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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. TAGS: SAP AG, identity management, SAP NetWeaver, contact center, acquisition, security

SAP buys employee analytics specialist

February 20, 2007 Purchase of Pilot Software part of SAP's ongoing strategy to expand product line via acquisitions. TAGS: SAP AG, Pilot Software, analytics, acquisition

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. TAGS: SAP AG, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., acquisition, discount

Oracle to acquire Demantra

June 1, 2006 Purchase will mark Oracle's latest effort to expand in the supply-chain applications market. TAGS: SAP AG, Oracle Corp., grocer, supply chain, acquisition

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. TAGS: Henning Kagermann, SAP AG, enterprise software, acquisition, outsourcing, supply chain, AMR Research, merger, CEO, software company, operation, information technology

Microsoft, SAP strengthen alliance

April 26, 2005 Companies plan to jointly develop and sell software that more closely links their business productivity suites. TAGS: SAP AG, business productivity, alliance, acquisition, worker, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office

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

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

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, Siebel Systems Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., Forrester Research Inc., CFO, software company

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." TAGS: SAP AG, on-demand, CRM, Henning Kagermann, hosted CRM, Siebel Systems Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., hosting company, Oracle Corp., acquisition, CEO, agreement, HP, Microsoft Corp.

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., PeopleSoft Inc., merger, background

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. TAGS: SAP AG, Henning Kagermann, business software company, Shai Agassi, SOA, SAP NetWeaver, fund, Cambridge, business software, investment, on-demand, software company, acquisition, conference, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: SSA Global, SAP AG, enterprise software, Oracle Corp., acquisition, Asia, manufacturing, 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

Cisco makes news with big partners

September 6, 2006 Company completes interoperability with Microsoft security platform, forges marketing alliance with SAP. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., SAP AG, security technology, business software, architecture, compliance, acquisition, security, Microsoft Corp.

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

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., Siebel OnDemand, CRM, SAP AG, acquisition, PeopleSoft Inc., on-demand, SOA, intent, commentary

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. TAGS: Larry Ellison, middleware, Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc., SAP AG, SAP NetWeaver, on-demand, acquisition, CEO

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

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. TAGS: ProfitLogic, pricing, Oracle Corp., pricing strategy, Siebel Systems Inc., SAP AG, acquisition, Apple Computer
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