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  • SAP to sell TomorrowNow, now?

    SAP announced Monday its third-party support and maintenance company TomorrowNow, which is embroiled in a legal battle with archrival Oracle, may be put up for sale.

  • SAP muddies the water with PeopleSoft support buy

    SAP has purchased TomorrowNow, a software company that provides support services for products sold by the former PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards.

  • Oracle: We'll take J.D. Edwards too

    Oracle has said it will consider buying PeopleSoft even if the proposed merger with J.D. Edwards goes through, and more acquisitions may be on the cards.

  • SAP tries to lure small firms from Oracle

    Business applications maker SAP said Wednesday it has created another so-called safe-passage program designed to lure customers away from rival Oracle--this time aiming it at small and midsize businesses.

  • Oracle buys Hyperion for US$3.3 billion

    Oracle announced on Thursday that it has agreed to buy Hyperion Solutions for US$3.3 billion, in a move to expand in the area of performance management systems.

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  • Supply chain management resource guide

    In this guide on supply chain, we look at how some of the world's leading organisations such as Woolworths, Colgate and New Zealand Post are dealing with challenges in their supply chain networks.

  • Will Microsoft buy Red Hat?

    OK. So anti-trust lawyers would have a field day but consider this -- the software giant is on an official spending spree and this is the best time to spread its wings ... to become the Coca-Cola of the IT industry.

  • 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.

  • PeopleSoft migration will be 'difficult'

    Oracle has severely understated the complexity of migrating PeopleSoft customers, and this could leave customers in a tough spot, says Meta Group.

  • PeopleSoft could topple SAP in Australia

    The PeopleSoft-J.D. Edwards merger will enhance the combined entity's standing in the enterprise software space in Australia and pose a serious threat to SAP.

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