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  • Microsoft-SAP talks rooted in market concern

    Microsoft worried that if Oracle acquired PeopleSoft, it could lose ground in the database software market, and that fear spurred Microsoft to discuss a merger with SAP last year.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • SAP may make Retek 'less friendly' to Oracle

    Oracle is determined to buy application developer Retek from under SAP's nose because it is worried that the German firm could rewrite Retek's applications and make them less friendly for Oracle users, according to Oracle's Chairman Jeff Henley.

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  • Larry's war: Oracle vs. SAP

    The rivalry is nothing new, but Ellison's acquisition strategy is infusing it with new vigour -- and may redefine an industry.

  • Oracle takes on SAP's NetWeaver

    Project Fusion will provide a common basis for all Oracle applications and compete head-to-head with the German rival's NetWeaver middleware.

  • 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.

  • SAP delivers new business apps

    Business software maker SAP has unveiled plans to enhance its set of manufacturing applications and added a freight-tracking program to its transportation management system.

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