After the search company announced its decision yesterday to extend the March 14 deadline for the selection of a new board, Yahoo has left it to Microsoft to make the next move in a long-running takeover bid, amidst reports the software giant may be prepared to offer a lucrative cash deal for the company.
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.
Oracle has offered to purchase rival BEA Systems for US$17 per share, a total of about US$6.66 billion in cash -- but BEA rejected the offer as too low.
Novell announced a plan on Thursday to repurchase as much as US$200 million worth of its own stock over the next year, a move that dovetails with recent, loud requests for financial changes at the software company.
Microsoft has amended its corporate governance guidelines to give shareholders a greater voice in removing directors, the software maker said on Friday.
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