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News (14)

• PeopleSoft rejects revised Oracle bid

  PeopleSoft's board of directors has rejected Oracle's revised hostile bid, saying it believes the company is worth more than US$26 a share.

• 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.

• Oracle rests case as antitrust trial winds down

  After calling a professor of economics as its final witness, Oracle rested its case Thursday, ending testimony in its antitrust battle with the U.S. Justice Department.

• PeopleSoft papers detail cost of Oracle bid

  PeopleSoft offered a glimpse at the price of blocking Oracle's hostile takeover bid in a regulatory filing Monday.

• Was it worth the effort?

  I don't know whether Larry Ellison's completely lost it or if he's so darned smart that the rest of us are simply dolts by comparison.

Features and Case Studies (9)

• 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.

• 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.

• Hey Larry, is it worth it?

  When all is said and done, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper asks whether the hostile bid to acquire PeopleSoft is smart or just silly.

• Courtroom courtship for Oracle and PeopleSoft?

  Trial pitting Oracle against PeopleSoft turns into mating ritual of sorts, as sides quibble over money.

• Oracle's pursuit of Siebel

  In the midst of a hostile takeover battle for PeopleSoft, database giant Oracle already eyeing Siebel Systems.

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