Oracle v. DOJ: Traders bet on Oracle
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special coverage Assuming Oracle will win its antitrust suit, traders are scooping up PeopleSoft options.
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The wrangling between PeopleSoftÂ  and OracleÂ has once again gone to the dogs.
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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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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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When it comes to touting his company's software, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is never one to mince words. But when it's the principle of free speech versus the almighty dollar, the bad boy of Silicon Valley is a veritable shrinking violet. [Missing Links]
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TO the casual observer, Oracle v. PeopleSoft, the case unfolding in Delaware Chancery Court, is just the latest round in an ugly and long takeover fight between two software giants.
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special coverage Oracle prevails in pursuit of PeopleSoft buy, as judge rejects Justice Department's antitrust arguments.
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It looks as though the European Commission is getting ready to permit  Oracle's (Nasdaq: ORCL) US&#36;7.7 billion hostile takeover bid of PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT). The ruling, which has been  widely anticipated after a similar consideration in the United States also  paved the way for Oracle's takeover, is expected to be handed down before the  end of October.
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At the same time, Oracle&#39;s in court trying to strip PeopleSoft of its poison-pill provisions. By Antone Gonsalves, TechWeb News.
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After 18 months of rancor, Oracle makes PeopleSoft an offer it can't refuse.  Also: IBM, AMD find ways to boost the performance of silicon chips & hellip;.  Survey ranks the most IT savvy countries; U.S. slips to 7th place & hellip;. and more.
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Despite the overwhelming number of shares tendered to Oracle, the target&#39;s board won&#39;t budge. Final stop: A proxy battle? Larry Ellison &amp; Co.
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Want to become a better investor? The Oracle has already spoken.
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PeopleSoft may be willing to be bought by Oracle after all--if the price is right. Steven Goldby, a PeopleSoft board member, testified Tuesday in the trial taking place in Delaware that a sale would be possible
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Oracle Corp. was not the only beneficiary of a federal judge's ruling late Thursday that it could proceed with its $7.7 billion hostile takeover bid for software rival PeopleSoft Inc. Yesterday, the stock prices of numerous software firms surged during widespread speculation that the antitrust ruling could spark a wave of consolidation in the industry.
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Software stocks rose on Friday on speculation there may be more mergers in the industry after a US judge allowed Oracle Corp. to proceed with its takeover of rival PeopleSoft Inc.
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Irregular hors d'ouevres, scheduling mishaps, and the stockbroker's eternal dilemma.
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Oracle and SAP faced off in a U.S. District Court hearing Tuesday over Oracle's allegations that its archrival pilfered some of its software and support materials.