Oracle's Ellison Confident in PeopleSoft
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Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison reiterated his determination to prevail in a long-running takeover battle with rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc., predicting the proposed deal will create a more competitive company with improved customer service.
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ORACLE chief executive Larry Ellison has increased his companyâs offer for rival software company PeopleSoft, and set a deadline for the first time since the hostile takeover bid began in June 2003.
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Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison raised his company&#39;s offer for rival PeopleSoft Inc. to $24 a share, or $9.2 billion, calling the fifth bid over a 17-month takeover battle the &quot;best and final&quot; offer.
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Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison&#39;s $8.8 billion hostile bid to buy PeopleSoft Inc. may benefit from arbitragers who have loaded up on the stock and are likely to tender their shares.
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A federal judge has ruled that Oracle can proceed with its bid to acquire PeopleSoft, saying that the merger would not stifle competition in the market.
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NEW YORK: PeopleSoft Inc, fresh from firing its chief executive amid a hostile takeover bid from Oracle Corp, said yesterday that quarterly revenue would exceed Wall Street&#39;s expectations helped by an increase in customers making larger orders for its
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&quot;(A merged company) will invest more in (business software) applications than Oracle and PeopleSoft could do independently and we&#39;ll give SAP a good run,&quot; Ellison said.
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Oracle Corp. chief executive Larry Ellison testified yesterday that the business software maker is leaning toward lowering its $7.7 billion bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc. , a shift that might create another snag in the takeover tug-of-war.
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Talk about a great day for Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison.
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With software tycoon Larry Ellison poised to dismantle PeopleSoft, why are PeopleSoft customers so relaxed?
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The European Commission is expected to approve Oracle's $7.7 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft on Tuesday, with no conditions attached, a person close to the case said.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Bolstered by investors, Oracle Corp. appears destined to complete its long-sought takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. unless its rival becomes more profitable and proves it's worth more than the $9.2 billion bid currently on the table.
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Larry Ellison might not wear a red suit and a white beard, but he sure knows how to deliver the goods for his investors. Next stop after the PeopleSoft acquisition? Germany, the home base of rival SAP. -washingtonpost.com
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Oracle Corp. , the world's third-largest software maker, on Friday said Chief Executive Larry Ellison adopted a plan to sell up to 100 million of the company's shares over the next nine months.
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By Spencer Swartz SAN FRANCISCO  - PeopleSoft Inc. will push ahead with a new marketing alliance with IBM and other initiatives despite a recent court ruling that bolstered Oracle Corp.'s $7.7-billion hostile bid to acquire the company, PeopleSoft's CEO said on Tuesday.
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PeopleSoft (PSFT) CEO Craig Conway isn&#39;t about to go down without a fight in his company&#39;s takeover tussle with rival Oracle (ORCL).
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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, testifying in a Delaware court as part of Oracle's efforts to get PeopleSoft to pull back anti-takeover measures, denied that his company is trying to kill off its smaller software rival.