PeopleSoft Willing to Talk With Oracle
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WILMINGTON, Del. Oct. 5, 2004 - PeopleSoft Inc., which has resisted hostile takeover advances from Oracle Corp. for 16 months, is willing to talk about a deal at the right price, a member of PeopleSoft&#39;s board said Tuesday.
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A director of business software maker Peoplesoft says the firm may be ready to negotiate with its would-be buyer, Oracle.
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A PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O board  member told a Delaware court on Tuesday that the software maker  would consider a bid from its rival Oracle Corp. ORCL.O  provided the price was right and a deal closed quickly.
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WILMINGTON, Del. A director at PeopleSoft says the company&#39;s board is ready to drop its resistance to Oracle&#39;s hostile takeover bid -- if it can strike a better deal.
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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.
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Outgoing EU competition commissioner Mario Monti wants to reach a decision on Oracle's proposed takeover of business software rival PeopleSoft by the end of next month, an official said.
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - PeopleSoft Inc. rebuffed Oracle Corp.&#39;s latest hostile takeover bid, vowing to fight the $9.2 billion offer even if a majority of shareholders supported it.
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Investor's Business Daily - The oracle of Oracle   seems to have pulled another rabbit out of his hat in his quest to buy rival PeopleSoft  . A majority of PeopleSoft shareholders appeared poised Friday to accept Oracle's offer of &#36;24 per share, though two analysts said it would be close. (Oracle planned to reveal results of its tender offer at about midnight, after press time.)
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Oracle Corp. has again extended its $7.7 billion cash offer for PeopleSoft Inc. by two weeks. Shareholders now have until Oct. 22 to tender their shares, Oracle said Thursday.
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Oracle Corp has reiterated that its stalled merger with PeopleSoft Inc is not the only acquisition opportunity it is considering, and said that talks with other potential targets are already in progress.
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Oracle said that it was at an impasse with PeopleSoft Inc., signaling that the two software makers will wage a proxy battle.
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The European Commission is still in talks with Oracle Corp  over its plan to take over rival software firm PeopleSoft Inc. , but aims to take a decision before the end of October, a Commission spokeswoman said on Friday.
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Business software maker Oracle Corp. is trying to sway the outcome of its &#36;9.2 billion bid for PeopleSoft Inc. by meeting directly with its rival's major shareholders, hoping to persuade them the all-cash offer is their best remaining option.
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A PeopleSoft Inc.  board member told a Delaware court on Tuesday that the software maker would consider a bid from its rival Oracle Corp.  provided the price was right and a deal closed quickly.
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After more than a year of trying, Oracle officials have convinced PeopleSoft&#39;s board members to accept a deal to merge the two companies.
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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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At its user conference yesterday, Oracle continued to send out mixed messages about how it will support PeopleSoft products if it succeeds in its $9.2bn (Â£4.8bn) takeover bid for its rival.