PeopleSoft fracas could spark software M&A
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NEW YORK - Thursday's pro-Oracle Corp. decision on the U.S. Department of Justice's attempt to block Oracle's proposed takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. could have ramifications for the broader software market: Most software stocks rose in Friday trading as investors and analysts viewed the DOJ's loss as a signal for Oracle and other software companies to go shopping for acquisitions.
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the continuing brouhaha between Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) being a notable exception. South Africa&#39;s Harmony
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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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The second and final week of a Delaware court trial relating to Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc. turned into an extended negotiating session between the two sides. Oracle executives criticized PeopleSoft's business in an apparent attempt to drive down PeopleSoft's selling price, while PeopleSoft rewrote for the sixth time the controversial "customer assurance program" (CAP) that could significantly increase Oracle's acquisition costs.ADVERTISEMENTSBC Case Study: Crate & BarrelWhat sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more.
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Takeover battle likely to drag on as Oracle faces other obstacles in merger quest.
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As the end of its megamerger with PeopleSoft nears, the software maker puts new faces in place in key positions.
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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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As Oracle embarks on one of the software industry's largest acquisitions in history with its $10.3 billion purchase of PeopleSoft, it needs to show it can chew what it has bitten off.
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Oracle's dangerous liaison with PeopleSoft mixes flirtation with rejection.
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Symantec&#39;s takeover of Veritas could transform the firm into a &quot;disruptive influence&quot; in the software market, but risks failure if it does not manage to integrate product lines.
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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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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 may be willing to spend a record sum -- over $6 billion -- to acquire a middleware provider it believes will give it a permanent leg up on Microsoft's SQL Server. Does it still take a huge M&A like this to stay on par with Microsoft?
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The battle for the heart and soul of PeopleSoft is going down to the wire, with major shareholders split as to what the company should do.
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Two of PeopleSoft's largest shareholders indicated Tuesday that they would split on supporting Oracle's &#36;8.8 billion takeover bid for its business software rival, plunging the deal into uncertainty.
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Much has been said about the impact Oracle's (Nasdaq: ORCL) acquisition of PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) is likely to have on the enterprise software market. The U.S. Justice Department thought it would have an adverse effect, creating a de facto monopoly. A federal judge thought otherwise, though, as did the European Commission.
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It looks like Oracle/PeopleSoft is a done deal. But why would Larry Ellison spend $10.3 billion for overlapping technology? For me, the answer comes in two parts.