US Federal regulators said on Monday that the pending merger of PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards is not anticompetitive, clearing the way for the friendly US$1.7 billion deal and frustrating Oracle's desire to acquire PeopleSoft in a separate, hostile takeover bid.
Attorneys general from approximately 30 states this week ramped up their review of Oracle's US$6.3 billion unsolicited bid for PeopleSoft, according to sources.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison on Tuesday left the door open to raising the share price offer in its hostile takeover bid for competitor PeopleSoft.
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.
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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