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  • Ellison may raise PeopleSoft offer

    Oracle CEO Larry Ellison on Tuesday left the door open to raising the share price offer in its hostile takeover bid for competitor PeopleSoft.

  • Oracle sets Sunday deadline for BEA offer

    Oracle has warned BEA Systems that its US$6.7 billion buyout offer will expire on Sunday, unless the middleware company agrees to put its offer before shareholders for a vote.

  • IBM rules out PeopleSoft white knight play

    A senior IBM executive has ruled out the technology heavyweight riding to the rescue of embattled applications software company PeopleSoft as it fights a US$7.3 billion hostile acquisition bid by Oracle.

  • Europe blesses Oracle-PeopleSoft union

    European antitrust regulators ruled Tuesday that Oracle can proceed with its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, clearing the last regulatory hurdle in the protracted and sometimes tumultuous battle.

  • PeopleSoft board rejects Oracle bid

    PeopleSoft board members today rejected Oracle's "best and final" offer in the often contentious 17-month hostile takeover battle. But the database software giant says it will still appeal to shareholders.

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