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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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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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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'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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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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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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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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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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Report: Hosted CRM is king
August 15, 2006
Oracle leads in sales of human capital management applications, thanks to PeopleSoft buy, says AMR Research.
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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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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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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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