Despite Win, More Hurdles for Oracle (Reuters)

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Ukraine PM Hits Hurdles in Election
Complaint (Reuters)

Ukraine PM Hits Hurdles in Election
Complaint (Reuters) 12/30/2004 06:51 AM
Reuters - Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich's dogged bid to overturn his liberal rival's victory in Ukraine's presidential election faltered on Thursday after the Supreme Court said it had thrown out all but one of his complaints.

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.

Oracle Wins Bid for Retek for $670
Mln (Reuters)

Oracle Wins Bid for Retek for $670
Mln (Reuters) 03/22/2005 03:15 PM
Reuters - Oracle Corp., the world's second biggest software company, said it has agreed to buy software firm Retek Inc. for about $670 million, outbidding rival German business software maker SAP AG .

EU Suspends Review of Oracle Bid
(Reuters)

EU Suspends Review of Oracle Bid
(Reuters) 04/15/2004 08:59 AM
Reuters - European regulators have again suspended their review of Oracle's $9.4 billion bid for rival PeopleSoft, which has prompted competition concerns on both sides of the Atlantic.

PeopleSoft: DOJ Urge Against Oracle Bid
(Reuters)

PeopleSoft: DOJ Urge Against Oracle Bid
(Reuters) 02/10/2004 11:56 PM
Reuters - Business software maker PeopleSoft Inc.(PSFT.O) on Tuesday said staff of the anti-trust division of the U.S. Department of Justice had recommended that regulators file suit to block a $9.4-billion takeover offer by rival Oracle Corp.(ORCL.O)

SAP More Friendly to Oracle-PeopleSoft
(Reuters)

SAP More Friendly to Oracle-PeopleSoft
(Reuters) 09/11/2004 04:23 PM
Reuters - German business software giant SAP is starting to see the silver lining in a potential linkup between rivals Oracle and PeopleSoft , the German Sunday newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported.

Oracle Optimistic About Its Business
(Reuters)

Oracle Optimistic About Its Business
(Reuters) 07/14/2004 06:52 PM
Reuters - Oracle Corp. on Wednesday said it was optimistic about its business despite a recent flurry of warnings in the business software sector that has stirred doubts about companies' profitability in the second half of 2004.

PeopleSoft: Oracle, SAP Top Competition
(Reuters)

PeopleSoft: Oracle, SAP Top Competition
(Reuters) 06/08/2004 08:31 PM
Reuters - PeopleSoft Inc. considers Oracle Corp (ORCL.O) and Germany's SAP AG (SAPG.DE) its major rivals, even though the business software maker has also coached its sales staff on "how to beat" a smaller vendor, an executive testified on Tuesday.

Adoption Hurdles

Adoption Hurdles 03/26/2005 02:36 AM
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U.S., Oracle to Court in Takeover Trial
(Reuters)

U.S., Oracle to Court in Takeover Trial
(Reuters) 06/05/2004 07:22 AM
Reuters - U.S. antitrust officials will head to court on Monday in their bid to block Oracle Corp.'s (ORCL.O) $7.7 billion takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O) in one of the biggest hostile merger battles ever in the technology industry.

Microsoft, IBM to Testify in Oracle Case
(Reuters)

Microsoft, IBM to Testify in Oracle Case
(Reuters) 05/19/2004 12:05 PM
Reuters - The Justice Department will call executives from Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) and a dozen other major corporations to testify against Oracle Corp.'s (ORCL.O) hostile bid to buy rival software company PeopleSoft (PSFT.O), according to court documents.

IBM Drops Gloves in Database War with
Oracle (Reuters)

IBM Drops Gloves in Database War with
Oracle (Reuters) 05/21/2004 03:37 PM
Reuters - IBM is taking off its kid gloves.

Oracle, US Antitrust Case Comes to Close
(Reuters)

Oracle, US Antitrust Case Comes to Close
(Reuters) 07/01/2004 10:12 PM
Reuters - Oracle Corp. released IBM documents on Thursday that it said shows IBM feared the competitive effects of an Oracle-PeopleSoft Inc. merger as Oracle finished witness testimony in its quest to gain approval of its hostile takeover of rival PeopleSoft.

PeopleSoft Profit Off, Oracle Bid Blamed
(Reuters)

PeopleSoft Profit Off, Oracle Bid Blamed
(Reuters) 07/27/2004 04:29 PM
Reuters - PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O) on Tuesday posted a weaker quarterly profit, citing dampened demand for its business software products, which it blamed on Oracle Corp.'s ORCL.O hostile takeover bid.

Oracle to Enhance and Export China R&D
(Reuters)

Oracle to Enhance and Export China R&D
(Reuters) 07/16/2004 05:16 AM
Reuters - Oracle Corp., the world's second-most valuable software company, is looking to pump up its research capacity in China, an executive said on Friday, hoping to plug its fastest-growing market into a global network.

Date Set for PeopleSoft Suit Vs. Oracle
(Reuters)

Date Set for PeopleSoft Suit Vs. Oracle
(Reuters) 05/10/2004 05:54 PM
Reuters - A California judge has set a Nov. 1 trial date for PeopleSoft Inc.'s (PSFT.O) lawsuit against Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O) for unfair business practices related to its $9.4 billion hostile takeover bid.

Microsoft, Oracle Set Software Agreement
(Reuters)

Microsoft, Oracle Set Software Agreement
(Reuters) 05/21/2004 12:52 AM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. announced a software development agreement on Thursday, signaling an improved relationship between the two corporate database software market rivals.

IBM Documents Reviewed at Oracle Trial
(Reuters)

IBM Documents Reviewed at Oracle Trial
(Reuters) 06/09/2004 10:11 PM
Reuters - IBM documents show the computer and consulting company feared losing millions of dollars in sales if Oracle Corp. succeeded in its hostile takeover of rival software vendor PeopleSoft, Oracle's lawyers told a federal court on Wednesday.

Oracle Says Antitrust Case 'Confusing'
(Reuters)

Oracle Says Antitrust Case 'Confusing'
(Reuters) 06/01/2004 06:38 PM
Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit to block Oracle Corp.'s (ORCL.O) $7.7-billion takeover bid of PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O) hinges on a "confusing" view of the market for business software that overlooks evidence of competition, Oracle said in court documents filed on Tuesday.

Oracle Ruling May Embolden Dealmakers
(Reuters)

Oracle Ruling May Embolden Dealmakers
(Reuters) 09/12/2004 12:44 PM
Reuters - A federal judge may have sent a gift to all merger-minded U.S. executives when he rejected the government's request to block Oracle Corp.'s bid for PeopleSoft Inc. last week.

Oracle Replaces PeopleSoft Co-Presidents
(Reuters)

Oracle Replaces PeopleSoft Co-Presidents
(Reuters) 12/31/2004 04:46 AM
Reuters - Oracle Corp. has replaced PeopleSoft Inc.'s co-presidents, after taking control of the rival software maker earlier this week, according to a regulatory filing.

PeopleSoft Rejects Oracle Takeover Bid
(Reuters)

PeopleSoft Rejects Oracle Takeover Bid
(Reuters) 02/10/2004 02:52 AM
Reuters - Software provider PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O) on Monday rejected a sweetened $9.4 billion takeover offer from larger rival Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O), saying the hostile bid still undervalues the company.

EU Likely to Clear Oracle Deal-Source
(Reuters)

EU Likely to Clear Oracle Deal-Source
(Reuters) 09/24/2004 03:32 AM
Reuters - Oracle Corp is likely to win clearance from the European Commission for its hostile takeover of rival software firm PeopleSoft Inc. , a source close to the situation said on Friday.

Oracle to Close PeopleSoft Purchase
(Reuters)

Oracle to Close PeopleSoft Purchase
(Reuters) 01/06/2005 10:15 PM
Reuters - Oracle Corp. said on Thursday it expects to close its purchase of rival software maker PeopleSoft Inc. on Friday.

U.S., Oracle Battle Over Market Terms
(Reuters)

U.S., Oracle Battle Over Market Terms
(Reuters) 07/20/2004 09:09 PM
Reuters - A merger of Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O) and PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O) would cut competition and lead to higher business software prices worldwide, the U.S. Justice Department argued on Tuesday, the final day of an antitrust case to determine whether the deal can move forward.

IBM, Nokia, Oracle to Back EU Against
Microsoft (Reuters)

IBM, Nokia, Oracle to Back EU Against
Microsoft (Reuters) 04/06/2005 07:18 AM
Reuters - A lobby group backed by Nokia , Oracle and IBM has asked an EU court for permission to join the European Commission in its antitrust battle with Microsoft, it said on Wednesday.

Oracle, Regulators Square Off in Filings
(Reuters)

Oracle, Regulators Square Off in Filings
(Reuters) 07/09/2004 08:31 PM
Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit to block Oracle Corp.'s $7.7 billion hostile takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. relies on deeply flawed assumptions and "absurd conclusions" about the business software market, Oracle said in a post-trial filing on Friday.

PeopleSoft Top Restraint on
Oracle-Economist (Reuters)

PeopleSoft Top Restraint on
Oracle-Economist (Reuters) 06/18/2004 05:37 PM
Reuters - More than half of the time that Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O) has cut prices on its business applications software it has done so in the face of competition from rival PeopleSoft Inc, an economist said in federal court on Friday.

Oracle Extends PeopleSoft Offer
(Reuters)

Oracle Extends PeopleSoft Offer
(Reuters) 07/12/2004 05:35 PM
Reuters - Software maker Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O) on Monday said it extended its $7.7 billion hostile bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O) until Aug. 27 as it awaits a U.S. District Court judge's ruling on whether the takeover attempt can continue.

Oracle: Would Support PeopleSoft
Products (Reuters)

Oracle: Would Support PeopleSoft
Products (Reuters) 06/21/2004 03:54 PM
Reuters - Oracle Corp. will make upgrades to business software products sold by PeopleSoft for "10 years or longer" if Oracle succeeds in its takeover bid for that company , a top Oracle executive said on Monday.

PeopleSoft Top Restraint on Oracle --
Economist (Reuters)

PeopleSoft Top Restraint on Oracle --
Economist (Reuters) 06/18/2004 09:01 PM
Reuters - More than half of the time that Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O) has cut prices on its business applications software it has done so in the face of competition from rival PeopleSoft Inc., an economist said in federal court on Friday.

Oracle to End Licensing Deal with
NetSuite (Reuters)

Oracle to End Licensing Deal with
NetSuite (Reuters) 06/21/2004 09:25 AM
Reuters - Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O) has agreed to end a licensing deal with start-up company NetSuite, executives of the two firms said, as Oracle plans to expand its own Web-based products, calling them the future of software.

Oracle Sales Data Seen Being Released
(Reuters)

Oracle Sales Data Seen Being Released
(Reuters) 08/13/2004 07:56 PM
Reuters - Oracle Corp. sales documents detailing highly confidential information, such as which companies receive discounts on Oracle's business software products and the size of the discounts, are likely to be made public, a federal judge said on Friday.

Oracle Lowers PeopleSoft Offer (Reuters)

Oracle Lowers PeopleSoft Offer (Reuters) 05/14/2004 08:59 PM
Reuters - Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O) on Friday lowered its hostile cash tender offer to buy PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O) by 19 percent, but the database software maker said there was no change in its commitment to acquire its closest rival.

PeopleSoft Defies Oracle Ties Up with
IBM (Reuters)

PeopleSoft Defies Oracle Ties Up with
IBM (Reuters) 09/21/2004 03:09 PM
Reuters - PeopleSoft Inc. will push ahead with a new marketing alliance and other initiatives in the face of a court ruling that raises the chance that Oracle Corp.'s $7.7-billion hostile takeover bid could succeed, PeopleSoft's chief executive said on Tuesday.

Oracle Says Takes Control of PeopleSoft
(Reuters)

Oracle Says Takes Control of PeopleSoft
(Reuters) 12/29/2004 03:41 AM
Reuters - Oracle Corp. said on Wednesday it has taken control of PeopleSoft Inc. , now that about 75 percent of shareholders of the rival software maker have tendered their shares.

Oracle Lowers Offer for PeopleSoft
(Reuters)

Oracle Lowers Offer for PeopleSoft
(Reuters) 05/14/2004 06:14 PM
Reuters - Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O) said on Friday it has lowered its cash tender offer to acquire rival PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O) to $21 per share from $26 to reflect the recent decline in PeopleSoft shares.

Oracle: Offer to PeopleSoft Is 'Final'
(Reuters)

Oracle: Offer to PeopleSoft Is 'Final'
(Reuters) 02/17/2004 09:05 PM
Reuters - Oracle Corp.'s (ORCL.O) $26-a-share takeover offer for rival PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O) is its "final offer," Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison said in a letter sent to PeopleSoft shareholders on Tuesday.

Oracle Court Win Could Prompt More Deals
(Reuters)

Oracle Court Win Could Prompt More Deals
(Reuters) 09/11/2004 07:22 AM
Reuters - Oracle Corp. Chief Larry Ellison has long preached the virtues of consolidation in the software sector and some analysts say a key federal court decision could help to push his vision closer to reality.
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