Business software maker PeopleSoft will acquire J.D. Edwards in a stock deal worth US$1.7 billion, the companies said Monday.
Oracle has said it will consider buying PeopleSoft even if the proposed merger with J.D. Edwards goes through, and more acquisitions may be on the cards.
PeopleSoft's board of directors has approved a takeover deal with Oracle worth around US$10.3 billion, ending a long-running and bitter battle and creating a major software maker.
Seeking to bring its US$10.3 billion buyout of PeopleSoft to a swift close, Oracle is giving PeopleSoft investors two days to tender at least 90 percent of their shares.
SAP has purchased TomorrowNow, a software company that provides support services for products sold by the former PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards.
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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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