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  • PeopleSoft: Conway was less than honest

    A PeopleSoft board member testified Monday that former CEO Craig Conway was fired in large part because of his reckless exaggeration to Wall Street analysts when informing them last year that Oracle's offer to buy the company was no longer a disruptive influence.

  • EU approves Oracle-Siebel merger

    European Commission officials gave their blessing on Thursday to Oracle's US$5.8 billion merger with Siebel Systems, removing the last major antitrust hurdle for the enterprise software companies.

  • Oracle may be readying new PeopleSoft bid

    Oracle director Joseph Grundfest acknowledged during courtroom testimony Thursday that the company's US$21-a-share offer for PeopleSoft may not be its last.

  • 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.

  • Oracle e-mails urge scare tactics

    Three days before Oracle publicly announced its intention to buy PeopleSoft, the deal was already viewed as a way to sow seeds of doubt in the minds of PeopleSoft customers.

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  • Microsoft's next move as Yahoo rejects dowry

    As Microsoft's deadline for Yahoo to accept its takeover bid passes, the tech world is still waiting for information from either company on their wedding plans.

  • Courtroom courtship for Oracle and PeopleSoft?

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

  • Oracle considered other acquisition targets

    As early as spring last year, Oracle considered Lawson Software and J.D. Edwards as acquisition targets, according to a videotaped deposition of Oracle's chief financial officer.

  • 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.

  • What's next for Oracle

    The US Justice Department charges have been rejected, making way for Oracle's US$7.7 billion PeopleSoft merger. What does the future hold? Additional reading: New twist in software licensing

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