Ellison denies Oracle wants to kill off rival
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WILMINGTON, Del. - Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison denied Friday that his company&#39;s $7.7 billion bid to buy PeopleSoft Inc.
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[San Francisco | ITWeb, 9 December 2004] - Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has reaffirmed his company&#39;s commitment to datahubs and hinted of a merged product line after the PeopleSoft buyout.
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PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , which is trying to fight off a hostile takeover by rival Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , on Friday said its board
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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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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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In fact, Larry Ellison compares himself to the warlord, according to PeopleSoft's former CEO, defending previous remarks he made.
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A Register History The tale of Oracle&#39;s attempt to buy Peoplesoft is a story of Larry Ellison&#39;s relentless pursuit of his target in the face of implacable hostility from the PeopleSoft board.
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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.
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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 Corp. may have won a major antitrust fight with the Justice Department last week over its proposed acquisition of PeopleSoft Inc., but that doesn't mean the company is on the verge of closing the deal. -The Washington Post
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Let the bidding begin! A federal judge Thursday rejected a government attempt to block Oracle&#39;s proposed takeover of rival PeopleSoft.
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Larry Ellison even compares himself to the warlord, according to PeopleSoft's former CEO, defending previous remarks he made.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2004  - Embattled ERP software vendor PeopleSoft Inc. last week refused to capitulate in its long-running battle with potential purchaser Oracle Corp.
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The Motley Fool - It appears that Larry Ellison took to the stage last week with more drama in mind than he had the right to perform. Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL - News) really did produce a strong quarter, but the CEO may have been speaking with feet of clay when he came out strongly in regard to rival enterprise-software developer SAP (NYSE: S News). An SAP representative took the time to give me his company's side of the story, to which I've added my own Foolish touch.
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Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison probably won enough support among PeopleSoft Inc. investors to press on with his 17-month fight to buy the business- management software company.
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Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison is girding for a showdown with business applications software leader SAP AG and becoming more friendly with frequent rival IBM Corp. as his software company seeks higher profits from its recently completed takeover of PeopleSoft Inc.
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PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O on Tuesday  denied an analyst report that its executives recently met with  Oracle Corp. ORCL.O, the rival software vendor that last year  launched a hostile bid for PeopleSoft.