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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. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., SEC filing, acquisition, merger, risk, software company

Oracle takeover: It's a wrap

January 7, 2005 Oracle receives more than 97 percent of PeopleSoft shares in its tender offer, allowing the acquisition to be completed. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, deadline, vote, acquisition

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

Oracle-Siebel antitrust review gets extension

October 25, 2005 Extension comes as Department of Justice requests additional information in connection with the deal. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc., antitrust, PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, connection

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, acquisition, collaboration, SAP AG, CEO, database, server

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, mail, merger, CEO, acquisition

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, security, acquisition, software company, database

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

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, Salesforce.com Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Open World, on-demand, margin, BEA Systems Inc., business intelligence, CRM, San Francisco, CEO, database

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, Retek Inc., business software, acquisition, Larry Ellison, Siebel Systems Inc., SAP AG, business application, software company, brand, Bill Gates, 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., acquisition, Sybase Inc., loser, Informix Software, Oracle Corp., Carly Fiorina, Siebel Systems Inc., winner, reality, Silicon Valley, CEO, database, HP

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 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, business intelligence, performance management, acquisition, financial planning, budgeting, PeopleSoft Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., Forrester Research Inc., CFO, software company

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, Siebel Systems Inc., merger, supply chain, Silicon Valley, professor, software company, conference, California, 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, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., Baan Co., Retek Inc., acquisition, database management, enterprise application, merger, PeopleSoft Inc., Silicon Valley, accounting, database

Report: Hosted CRM is king

August 15, 2006 Oracle leads in sales of human capital management applications, thanks to PeopleSoft buy, says AMR Research. TAGS: human capital management, human capital, PeopleSoft Inc., hosted CRM, CRM, Oracle Corp., AMR Research, acquisition, SAP AG, Human Resources

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., merger, commission, enterprise software, antitrust, European Union, acquisition

Oracle customers eye new acquisitions warily

September 21, 2005 Will Oracle take its eye off the ball? Customers attending OracleWorld this week are wondering. TAGS: Oracle Corp., OracleWorld, Oblix Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., Retek Inc., acquisition, Siebel Systems Inc.