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April 4, 2005 Company expands its program to woo former PeopleSoft customers away from Oracle, as the two business software titans duke it out. TAGS: SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, Retek Inc., enterprise software, business software, U.S.

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, training, software company

September 19, 2007 Enterprise software giant's midmarket-focused service to compete with those of Salesforce.com, NetSuite and Oracle. TAGS: SAP AG, on-demand business, on-demand, Henning Kagermann, NetSuite Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., business software, Oracle Corp., software company

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

August 15, 2005 Software giant promises to deliver on-demand CRM system that's something different. But industry watchers say it may not be easy. TAGS: SAP AG, hosted CRM, CRM, on-demand, CRM system, Henning Kagermann, business process, rival, business software, Oracle Corp.

June 17, 2005 Enterprise software maker will announce next week several high-profile executives who have been lured away from its rivals. TAGS: SAP AG, Bruce Richardson, Shai Agassi, hire, ERP, Siebel Systems Inc., business software, Oracle Corp., software development, Sun Microsystems Inc., software company, Silicon Valley, talent

September 12, 2005 Business software company founded by Tom Siebel accepts a $5.8 billion buyout from a company for which he once worked. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., CRM company, business software, SAP AG, business software company, Larry Ellison, software company, dot-com, CRM, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

March 10, 2005 Microsoft's founder rates the company's ongoing efforts in security and discusses how to get PCs into more hands across the globe. TAGS: ISV, business software, platform, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC

August 22, 2006 IBM uses its fat checkbook to cash in on services-oriented architecture--and run from downward price pressure. TAGS: SOA, custom application development, FileNet Corp., IBM Corp., custom application, software company, business software, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., consulting, acquisition

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