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.
Oracle attorneys displayed internal PeopleSoft documents during testimony Thursday that showed the company was indeed concerned about growing competition in business applications from Microsoft and Lawson Software.
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Lured by the promise of personal attention every bit as good as that lavished on bigger customers, John Matelski decided seven years ago to buy a US$1.7 million accounting system from J.D. Edwards for the City of Orlando, Fla.
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In the midst of a hostile takeover battle for PeopleSoft, database giant Oracle already eyeing Siebel Systems.
PeopleSoft casts aspersions on the flexibility and adaptability of its competitor, SAP. The bombastic rhetoric is a side show, however. The issue for enterprises is which vendor can provide the most reliable, cost-effective solutions.
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