PeopleSoft, IBM tie up, thumb nose at Oracle
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SAN FRANCISCO, SEPTEMBER 22: Peoplesoft Inc will push ahead with a new marketing alliance and other initiatives in the face of a court ruling that raises the chance that Oracle Corpâs $7.
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Business software maker Oracle Corp. is trying to sway the outcome of its &#36;9.2 billion bid for PeopleSoft Inc. by meeting directly with its rival's major shareholders, hoping to persuade them the all-cash offer is their best remaining option.
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It&#39;s been a heck of a week for the software industry. First there was Oracle&#39;s Dec. 13 long-sought-after deal to acquire rival PeopleSoft (PSFT ) for $10.3 billion.
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A great deal of speculation has surrounded Oracle's (Nasdaq: ORCL) 18-month attempt to acquire PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT).
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I admire PeopleSoft&#39;s (Nasdaq: PSFT) fight. Tuesday, the business software maker announced a broad partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM) in which Big Blue&#39;s popular WebSphere middleware
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The year 2004 defied predictions: IBM sold its PC arm to a Chinese competitor, Oracle managed to swallow PeopleSoft, and -- perhaps the most dramatic of all -- Microsoft and Sun Microsystems aligned to make their products interoperate.
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Oracle is in merger talks with other technology companies as it awaits the outcome of its $9.2 billion hostile takeover attempt for rival PeopleSoft.
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Oracle Corp.&#39;s epic quest to acquire PeopleSoft Inc. intensified Tuesday when the two warring companies said major institutional investors are taking sides in the battle.
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The long-running battle for control of business software company PeopleSoft looks to have finally been concluded in rival Oracle&#39;s favour.
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Following the departure of PeopleSoft Inc. chief executive officer Craig Conway, the software company may be looking with fresh interest at longtime suitor Oracle Corp.
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At PeopleSoft Inc.'s Connect 2004 conference in San Francisco next week, the software vendor is expected to face questions from users about its ability to fend off Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid and remain independent.
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Ending 18 months of bad blood, Oracle raised its takeover bid for bitter rival PeopleSoft by 10 percent to seal a $10.3 billion deal that will create the world&#39;s second largest maker of business applications software.
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With Oracle cinching a critical antitrust victory on Thursday, PeopleSoft will find it increasingly difficult to resist its rival&#39;s $7.
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2004  - At PeopleSoft Inc.&#39;s Connect 2004 conference in San Francisco this week, the software vendor is expected to face questions from users about its ability to fend off Oracle Corp.
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It may be one of the software industry&#39;s largest acquisitions to date, but Oracle expects to work out its merger plans with PeopleSoft by the end of the year and will &quot;hit
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If you think Oracle&#39;s (ORCL:Nasdaq - news - research) 18-month fight to buy PeopleSoft (PSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) was tough, wait until you see the struggle to make it work.
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Oracle Corp. finally scooped up bitter rival PeopleSoft Inc. after 18 months of legal and verbal strife, ending a nasty feud with a $10.3 billion deal that promises to shake up the business software industry.