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Oracle sweeps up Siebel

September 13, 2005 Siebel's 12 years of independence comes to an end in the form of a $5.8 billion buyout. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Salesforce.com Inc., buyout, Marc Benioff, acquisition, Newsmaker, database company, CRM, CEO, merger, software company, database

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 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., CRM, PeopleSoft Inc., centerpiece, acquisition, General Electric Co., integration, shareholder, software company, CEO, pricing

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

Oracle takeover spooks some Siebel users

September 19, 2005 Siebel customers fear that Oracle's acquisition of the company means they will be forced to migrate to Oracle applications. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, CRM, PeopleSoft Inc., supplier, acquisition, Microsoft SQL Server

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

Phillips closes Siebel's last picture show

October 19, 2005 Oracle's president, hoping to entice Siebel customers to stick around post merger, laid out the "end game" of Project Fusion. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, standards, acquisition, president, monitor

Siebel optimistic about turnaround strategy

May 6, 2005 Makeover includes plans to shave costs, restructure Siebel's sales organization and make some strategic acquisitions. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., acquisition, CEO

Siebel, Oracle workers express merger jitters

September 12, 2005 Oracle's acquisition of Siebel Systems wasn't a big surprise for employees of either company, yet some appeared a bit rattled arriving for work Monday morning. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, corporate culture, Larry Ellison, takeover, PeopleSoft Inc., CRM, layoff, acquisition, engineer, Silicon Valley, worker, CEO, California

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 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 Siebel chief: 'We can do better'

April 18, 2005 Siebel's newly crowned leader acknowledges his company must improve but rules out a strategy of cost-cutting. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., industry analyst, CEO, CRM, success, acquisition, conference

This week in Oracle

September 24, 2005 Business software maker plans to buy G-log, marking its 10th acquisition announcement in nine months. TAGS: Oracle Corp., business software company, Larry Ellison, Siebel Systems Inc., acquisition, business software, software company

Oracle to cut 2,000 jobs

February 9, 2006 Company details its integration plans and says job cuts are in store for Oracle, Siebel employees. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., job cut, CRM, Larry Ellison, cut, layoff, acquisition, software company, database

Behind the scenes: Oracle's pursuit of Siebel

October 22, 2005 While battling to acquire PeopleSoft, Oracle was in merger talks with Siebel Systems, according to a new SEC filing. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., SEC filing, merger, executive vice president, acquisition, Mr., CEO

Investors, analysts frown on exit of Siebel CEO

April 13, 2005 Stock drops as new CEO George Shaheen provides little information on his plan; analysts smell a buyout. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., board member, Oracle Corp., CEO, exit, customer satisfaction, acquisition

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., commission, merger, enterprise software, antitrust, European Union, 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, Mercury Interactive Corp., SAP AG, IBM DB2, Larry Ellison, middleware, AMR Research, IBM Corp., CRM, database, acquisition, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Bloggers react to Oracle's 'desperate' move

September 12, 2005 Many say the software giant's only means of growth is to buy up rivals, while others say deal will be fraught with challenges. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., RightNow Technologies, Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, CRM, blogger, acquisition, SAP AG, on-demand, mean, app, software company, blog, database

Too much on Oracle's plate?

September 22, 2005 special coverage Customers wonder whether Oracle has bitten off more buyouts than it can deal with. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, buyout, acquisition, middleware, PeopleSoft Inc., CEO, software company, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, blog, HP, database