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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ellison talks about the acquisition
December 14, 2004
Excerpts from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's press conference announcing an agreement to acquire PeopleSoft.
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Microsoft goes after PeopleSoft customers
December 15, 2004
An e-mail suggests that PeopleSoft customers think about a shift in face of Oracle's acquisition, CNET News.com has learned.
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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?
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Year in review: Software vendors sate their big appetites
December 16, 2005
Makers of enterprise applications had merger mania this year, adding heft to already large players.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Google-DoubleClick: Tough sell in EU
November 21, 2007
The search giant will have a tricky time getting what it wants as trustbusters on the other side of the Atlantic dig into the planned $3.1 billion merger.
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