Microsoft, SAP Discussed Potential Merger, According to Oracle Discovery

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Oracle v. DOJ: Firms discussed merger in
detail

Oracle v. DOJ: Firms discussed merger in
detail 06/25/2004 08:38 PM
special coverage Oracle's president testifies PeopleSoft executives suggested and discussed a merger before the hostile bid.

Microsoft, SAP discussed merger plans

Microsoft, SAP discussed merger plans 06/07/2004 08:34 PM
CRM Assist Jun 8 2004 0:46AM GMT

Microsoft reveals it discussed merger
with SAP

Microsoft reveals it discussed merger
with SAP 06/07/2004 02:01 PM
SiliconValley.com Jun 7 2004 4:48PM GMT

Microsoft Corp. and German business
software company SAP held discussions
last year about a potential merger b

Microsoft Corp. and German business
software company SAP held discussions
last year about a potential merger b 06/07/2004 01:54 PM
MSNBC Jun 7 2004 6:09PM GMT

Microsoft Releases Web Services Dynamic
Discovery Specification (WS-Discovery)

Microsoft Releases Web Services Dynamic
Discovery Specification (WS-Discovery) 02/18/2004 10:43 AM
XMLMania.com Feb 18 2004 1:49PM GMT

B.C. software developer MDSI Mobile in
merger talks with potential partner

B.C. software developer MDSI Mobile in
merger talks with potential partner 04/12/2004 07:26 PM
National Post Apr 12 2004 11:19PM GMT

SAP CEO Would Consider an Oracle Merger
(AP)

SAP CEO Would Consider an Oracle Merger
(AP) 04/14/2005 10:07 AM
AP - The chief executive of SAP AG, the world's biggest maker of business software, told a German business magazine he'd be open to a merger with rival Oracle Corp. if company head Larry Ellison were to raise the idea.

Oracle v. DOJ: Oracle's other potential
targets

Oracle v. DOJ: Oracle's other potential
targets 06/21/2004 01:44 PM
special coverage CFO testifies about other companies that were on Oracle's shopping list, including J.D. Edwards.

Oracle Says PeopleSoft Sought Merger

Oracle Says PeopleSoft Sought Merger 06/25/2004 11:31 PM
New York Times Jun 26 2004 3:54AM GMT

Oracle president: Merger good for all

Oracle president: Merger good for all 06/26/2004 07:29 AM
San Jose Mercury News Jun 26 2004 12:06PM GMT

Oracle merger case moves

Oracle merger case moves 07/03/2004 05:23 AM
Techzonez Jul 3 2004 8:19AM GMT

Oracle, DOJ gear up for merger trial

Oracle, DOJ gear up for merger trial 06/03/2004 08:30 PM
SAN FRANCISCO - Oracle Corp. and the U.S. Department of Justice are heading to court Monday to do battle over Oracle's hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc., a deal the government says would choke competition in the enterprise applications market and lead to higher prices for customers.

Oracle names potential PeopleSoft
directors

Oracle names potential PeopleSoft
directors 01/24/2004 02:19 AM
The company's slate, which includes two professors, marks the latest move to advance its hostile takeover bid of PeopleSoft.

Lawson says it held merger talks with
Oracle

Lawson says it held merger talks with
Oracle 06/29/2004 05:23 PM
Lawson Software's CEO said the company was in talks about a possible takeover by Oracle in 2002 but is no longer interested in such a merger.

Oracle-Peoplesoft merger will boost
competition - SAP

Oracle-Peoplesoft merger will boost
competition - SAP 06/24/2004 07:58 AM
Counter-intuitive testimony

PeopleSoft, Oracle talked merger in
detail

PeopleSoft, Oracle talked merger in
detail 06/25/2004 06:44 PM
Oracle president says the companies were thinking of combining before the hostile takeover attempt was launched.

Oracle-PeopleSoft merger would boost
competition, says SAP

Oracle-PeopleSoft merger would boost
competition, says SAP 06/24/2004 06:22 AM
Computer Weekly Jun 24 2004 11:07AM GMT

Oracle merger case moves to next stage

Oracle merger case moves to next stage 07/02/2004 07:26 PM
SAN FRANCISCO - The final witnesses were called Thursday in the U.S. government's case to block Oracle Corp.'s hostile $7.7 billion bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc., ending a month-long trial that has revealed much about the mechanics of the enterprise software industry.

Oracle president: Merger good for all
(SiliconValley.com)

Oracle president: Merger good for all
(SiliconValley.com) 06/26/2004 06:09 AM
SiliconValley.com - The chief architect of Oracle's $7.7 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft testified that the deal would be good for business and good for customers.

Oracle pitches merger to PeopleSoft
shareholders

Oracle pitches merger to PeopleSoft
shareholders 02/17/2004 10:23 PM
Oracle sends letters to all PeopleSoft shareholders, urging them to tender their shares to Oracle by mid-March and elect Oracle's nominees to PeopleSoft's board next month.

SAP Says Taking Share From Oracle, No
Merger Plans

SAP Says Taking Share From Oracle, No
Merger Plans 04/15/2005 03:29 PM
SAP AG, Europe's biggest software company, said it is taking market share away from rival Oracle Corp. in the key U.S. business software market and denied SAP was considering a merger with Oracle.

SAP CEO Says He's Open To Oracle Merger
If Shareholders Benefit

SAP CEO Says He's Open To Oracle Merger
If Shareholders Benefit 04/15/2005 09:45 AM
Information Week Apr 15 2005 1:52PM GMT

SAP: Oracle-PeopleSoft merger would
boost competition

SAP: Oracle-PeopleSoft merger would
boost competition 06/23/2004 03:55 PM
SAN FRANCISCO - An Oracle Corp.-PeopleSoft Inc. merger would boost competition in the market for enterprise applications, an SAP America Inc. executive testified Wednesday in the U.S. government's case to block the proposed merger.

EU chief seen as keen to push Oracle
merger through

EU chief seen as keen to push Oracle
merger through 09/24/2004 09:37 AM
BRUSSELS -- The European Commission has confirmed that it wants to reach a decision on Oracle Corp.?s hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc. before the end of October, prompting speculation that it will approve the merger.

SAP: Oracle-PeopleSoft Merger Would
Intensify Competition

SAP: Oracle-PeopleSoft Merger Would
Intensify Competition 06/23/2004 06:44 PM
An SAP vice president testifies that such a merger would give the combined company a 38 percent market share—making Oracle "a database company that is back in the applications business."

Oracle: Merger Talks Show Competition

Oracle: Merger Talks Show Competition 06/08/2004 02:35 AM
Boston Globe Jun 8 2004 6:54AM GMT

Oracle, DOJ file closing briefs in
merger trial

Oracle, DOJ file closing briefs in
merger trial 07/14/2004 08:08 AM
Oracle Corp. and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed their closing trial briefs late Tuesday in the government's case to block Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover of PeopleSoft Inc., paving the way for closing arguments next week.

Oracle: Merger Talks Show Competition
(Reuters)

Oracle: Merger Talks Show Competition
(Reuters) 06/07/2004 07:02 PM
Reuters - Attorneys for Oracle Corp. on Monday used last year's exploratory merger talks between Microsoft Corp. and SAP AG to counter U.S. antitrust regulators' argument that Oracle's proposed $7.7 billion takeover of rival PeopleSoft Inc. would hamper competition.

Oracle lowers credit line for PeopleSoft
merger

Oracle lowers credit line for PeopleSoft
merger 12/30/2003 01:36 PM
Oracle decreases the amount of its credit line needed to acquire PeopleSoft in its takeover bid. The move is based on Oracle's sizable war chest of $8.1 billion in cash and securities.

Lawson Says Held Merger Talks with
Oracle (Reuters)

Lawson Says Held Merger Talks with
Oracle (Reuters) 06/28/2004 08:09 PM
Reuters - Lawson Software Inc. was in talks about a possible takeover by Oracle Corp. in 2002 but has no interest now in such a merger, an executive testified on Monday in the antitrust trial over Oracle's hostile takeover bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc.

Web Services Dynamic Discovery
(WS-Discovery) Specification Released

Web Services Dynamic Discovery
(WS-Discovery) Specification Released 02/19/2004 03:34 PM
WS-Discovery enables advertisement and dynamic discovery of services on both ad-hoc and managed networks. Services may be organized in a hierarchical scope, and clients can query for services by type as well as scope without heavy administrative costs. This specification enables numerous design patterns for enterprise services; provides a discovery architecture for peer-to-peer services like buddy lists, websites, and file shares; and forms the basis for discovering network-attached devices such as printers, cameras, and PDAs.

Microsoft woos small businesses: Reports
of Microsoft Corp discussing a merger
with business

Microsoft woos small businesses: Reports
of Microsoft Corp discussing a merger
with business 06/12/2004 02:56 AM
NDTV Jun 12 2004 7:09AM GMT

Microsoft Grounds Discovery Suite

Microsoft Grounds Discovery Suite 02/14/2004 09:21 AM
Microsoft has grounded Discovery, its planned server suite designed to meld content management, e-commerce and EAI capabilities, an executive confirmed.

A First! Oracle and Microsoft to
Co-Present at Oracle Development Tools
User Group Conference

A First! Oracle and Microsoft to
Co-Present at Oracle Development Tools
User Group Conference 06/17/2005 04:31 PM
Market Wire Jun 7 2005 5:13PM GMT

Microsoft and SAP weighed merger

Microsoft and SAP weighed merger 06/08/2004 02:35 AM
Seattle Post Intelligencer Jun 8 2004 7:08AM GMT

Microsoft, SAP mulled merger

Microsoft, SAP mulled merger 06/07/2004 10:48 AM

Google Considering Merger With Microsoft

Google Considering Merger With Microsoft 10/31/2003 10:32 AM
buford_tannen writes "According to this New York Times Article (registration, etc.), Google may be considering a merger with Microsoft in the near future. As ...

Microsoft and SAP considered merger

Microsoft and SAP considered merger 06/08/2004 05:53 AM
Computer Weekly Jun 8 2004 10:17AM GMT

SAP says Microsoft approach over merger
was not serious

SAP says Microsoft approach over merger
was not serious 06/16/2004 08:20 AM
Philippine Daily Inquirer Jun 16 2004 12:43PM GMT
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