Software CEO tells of buyout talks with Oracle (SiliconValley.com)

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Sony in Talks to Buyout MGM

Sony in Talks to Buyout MGM 04/21/2004 05:11 PM
Legendary movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is in advanced talks to be bought by Sony and two buyout firms in a $5 billion deal, sources close to the deal said today.

Oracle Says PeopleSoft Buyout Is
Inevitable

Oracle Says PeopleSoft Buyout Is
Inevitable 07/01/2004 10:21 PM
Oracle rests its case with witness testimony claiming that PeopleSoft's lack of an integration layer leaves it vulnerable, and that it will have to seek an alliance with a larger company that already has such technology.

Oracle Again Extends PeopleSoft Buyout
Deadline

Oracle Again Extends PeopleSoft Buyout
Deadline 07/12/2004 07:08 PM
Oracle says Aug. 27 is now the deadline for its $7.7 billion offer to buy out PeopleSoft, as it waits for a decision in the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit that would bar such a merger.

Oracle Sets New PeopleSoft Buyout
Deadline

Oracle Sets New PeopleSoft Buyout
Deadline 08/27/2004 01:39 PM
The long wait for a decision in the government's antitrust trial against Oracle has prompted the company to extend the deadline yet again for its $7.7 billion attempted buyout of PeopleSoft.

Oracle Sought Buyout Advice from Former
CA Chief Kumar

Oracle Sought Buyout Advice from Former
CA Chief Kumar 07/01/2004 07:22 AM
Oracle Corp. Co-President Charles Phillips sought out Sanjay Kumar, former chairman of Computer Associates International Inc. seeking advice on how to win U.S. Department of Justice approval for its $7.7 billion buyout of PeopleSoft Inc.

Oracle Trial: DaimlerChrysler Fears
Costs from PeopleSoft Buyout

Oracle Trial: DaimlerChrysler Fears
Costs from PeopleSoft Buyout 06/16/2004 03:29 AM
An Oracle buyout of PeopleSoft would likely force DaimlerChrysler to spend up to $100 million to replace its existing PeopleSoft applications, a senior executive for automaker testified Tuesday.

Oracle chooses its new CFO
(SiliconValley.com)

Oracle chooses its new CFO
(SiliconValley.com) 07/14/2004 06:58 AM
SiliconValley.com - Software maker Oracle said Tuesday that it has hired an Accenture executive to be its new chief financial officer, filling a key management slot being vacated by one its most respected executives.

Oracle still has options in bid
(SiliconValley.com)

Oracle still has options in bid
(SiliconValley.com) 02/12/2004 03:33 PM
SiliconValley.com - Despite a preliminary decision Tuesday from antitrust regulators that they will oppose Oracle's hostile bid for rival PeopleSoft, Oracle still has a handful of long-shot options that could rescue the $9.4 billion hostile deal.

Oracle slashes its bid for PeopleSoft by
20% (SiliconValley.com)

Oracle slashes its bid for PeopleSoft by
20% (SiliconValley.com) 05/15/2004 05:55 AM
SiliconValley.com - Oracle sliced its bid for PeopleSoft on Friday by almost 20 percent to $7.7 billion, following drops in stock prices for both companies since the start of this year.

Oracle, Microsoft getting friendly
(SiliconValley.com)

Oracle, Microsoft getting friendly
(SiliconValley.com) 05/21/2004 08:40 AM
SiliconValley.com - Pragmatism won out over acrimony Thursday when software giants and longtime rivals Microsoft and Oracle announced a new partnership for technology development, the first formal agreement between the two companies.

Oracle dealt key setback on hostile bid
(SiliconValley.com)

Oracle dealt key setback on hostile bid
(SiliconValley.com) 02/11/2004 09:28 AM
SiliconValley.com - The staff of the Justice Department has recommended that the agency block Oracle's $9.4 billion hostile bid for PeopleSoft on antitrust grounds, a decision that could derail Oracle's eight-month attempt to buy its rival.

Briefs filed in Oracle trial
(SiliconValley.com)

Briefs filed in Oracle trial
(SiliconValley.com) 07/10/2004 06:44 AM
SiliconValley.com - A week after testimony ended in the Oracle antitrust trial, both sides marshaled evidence for their answer to the main question in the case: How many players are there in the market for high-end business-application software?

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 CFO gains $5.3 million in
sale (SiliconValley.com)

Oracle CFO gains $5.3 million in
sale (SiliconValley.com) 01/26/2004 08:39 AM
SiliconValley.com - Oracle Chief Financial Officer Jeff Henley begins his new duties as the company's chairman this month with more than $5 million in cash gained from exercising options and selling shares of the software giant in December.

Oracle looked at 9 firms as prospects
(SiliconValley.com)

Oracle looked at 9 firms as prospects
(SiliconValley.com) 06/22/2004 06:12 AM
SiliconValley.com - Oracle considered at least nine software acquisition targets before launching its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft in June 2003, according to testimony and documents presented Monday in the Oracle antitrust trial.

Oracle disputes lack of rivals
(SiliconValley.com)

Oracle disputes lack of rivals
(SiliconValley.com) 06/18/2004 06:20 AM
SiliconValley.com - PeopleSoft faced an array of rivals in the business software market, according to internal PeopleSoft documents shown Thursday at the high-profile Oracle antitrust trial in San Francisco.

Takeover weighs on Oracle profit
(SiliconValley.com)

Takeover weighs on Oracle profit
(SiliconValley.com) 03/23/2005 01:22 PM
SiliconValley.com - Business-software maker Oracle on Tuesday reported a 15 percent drop in quarterly profit, reflecting costs tied to its hostile takeover of rival PeopleSoft in January.

Oracle trial has a wild start
(SiliconValley.com)

Oracle trial has a wild start
(SiliconValley.com) 06/08/2004 05:51 AM
SiliconValley.com - Microsoft, the dominant PC software maker, and SAP of Germany, the world's biggest seller of corporate software applications, revealed Monday that they had explored the possibility of merging in talks that ended just a few months ago.

Microcell tells shareholders to reject
Telus bid, is in talks with others

Microcell tells shareholders to reject
Telus bid, is in talks with others 05/20/2004 05:18 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com May 20 2004 9:44PM GMT

Oracle, Justice Dept. ready for hot date
(SiliconValley.com)

Oracle, Justice Dept. ready for hot date
(SiliconValley.com) 06/05/2004 08:57 AM
SiliconValley.com - Oracle's $7.7 billion hostile bid to buy PeopleSoft heads to court Monday, the latest stop for the Silicon Valley takeover saga that started almost a year ago to the day.

IBM opposed Oracle bid for PeopleSoft,
court told (SiliconValley.com)

IBM opposed Oracle bid for PeopleSoft,
court told (SiliconValley.com) 06/10/2004 06:13 AM
SiliconValley.com - IBM executives, fearing they would lose millions of dollars in business if Oracle succeeded in buying PeopleSoft, tried to find ways to oppose the hostile bid, according to documents introduced in court Wednesday.

PeopleSoft tells Oracle no again

PeopleSoft tells Oracle no again 05/27/2004 06:29 AM
USA Today May 27 2004 10:30AM GMT

North Korea Tells U.S. to Move Ahead at
Atom Talks

North Korea Tells U.S. to Move Ahead at
Atom Talks 05/10/2004 02:46 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 10 2004 6:25PM GMT

N. Korea Tells U.S. to Move Ahead at
Atom Talks (Reuters)

N. Korea Tells U.S. to Move Ahead at
Atom Talks (Reuters) 05/10/2004 12:19 AM
Reuters - North Korea told the United States on Monday to stop wasting time in the search for an end to a crisis over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons ambitions and to take a "trustworthy step" to move talks forward.

At Trial, Oracle Tells of Microsoft-SAP
Bid

At Trial, Oracle Tells of Microsoft-SAP
Bid 06/08/2004 02:35 AM
Los Angeles Times Jun 8 2004 7:06AM GMT

Microsoft Tells Court It Won't Be a
Rival to Oracle

Microsoft Tells Court It Won't Be a
Rival to Oracle 06/24/2004 03:09 AM
A top executive of Microsoft Corp. testified in federal court on Wednesday that the company has no plans to compete in the enterprise software market, bolstering the government's case that the market is far less competitive than Oracle contends.

S.F. software scours beyond Web
(SiliconValley.com)

S.F. software scours beyond Web
(SiliconValley.com) 06/16/2004 06:50 AM
SiliconValley.com - Google. Microsoft. Yahoo. Those technology giants dominate the Internet search industry.

Software can make your day
(SiliconValley.com)

Software can make your day
(SiliconValley.com) 09/15/2004 05:57 AM
SiliconValley.com - Now you can project different images of yourself on the mobile phone, depending on who's calling.

EU Still in Talks with Oracle

EU Still in Talks with Oracle 09/24/2004 12:05 PM
Boston Globe Sep 24 2004 3:11PM GMT

EU Still in Talks with Oracle (Reuters)

EU Still in Talks with Oracle (Reuters) 09/24/2004 05:23 AM
Reuters - 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.

Software tells when the price is right

Software tells when the price is right 04/27/2004 07:35 AM
ZDNet Apr 27 2004 12:04PM GMT

Software service firm Citrix buys S.J.
start-up (SiliconValley.com)

Software service firm Citrix buys S.J.
start-up (SiliconValley.com) 06/05/2005 10:59 PM
SiliconValley.com - Citrix Systems, a global software company that allows people to get their online information on the go from different places, has acquired San Jose start-up Netscaler for $325 million.

Indian software leaders dispute
code-theft charges (SiliconValley.com)

Indian software leaders dispute
code-theft charges (SiliconValley.com) 09/18/2004 07:29 AM
SiliconValley.com - Leaders of India's software industry and Mumbai police are disputing a Silicon Valley entrepreneur's allegations that they failed to investigate his claims that an employee stole critical software code from an Indian subsidiary.

Oracle talks up grid, but boosts
applications

Oracle talks up grid, but boosts
applications 09/06/2004 10:42 AM
vnunet.com Sep 6 2004 1:57PM GMT

Oracle: Merger Talks Show Competition

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

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 EMEA VP talks channels and
partners

Oracle EMEA VP talks channels and
partners 06/04/2004 12:34 PM
As part of its efforts to interest customers in its mid-market e-business suite, Oracle Corp. has recently been putting greater emphasis on the indirect sales model and increasingly selling to its mid-market customers through the channel.

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.

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.
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