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  • Eyes on Australia after EU clears Oracle's PeopleSoft bid

    Decisions by a United States court and European Union officials to effectively clear regulatory hurdles from the path of Oracle's proposed US$7.7 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft are poised to persuade Australian competition regulators to green-light the transaction.

  • 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.

  • Oracle rivals, Defense Dept. seek restrictions

    Software maker SAP and the Defense Department were among a half-dozen parties that asked a federal judge last Tuesday to prevent Oracle's in-house attorneys from reviewing confidential documents and information.

  • ERP: Carving a new niche

    After so many large enterprises were burned by ERP investments gone wrong, can the second generation of ERP software find new markets and stay relevant in today's changing business landscape?

  • Stop the Web services feud ... please

    A Ford technologist asks vendors to quit bickering over ebXML and other interoperability standards, so that the rest of the business community can get on with business.

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  • How far will Ellison go for PeopleSoft?

    With so many forces mounting opposition to Oracle's hostile bid to buy PeopleSoft, cooler heads might suggest it's time to call it quits. But Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has never been one to follow conventional wisdom. Additional reading: Protect your software assets

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