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  • Coalition of the unwilling

    The IT industry's best kept secret is out -- SAP is still up for grabs despite spurning its first suitor, Microsoft.

  • Ja, ich spreche Englisch

    Why do it vendors insist on creating catchy phrases to sum up their products? Is it to further confuse us, or are they really trying to help?

  • SAP winds down TomorrowNow

    German software giant SAP today said it would shut down its TomorrowNow subsidiary, following damaging legal action with arch-rival Oracle.

  • 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.

  • Documents show PeopleSoft feared Microsoft

    Oracle attorneys displayed internal PeopleSoft documents during testimony Thursday that showed the company was indeed concerned about growing competition in business applications from Microsoft and Lawson Software.

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  • Coalition of the unwilling

    The IT industry's best kept secret is out -- SAP is still up for grabs despite spurning its first suitor, Microsoft.

  • 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 could topple SAP in Australia

    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.

  • PeopleSoft customers, employees weigh deal

    Oracle may be celebrating its long-awaited union with PeopleSoft, but customers, employees and competitors have reason to worry.

  • 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.

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  • Ja, ich spreche Englisch

    Why do it vendors insist on creating catchy phrases to sum up their products? Is it to further confuse us, or are they really trying to help?

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