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Oracle tried to buy open-source MySQL

February 15, 2006 Move reveals just how far the software giant is willing to go to adapt to the burgeoning open-source environment. TAGS: Stephen O'Grady, Oracle Corp., MySQL, PeopleSoft Inc., ERP, IBM WebSphere, open source, acquisition, database company, software-as-a-service, IBM Corp., SAP AG, database

Oracle's eye on the future

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

Oracle updates J.D. Edwards compliance tools

June 15, 2005 Says move is proof that it will continue to support many of the technologies gained through its various acquisitions. TAGS: Oracle Corp., financial reporting, PeopleSoft Inc., compliance, ERP, IBM Corp., acquisition, database

Oracle aims to tone security muscle with Fusion

February 3, 2006 Database giant is learning defensive moves from the more than one dozen companies it picked up in acquisition spree in the past year. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., Oblix Inc., Redwood Shores, company representative, security, margin, acquisition, software company, database

Ellison looks to double Oracle revenue

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, margin, on-demand, business intelligence, BEA Systems Inc., CRM, San Francisco, CEO, database

High-tech megamergers: Still make sense?

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

Larry's war: Oracle vs. SAP

April 4, 2005 The rivalry is nothing new, but Ellison's acquisition strategy is infusing it with new vigor--and may redefine an industry. TAGS: Larry Ellison, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., Baan Co., Retek Inc., acquisition, database management, enterprise application, merger, PeopleSoft Inc., Silicon Valley, accounting, database

Oracle trying to cover all its (data) bases

March 14, 2006 For Oracle, the past few months have been one big shopping spree. But at what point does its spate of mergers start delivering diminishing returns? TAGS: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, SCM, supply chain, Siebel Systems Inc., merger, Silicon Valley, professor, conference, software company, California, database

Oracle posts higher profit on license sales

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

Oracle to bid on SAP buyout target

March 8, 2005 Two months after swallowing PeopleSoft, Oracle plans $9 per share competing bid for software maker Retek. TAGS: Retek Inc., SAP AG, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., Larry Ellison, buyout, business management, bid, software company, acquisition, Java, database

Oracle's Phillips touts Fusion's heat

October 23, 2006 The company is baking its Fusion strategy into its enterprise software applications "at the factory." TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., middleware, Siebel Systems Inc., enterprise software, acquisition, conference, president, database

Praise, skepticism greet Oracle-Siebel merger

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., IBM DB2, middleware, Larry Ellison, AMR Research, IBM Corp., CRM, database, acquisition, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Web 2.0 a catalyst in Oracle's Fusion

October 25, 2006 Net-related tools are a driving force in the project, which will fuse together various products picked up in acquisition spree. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., Web 2.0, collaboration, acquisition, database, IM

Who says Oracle's finished?

July 25, 2005 Charles Phillips, an Oracle co-president, hints at the database giant's upcoming moves. TAGS: Oracle Corp., SAP AG, architecture, middleware, perception, PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, discussion, database

Sending the penguins out with a hot foot

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, PeopleSoft Inc., open-source company, Siebel Systems Inc., profit margin, open source, acquisition, CEO, database, Microsoft Corp., operating system

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: Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc., Larry Ellison, buyout, acquisition, middleware, PeopleSoft Inc., CEO, software company, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, blog, HP, database
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