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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, acquisition, Marc Benioff, database company, Newsmaker, CRM, CEO, software company, merger, database

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, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Baan Co., acquisition, Retek Inc., database management, enterprise application, merger, PeopleSoft Inc., Silicon Valley, accounting, database

Oracle cuts merger-cost estimates

July 1, 2005 In SEC filing, Oracle said it will spend less than originally expected on merging its operations with those of PeopleSoft. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., SEC filing, acquisition, risk, merger, software company

Mr. Phillips goes to Pleasanton

December 15, 2004 Oracle President Charles Phillips heads over to PeopleSoft's headquarters to sort out the companies' $10 billion merger. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Pleasanton, Oracle Corp., merger, Mr., acquisition, IBM Corp., president, database

Phillips closes Siebel's last picture show

October 19, 2005 Oracle's president, hoping to entice Siebel customers to stick around post merger, laid out the "end game" of Project Fusion. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, standards, acquisition, president, monitor

EU approves Oracle-Siebel merger

December 22, 2005 With the last major antitrust hurdle cleared, the deal now awaits SEC approval. First-quarter closing expected. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., commission, merger, enterprise software, antitrust, European Union, acquisition

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.

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: megamerger, merger, PeopleSoft Inc., Sybase Inc., acquisition, loser, Informix Software, Carly Fiorina, Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc., winner, Silicon Valley, reality, CEO, database, HP

Siebel, Oracle workers express merger jitters

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, takeover, Larry Ellison, corporate culture, PeopleSoft Inc., CRM, layoff, engineer, acquisition, Silicon Valley, CEO, worker, California

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, merger, Siebel Systems Inc., supply chain, Silicon Valley, professor, conference, software company, California, database

Ellison talks about the acquisition

December 14, 2004 Excerpts from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's press conference announcing an agreement to acquire PeopleSoft. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., PeopleSoft 8, Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, acquisition, merger, agreement, CEO

PeopleSoft fight ends with a phone call

December 13, 2004 A single phone call Friday evening brought the long-running Oracle-PeopleSoft takeover battle to a close. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, negotiation, telephone call, attorney, acquisition

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

Oracle gets its way, finally

December 15, 2004 A year and a half of rancor, posturing and courtroom testimony comes to an end as PeopleSoft agrees to be acquired. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., bid, merger, Larry Ellison, margin, antitrust, acquisition, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

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., merger, Oracle Corp., John Thompson, Week in review, Symantec Corp., acquisition, attorney, software company, CEO, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp.

Behind the scenes: Oracle's pursuit of Siebel

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., SEC filing, PeopleSoft Inc., merger, executive vice president, acquisition, Mr., CEO

This week in merger mania

September 16, 2005 On "Merger Monday," Oracle announced it will acquire rival Siebel Systems, and then, within hours, eBay revealed plans to buy Net telephony provider Skype. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, Skype, eBay Inc., Thomson Corp., SAP AG, acquisition, PayPal, reader, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Merger and Microsoft mania

September 16, 2005 The week kicked off with news of two major mergers, while developers gathered in Los Angeles to hear the latest at Microsoft's annual confab. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, eBay Inc., Skype, Thomson Corp., Week in review, acquisition, SAP AG, Redmond, PayPal, Los Angeles, reader, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle to PeopleSoft: The pink slip's in the mail

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

This week in OpenWorld news

December 10, 2004 At Oracle's OpenWorld conference, Michael Dell chides the Lenovo-IBM deal. Also: Oracle chief Larry Ellison' deja vu keynote speech. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., keynote speech, Oracle Open World, Red Hat Inc., merger, Lenovo, Dell, conference, IBM Corp., acquisition, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Linux, database, operating system
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