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  • Ellison: PeopleSoft talked merger in 2000

    Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison testified Friday that he and his board of directors came close to a merger with PeopleSoft in 2000, and had expected that last year's takeover bid would have been accepted within a matter of weeks.

  • Conway speech ignores Oracle bid

    PeopleSoft CEO Craig Conway in a speech on Thursday talked up enterprise software and made only a veiled reference to a rival's hostile bid for his company.

  • PeopleSoft boss gets the chop

    In a shock move on Friday, PeopleSoft announced its decision to terminate Craig Conway as president and chief executive of the company with immediate effect.

  • Oracle requests PeopleSoft meeting

    Oracle, which announced a surprise bid to acquire PeopleSoft last Friday, has asked to meet with the business software maker to explain its intentions.

  • PeopleSoft reassures customers

    PeopleSoft took its buyout battle to customers Monday, sending clients a letter seeking their support in fighting a proposed takeover by Oracle.

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  • Does new Peoplesoft CEO signal a buyout?

    Is PeopleSoft's founder and long-time chief executive back at the helm to accept Oracle's takeover bid, or to dig in for a long-term battle?

  • PeopleSoft's 'better plan' leaves customers cold

    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.

  • 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 founder back in the enterprise game

    The two-year hostile takeover battle between Oracle and PeopleSoft has apparently not left Dave Duffield winded.

  • SAP vs. PeopleSoft: The gloves are off

    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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