PeopleSoft fracas could spark software M&amp;A
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Thursday&#39;s pro-Oracle Corp. decision on the US Department of Justice&#39;s attempt to block Oracle&#39;s proposed takeover of PeopleSoft Inc.
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PeopleSoft wants its customers to get &quot;aggressive&quot; with software upgrades to increase efficiency and cost benefits. In the context of current corporate maneuvering in the enterprise-software world, the word takes on some extra flavor.
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Oracle may be celebrating its long-awaited union with PeopleSoft, but a day after the landmark deal not everyone is happy. Among the people likely to be looking at the $10.3 billion merger with some trepidation
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Just two weeks after staging a defiant user conference in San Francisco , Craig Conway was ousted as CEO of PeopleSoft. Industry observers are divided on the cause: some say it was performance-related, while
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Oracle may be breathing fire down its neck with an ongoing hostile takeover effort, but PeopleSoft is trying to withstand the siege and stay independent. The business software company has struck a pact with IBM to woo customers and bolster its business, although there's plenty of debate over whether Big Blue will pull off a dramatic rescue.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- PeopleSoft Inc. is trying to create a party-like atmosphere at its annual customer conference, but this week's gathering may feel more like a wake with rival Oracle Corp.'s $7.7 billion takeover bid looming larger than ever.
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Oracle's dangerous liaison with PeopleSoft mixes flirtation with rejection.
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Oracle may be breathing fire down its neck with an ongoing hostile takeover effort, but PeopleSoft is trying to withstand the siege by striking a deal with IBM. -washingtonpost.com
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The Department of Justice took Oracle to court in May, claiming that its acquisition of PeopleSoft would create a duopoly between it and market leader SAP in the enterprise applications market.
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CEO Craig Conway&#39;s over-enthusiastic statements about the effect Oracle Corp&#39;s hostile takeover bid was having on PeopleSoft Inc&#39;s business contributed in part to his downfall, it was suggested in court yesterday.
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Takeover battle likely to drag on as Oracle faces other obstacles in merger quest.
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Although the threat of Oracleâs hostile takeover continues to cast a shadow over it, PeopleSoft is pressing on with plans to integrate into its product mix the enterprise applications it picked up last year in its acquisition of J.D. Edwards.
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Oracle's  search for a  smoking gun to prove the truth of its allegations that rival  SAP  stole its software is likely to be long and  arduous, making an out-of-court settlement attractive for both  parties.
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Big Blue --a white knight? It&#39;s easy to see how industry watchers got carried away with speculation that IBM (IBM ) might be riding to rescue of beleaguered PeopleSoft (PSFT ). On Sept.
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Business-software maker's antitrust victory may pave way for accelerated merger activity in overcrowded IT markets, experts say.
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Investors bet that now that PeopleSoft has fired Conway, the way is paved for a friendly deal. That was how most Wall Street analysts summed up Oracle&#39;s chances of finally acquiring rival software maker PeopleSoft
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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.