The IT industry's best kept secret is out -- SAP is still up for grabs despite spurning its first suitor, Microsoft.
German software giant SAP today said it would shut down its TomorrowNow subsidiary, following damaging legal action with arch-rival Oracle.
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.
SAP, a top Oracle rival, has joined a chorus of critics questioning the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit to block Oracle's acquisition of PeopleSoft and the agency's decision to discount Microsoft as a major competitive force in the business applications market.
In a government deposition, Oracle President Charles Phillips downplayed the relevance of a report he issued in his previous job as Morgan Stanley analyst, in which he declared that SAP, Oracle and PeopleSoft comprised an oligopoly for back-office business applications.
The IT industry's best kept secret is out -- SAP is still up for grabs despite spurning its first suitor, Microsoft.
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.
The rivalry is nothing new, but Ellison's acquisition strategy is infusing it with new vigour -- and may redefine an industry.
Project Fusion will provide a common basis for all Oracle applications and compete head-to-head with the German rival's NetWeaver middleware.
The PeopleSoft-J.D. Edwards merger will enhance the combined entity's standing in the enterprise software space in Australia and pose a serious threat to SAP.
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