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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. TAGS: Larry Ellison, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., Baan Co., acquisition, Retek Inc., database management, PeopleSoft Inc., merger, enterprise application, Silicon Valley, accounting, 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, performance management, business intelligence, acquisition, financial planning, budgeting, Siebel Systems Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., Forrester Research Inc., CFO, software company

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

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

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

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. TAGS: margin, enterprise application, acquisition, software company, SAP AG, BEA Systems Inc., merger, PeopleSoft Inc., background

Who says Oracle's finished?

July 25, 2005 Charles Phillips, an Oracle co-president, hints at the database giant's upcoming moves. TAGS: Oracle Corp., SAP AG, middleware, architecture, perception, PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, discussion, database

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. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, PeopleSoft Inc., SAP AG, earnings, net income, enterprise application, middleware, North America, database, acquisition, IBM Corp., CEO

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. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., CRM, Siebel OnDemand, acquisition, SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., on-demand, SOA, intent, commentary

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, AMR Research, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Human Resources, acquisition

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. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., merger, SAP AG, Mercury Interactive Corp., Larry Ellison, IBM DB2, middleware, AMR Research, IBM Corp., CRM, acquisition, database, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Stephen O'Grady, MySQL, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., open source, IBM WebSphere, ERP, acquisition, database company, software-as-a-service, IBM Corp., SAP AG, database

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. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Carl Icahn, PeopleSoft Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., SAP AG, acquisition, offer, shareholder, letter, California, IBM Corp.
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