder and chairman of rival enterprise software maker Siebel Systems.

  • Technology's growing acquisition appetite

    Supersize me. If technology companies ranging from software powerhouse Oracle to fast-growing Net hotshot Skype could share a motto, it would be that oft-ridiculed fast-food pitch.

  • M&A; Marry in haste, repent at leisure

    Don't rush into a Vegas-style marriage when acquiring a company, warns Ram Gupta of PeopleSoft. Take your time and get to know each other properly during the 'dating' phase.

  • Larry's war: Oracle vs. SAP

    The rivalry is nothing new, but Ellison's acquisition strategy is infusing it with new vigour -- and may redefine an industry.

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