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SAP acquiring two European software makers
May 14, 2007
Company purchases enterprise communications software developer Wicom and plans to buy ID management app maker MaXware.
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SAP buys employee analytics specialist
February 20, 2007
Purchase of Pilot Software part of SAP's ongoing strategy to expand product line via acquisitions.
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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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SAP expects strong growth, acquisitions
November 17, 2003
The software maker's chief executive says it will grow faster than the market for enterprise software, and he hints at future acquisition plans.
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Microsoft, SAP strengthen alliance
April 26, 2005
Companies plan to jointly develop and sell software that more closely links their business productivity suites.
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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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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 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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PeopleSoft Inc.
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Forrester Research Inc.
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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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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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SAP launches investment fund, new software
May 17, 2006
Business software maker announces new versions of flagship software, plus an acquisition and a $125 million investment fund.
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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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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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Cisco makes news with big partners
September 6, 2006
Company completes interoperability with Microsoft security platform, forges marketing alliance with SAP.
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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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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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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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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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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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