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September 12, 2005 The database giant makes its fourth acquisition this year, buying up CRM specialist Siebel. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., CRM, centerpiece, acquisition, General Electric Co., shareholder, integration, software company, pricing, CEO

January 26, 2005 At an analysts' event, the company discusses PeopleSoft, its planned entry into the market for collaboration software and more. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., BEA Systems Inc., content management, collaboration, acquisition, SAP AG, CEO, database, server

January 14, 2005 Thousands of PeopleSoft workers await termination letters via express mail--a cold and unusual way to handle layoffs, experts say. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., layoff, Oracle Corp., pink slip, Challenger Gray & Christmas Inc., Human Resources, worker, termination, merger, mail, acquisition, CEO

September 22, 2005 CEO wants to grow company from a nearly $15 billion concern to a $30 billion titan--while maintaining a 40 percent operating margin. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., acquisition, PeopleSoft Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Open World, on-demand, margin, business intelligence, BEA Systems Inc., CRM, San Francisco, database, CEO

September 20, 2005 If most big tech combinations fail to deliver, author Steve W. Martin asks, why does management think they'll succeed? TAGS: megamerger, merger, PeopleSoft Inc., Sybase Inc., acquisition, loser, Informix Software, Carly Fiorina, Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc., winner, reality, Silicon Valley, CEO, database, HP

October 22, 2005 While battling to acquire PeopleSoft, Oracle was in merger talks with Siebel Systems, according to a new SEC filing. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., SEC filing, merger, executive vice president, acquisition, Mr., CEO

September 22, 2005 special coverage Customers wonder whether Oracle has bitten off more buyouts than it can deal with. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, buyout, middleware, acquisition, PeopleSoft Inc., CEO, software company, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, blog, HP, database

September 12, 2005 Oracle's acquisition of Siebel Systems wasn't a big surprise for employees of either company, yet some appeared a bit rattled arriving for work Monday morning. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, corporate culture, Larry Ellison, takeover, PeopleSoft Inc., CRM, layoff, engineer, acquisition, Silicon Valley, worker, CEO, California

June 29, 2005 Business software giant posts better-than-expected earnings bolstered in part by applications license revenue. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, PeopleSoft Inc., earnings, SAP AG, net income, enterprise application, middleware, North America, acquisition, database, IBM Corp., CEO

September 12, 2005 Reaction to Oracle's megamerger with Siebel Systems is mixed, but it won't be as complex as Oracle's purchase of PeopleSoft. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., merger, SAP AG, Mercury Interactive Corp., Larry Ellison, IBM DB2, middleware, AMR Research, CRM, IBM Corp., acquisition, database, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

October 27, 2006 perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Larry Ellison's open-source move is part of a bigger transformation at Oracle. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Borland Software Corp., Oracle Open World, announcement, profit margin, PeopleSoft Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., open-source company, open source, acquisition, CEO, database, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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