Oracle in Merger Talks Beyond PeopleSoft
114989
Oracle Corp. ORCL.O on Thursday  said it is in merger talks with other technology companies as  it pursues its $9.2 billion hostile takeover bid for rival  software maker PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O.
447725
As Oracle Corp. pushes forward with its hostile bid to acquire rival enterprise software maker PeopleSoft Inc. for $7.7 billion, it is also sizing up further acquisition
576182
REDWOOD SHORES, CALIF. - Oracle Corp. has again raised the stakes in its long-running attempt to take over rival PeopleSoft Inc. On Monday, Oracle boosted its bid by another 14.
409191
Oracle yesterday extended its controversial bid for enterprise resource software provider PeopleSoft, while both companies await the final judge&#39;s ruling in the Department of Justice (DoJ) anti-competition case.
19769
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.
99742
After 16 months of bloody warfare, PeopleSoft has finally voiced a willingness to sit down and discuss a deal with Oracleâa development that marks the beginning of the end for the company, according to some legal experts.
239800
Oracle said that it was at an impasse with PeopleSoft Inc., signaling that the two software makers will wage a proxy battle.
269873
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle Corp. is biding its time and preparing for the integration of PeopleSoft
323243
Oracle Corp. ORCL.O can  celebrate a ruling by a U.S. judge that it can take over  archrival PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O, but analysts say the  world's second biggest software maker has a battery of other  barriers to overcome before a deal is clinched.
589261
Peoplesoft Inc does not believe Oracle Corp will back away if shareholders refuse what Oracle has stated is its last and best offer, and it is taking steps to engage in a proxy war next spring if need be.
425894
The standoff between Oracle and PeopleSoft is once again at an impasse, as PeopleSoft&#39;s board refuses to sell the company at the price Oracle has offered, and Oracle refuses to raise its bid.
582923
Oracle's (Nasdaq: ORCL) promise to step away from its pursuit of PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) if less than 50 percent of the company's shares are tendered by Friday may not be the last word in the deal.
71113
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.
503240
Oracle Corp., the world&#39;s second-largest software firm, made what it called its last and best offer for rival PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday in a takeover battle that has now raged for almost a year and a half.
500248
A group of PeopleSoft shareholders has asked that a Delaware judge order the company&#39;s board to negotiate with rival software maker Oracle, which is trying to acquire PeopleSoft for $8.
116086
There was a twist in Oracle&#39;s hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft earlier this week when a PeopleSoft director testified in court that he would be open to discussions about a merger.
700506
TAKEOVER TUG OF WAR: Oracle Corp. ends 18 months of acrimony, boosting its bid for software maker PeopleSoft Inc. by 10 percent to &#36;10.3 billion.