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  • PeopleSoft customers, employees weigh deal

    Oracle may be celebrating its long-awaited union with PeopleSoft, but a day after the landmark deal not everyone is happy.

  • Oracle outlines case for anti-trust fight

    Oracle co-President Charles Phillips on Monday outlined a case for challenging the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit blocking his company's hostile US$9.4 billion bid to buy PeopleSoft.

  • Ellison: 'Radical' industry shift drove bid

    Increasing competitive pressure from SAP and the entry of Microsoft into the business applications market spurred Oracle to launch its hostile bid for PeopleSoft last year, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison testified on Wednesday.

  • PeopleSoft formally rejects Oracle bid

    Software maker PeopleSoft on Thursday formally rejected Oracle's $5.1 billion hostile takeover bid, saying the deal raises significant antitrust issues and "dramatically undervalues" the company.

  • SAP-Microsoft talks underscore harsh market reality

    After its top-secret merger negotiations with SAP were revealed this month, Microsoft's motivation for the deal was quickly identified: The software giant was looking to gain long-sought enterprise clout through the German company's upscale customer base.

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  • Ellison: 'Radical' industry shift drove bid

    Increasing competitive pressure from SAP and the entry of Microsoft into the business applications market spurred Oracle to launch its hostile bid for PeopleSoft last year, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison testified on Wednesday.

  • 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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