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Oracle sweeps up Siebel

September 13, 2005 Siebel's 12 years of independence comes to an end in the form of a $5.8 billion buyout. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Salesforce.com Inc., buyout, Marc Benioff, acquisition, database company, Newsmaker, CRM, CEO, merger, software company, database

Oracle to swallow Siebel for $5.8 billion

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, software company, integration, CEO, pricing

Oracle adds security firm to shopping basket

March 28, 2005 On acquisition tear, company scoops up 100-person software company specializing in computer user authentication. TAGS: Oblix Inc., Oracle Corp., acquisition, software company, Web service, CEO, security

SAP expects strong growth, acquisitions

November 17, 2003 The software maker's chief executive says it will grow faster than the market for enterprise software, and he hints at future acquisition plans. TAGS: Henning Kagermann, SAP AG, enterprise software, acquisition, outsourcing, supply chain, AMR Research, merger, CEO, software company, operation, information technology

Trying to turn the page at CA

April 21, 2004 CNET News.com's Mike Ricciuti says Computer Associates' new chief executive will need tools to get beyond the software maker's turbulent history. TAGS: Sanjay Kumar, Computer Associates International Inc., CEO, accounting, software company, acquisition

Too much on Oracle's plate?

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, PeopleSoft Inc., middleware, acquisition, CEO, software company, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, blog, HP, database

This week in merger news

December 17, 2004 This week saw three merger deals worth about $60 billion--including one that ranks as the largest software merger in history. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., merger, Oracle Corp., John Thompson, Symantec Corp., Sprint Nextel, acquisition, attorney, software company, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Internet deals of the damned

October 10, 2006 More often than not, big Internet acquisitions turn out to be disappointments, or at least a bit ahead of their time. TAGS: Spyglass, Mirabilis, VA Software Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Netscape Communications Corp., founder, IPO, acquisition, PayPal, America Online Inc., YouTube, software company, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., CEO, TV

SAP launches investment fund, new software

May 17, 2006 Business software maker announces new versions of flagship software, plus an acquisition and a $125 million investment fund. TAGS: SAP AG, Henning Kagermann, business software company, SOA, SAP NetWeaver, Shai Agassi, fund, Cambridge, business software, investment, on-demand, software company, acquisition, conference, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Macromedia, Adobe make peace for bigger fight

April 18, 2005 Software makers join forces in $3.4 billion pact to stave off larger threats from both Microsoft and open standards. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Web application, open standard, acquisition, Microsoft Longhorn, battle, Adobe PDF, software company, platform, multimedia, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: The urge to merge

December 17, 2004 This week saw three merger deals worth about $60 billion--including one that ranks as the largest software merger in history. Ellison triumphs in PeopleSoft bid TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, John Thompson, Week in review, Symantec Corp., acquisition, attorney, software company, CEO, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp.

Bulked-up Symantec eyes new conquests

December 16, 2004 Merged companies are already mapping out new territory and eyeing possible acquisitions. TAGS: VERITAS Software Corp., Symantec Corp., COO, archiving, acquisition, vendor, management, software company, CEO, laptop computer, server

Symantec to buy Veritas for $13.5 billion

December 16, 2004 update Deal is the latest sign of consolidation in the enterprise software market and the second major acquisition this week. TAGS: VERITAS Software Corp., merger, Symantec Corp., Forrester Research Inc., consolidation, storage management, John Thompson, enterprise software, security software company, acquisition, CEO, software company, leader, security

Microsoft business unit head steps aside

November 17, 2005 Doug Burgum takes up another role as the company looks for a new leader for its unit selling software to midsized customers. TAGS: Great Plains Software, Steve Ballmer, leader, software company, Oracle Corp., acquisition, Microsoft Corp., CEO, e-mail
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