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Oracle buys Sunopsis

October 10, 2006 Acquisition of data integration company will be used to enhance the company's Fusion Middleware product line. TAGS: Oracle Corp., data integration, PeopleSoft Inc., logistics, middleware, acquisition, software company

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, CRM, Newsmaker, 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., software company, shareholder, integration, pricing, CEO

This week in Oracle

September 24, 2005 Business software maker plans to buy G-log, marking its 10th acquisition announcement in nine months. TAGS: Oracle Corp., business software company, Larry Ellison, Siebel Systems Inc., acquisition, business software, software company

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, Web service, software company, CEO, security

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. TAGS: Hyperion Solutions Corp., Oracle Corp., SAP AG, performance management, business intelligence, acquisition, financial planning, budgeting, PeopleSoft Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., Forrester Research Inc., CFO, software company

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, merger, risk, software company

RightNow targets Siebel customers

November 16, 2005 RightNow Technologies offers Siebel users six months of free CRM, banking on uncertainty from Oracle's acquisition of the firm. TAGS: RightNow Technologies, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, CRM, software company

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. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., ProfitLogic, business software, Retek Inc., acquisition, Siebel Systems Inc., Larry Ellison, business application, SAP AG, software company, Bill Gates, brand, Microsoft Corp.

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, margin, acquisition, security, software company, database

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

Oracle releases PeopleSoft Enterprise 9

June 26, 2006 Company keeps promise to continue supporting, enhancing PeopleSoft products with rollout of new application sets. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., human capital management, human capital, Siebel Systems Inc., software company, acquisition

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

Oracle to cut 2,000 jobs

February 9, 2006 Company details its integration plans and says job cuts are in store for Oracle, Siebel employees. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., CRM, job cut, Larry Ellison, cut, layoff, acquisition, software company, database

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 buys stake in Indian banking software firm

August 2, 2005 Database giant moves in on I-flex Solutions, which provides tools and services to 575 banks in 115 countries. TAGS: Oracle Corp., banking, database company, ERP, bank, software company, acquisition, India, pricing, information technology, database

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. TAGS: Retek Inc., SAP AG, Oracle Corp., German company, business software, acquisition, software company, training

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. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., RightNow Technologies, Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, CRM, blogger, acquisition, SAP AG, on-demand, mean, app, software company, blog, database

Oracle OpenWorld takes the stage

October 26, 2006 special coverage Business software maker opens arms to partners, making an incursion into the Linux market. Photo: Ellison announces Red Hat support Photos: Mr. Ruiz, meet Mr. Dell Video: Dell's AM... TAGS: Oracle Corp., margin, Oracle Open World, business software company, Red Hat Inc., mainframe, Linux, Web 2.0, acquisition, Mr., software company, font, Dell, server, photograph

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., acquisition, Sprint Nextel, attorney, software company, CEO, Microsoft Corp.