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  • Coalition of the unwilling

    The IT industry's best kept secret is out -- SAP is still up for grabs despite spurning its first suitor, Microsoft.

  • Oracle wins antitrust case

    A federal judge handed Oracle a victory on Thursday, ruling that the company's acquisition of software rival PeopleSoft would pose no threat to competition in the corporate software market.

  • PeopleSoft buyout liability nears US$2 billion

    Software maker PeopleSoft reported on Monday that anyone that tries to buy the company could be on the hook for nearly US$2 billion in payouts to its customers.

  • 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 rejects lowered Oracle bid

    PeopleSoft's board of directors has rejected Oracle's lowered bid to take over the company, calling the price "inadequate."

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  • Coalition of the unwilling

    The IT industry's best kept secret is out -- SAP is still up for grabs despite spurning its first suitor, Microsoft.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Microsoft woos PeopleSoft customers -- even big ones

    Despite claims during the PeopleSoft-Oracle merger trial, Microsoft tries to get PeopleSoft clients to migrate to its software.

  • PeopleSoft moves on J.D. Edwards bid

    The software maker files plans to take over rival J.D. Edwards with the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission, despite being the target of an Oracle buyout bid.

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