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SAP entices Siebel customers with big discounts
October 17, 2005
SAP hopes to profit from "uncertainties" about Oracle's buyout of rival software maker Siebel Systems.
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Oracle to acquire Demantra
June 1, 2006
Purchase will mark Oracle's latest effort to expand in the supply-chain applications market.
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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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Oracle buys Hyperion for $3.3 billion
March 1, 2007
Hyperion's business intelligence and financial planning tools could be a lever to help pry customers from SAP.
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SAP launches bid for Retek customers
May 25, 2005
German company is trying to steal away customers rival Oracle captured in its winning bid for software maker Retek.
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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.
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Who says Oracle's finished?
July 25, 2005
Charles Phillips, an Oracle co-president, hints at the database giant's upcoming moves.
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Ellison: No other big buys in mind
September 21, 2005
Oracle CEO tells customers that engineering, not large deals, is top priority in an increasingly competitive applications market.
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Commentary: Divining Oracle's intent with Siebel
September 13, 2005
Acquisition is a positive move overall, although it crowds Oracle's already full plate of company- and product-integration activities.
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New Oracle brand to wrap up retail buys
September 16, 2005
Oracle Retail brand name, set for launch at user confab next week, will cover products picked up in acquisitions and existing software.
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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.
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SAP says it won't join the on-demand crowd
April 14, 2005
"With on-demand," CEO says, "the customer hands his destiny to someone else and then he finds...he cannot get his destiny back."
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Infor to acquire SSA Global
May 16, 2006
In expanding its enterprise software offerings, company is expected to challenge Asia's market leaders, Oracle and SAP.
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Buyout could serve both BEA, Oracle
October 12, 2007
The proposed acquisition could resolve questions about BEA's future growth. Then there's the Carl Icahn factor.
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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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Retail technology priced to sell
August 4, 2005
Software that can help figure out why consumers buy a particular product has become the latest battleground for Oracle and competitors.
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BEA sets buyout price at $21 a share
October 25, 2007
Oracle's offer of $17 per share? No thanks, BEA says again. This time, it's countering with what it sees as a better shareholder value.
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Bloggers react to Oracle's 'desperate' move
September 12, 2005
Many say the software giant's only means of growth is to buy up rivals, while others say deal will be fraught with challenges.
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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.
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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.
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