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Week in review: Yahoo in Microsoft's sights

February 8, 2008 The two companies give us a few clues on their prospective deal; Washington takes on file swapping at colleges; and iPhone storage grows. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., takeover, Steve Ballmer, bid, Week in review, reader, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., brand, CEO, e-mail

Notable quotes: Hostile bid ignites the rhetoric

December 13, 2004 Craig Conway's dog donned a bulletproof vest as the sniping between the Oracle and PeopleSoft crews heated up. TAGS: Craig Conway, PeopleSoft Inc., Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., dog, bid, reaction, offer, merger, CEO, antitrust, conference

Oracle gets its way, finally

December 15, 2004 A year and a half of rancor, posturing and courtroom testimony comes to an end as PeopleSoft agrees to be acquired. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., bid, merger, Larry Ellison, margin, antitrust, acquisition, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Comcast's big bid for Disney

February 11, 2004 The cable TV company's $66 billion offer for the entertainment icon would create a media mammoth. TAGS: Comcast Corp., Disney Corp., The Walt Disney Co., bid, merger, digital media, entertainment, media, CEO

PeopleSoft CEO: Oracle's stalling

November 26, 2003 Craig Conway slams rival Oracle for engaging in "stalling tactics" that he says will fail to win the takeover battle. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., Craig Conway, shareholder, tactic, bid, CEO

Special coverage: Oracle vs. PeopleSoft

November 18, 2003 PeopleSoft lays out its plans to digest the recently acquired J.D. Edwards, confirming its intention to cut up to 1,000 jobs and to keep the J.D. Edwards product line intact. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Craig Conway, Larry Ellison, bid, business management, product line, shareholder, software company, antitrust, coverage, CEO, e-mail

Despite billions, Ellison can't buy a touchdown

December 9, 2004 Oracle chief slams owners of the San Francisco 49ers for rebuffing his offer to buy "the worst team in football." TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., Larry Ellison, bid, San Francisco, CEO

Oracle and PeopleSoft: In dubious battle?

September 25, 2004 With Oracle moving closer to realizing its ambition to buy its rival, Knowledge@Wharton reassesses one of the most controversial decisions in the software maker's history. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Craig Conway, Larry Ellison, bid, rival, acquisition, professor, European Union, battle, CEO, IBM Corp., U.S.

Week in review: McNealy's sunset

April 28, 2006 Two Silicon Valley CEOs announce dramatic company structure changes in bids to become more competitive. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, Net Neutrality, Sun Microsystems Inc., bid, layoff, Week in review, reader, Intel, Silicon Valley, CEO, co-founder, chairman, software company

Verizon, Qwest still fighting for MCI

March 16, 2005 Verizon says its rival's efforts have "a desparate quality." Qwest may be readying new offer, report says. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., MCI Inc., Verizon Communications, shareholder, bid, offer, asset, CEO

Oracle outbids SAP for Retek

March 22, 2005 Company signs definitive deal to acquire Retek, defeating rival SAP in its bidding war for the retail software maker. TAGS: Retek Inc., SAP AG, Oracle Corp., Henning Kagermann, Minneapolis, termination, bid, CEO, software company, database

Week in review: Merger mayhem

February 13, 2004 It wasn't long ago that most companies were happy to merge, but that may not be the case for the Magic Kingdom. TAGS: bid, Disney Corp., Comcast Corp., Oracle Corp., valuation, merger, PeopleSoft Inc., The Walt Disney Co., Week in review, antitrust, security, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Oracle makes 'final' bid for PeopleSoft

February 4, 2004 The business software maker increases its hostile offer for rival PeopleSoft to $26 per share, raising the overall value of the acquisition purse to $9.4 billion. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., stockholder, offer, shareholder, bid, Larry Ellison, antitrust, acquisition, software company, CEO

Gateway makes bid for rival eMachines

January 30, 2004 The struggling company sees in eMachines' retail success story an opportunity to expand its PC market share and add new distribution channels for consumer electronics gear. TAGS: eMachines Inc., Gateway Inc., PC company, consumer electronics, bid, electronics, U.S., retailer, PC, notebook computer, CEO

Ellison: PeopleSoft talked merger in 2000

October 8, 2004 Oracle CEO says rival company raised the idea, but talks foundered over who'd lead the conjoined company. Oracle e-mails urged scare tactics TAGS: Craig Conway, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover bid, merger, offer, bid, negotiation, acquisition, CEO

PeopleSoft board rejects Oracle bid

November 10, 2004 update PeopleSoft braces for proxy fight, anticipating that shareholder interest will keep Oracle bid alive until annual meeting next spring. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., shareholder, Oracle Corp., offer, bid, decision, battle, chairman, CEO

Ellison's defining moment

July 2, 2004 CNET News.com's Karen Southwick says a bravura court performance by Oracle's CEO may have pushed the company over the goal line in its bid to buy PeopleSoft. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Craig Conway, Oracle Corp., takeover, Larry Ellison, bid, CEO

Comcast walks away from Disney bid

April 28, 2004 The cable giant withdraws its multibillion-dollar offer to acquire Disney, citing opposition from the entertainment company's board and its own investors. TAGS: Brian Roberts, Comcast Corp., Disney Corp., offer, cable company, bid, investor, shareholder, acquisition, entertainment, CEO

Oracle's cloudy crystal ball

February 27, 2004 With so many forces mounting opposition to Oracle's hostile bid to buy PeopleSoft, cooler heads might suggest it's time to call it quits. But Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has never been one to follow c... TAGS: Morse Plc., PeopleSoft Inc., Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., antitrust, bid, merger, evidence, attorney, CEO

Comcast offers $66 billion for Disney

February 12, 2004 update The cable TV giant launches a surprise bid to merge with Walt Disney, a deal that would create one of the largest media and distribution companies in the world. TAGS: Comcast Corp., Disney Corp., AT&T Broadband, distribution company, Michael Eisner, The Walt Disney Co., cable television, Time Warner Inc., merger, bid, media, proposal, shareholder, cable company, America Online Inc., size
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