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Gates on Oracle and Siebel: 'You get deals.'

September 17, 2005 On this week's merger announcement, Bill Gates explains why it's a "brilliant forecast." TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., CRM, Oracle Corp., Bill Gates

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

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, database company, CRM, Newsmaker, CEO, merger, software company, database

Oracle's on-demand lineup adds Siebel, PeopleSoft tools

October 19, 2006 Launches Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise On Demand and Oracle On Demand for Siebel CRM, featuring services acquired in mergers with the software makers. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., CRM, on-demand, Oracle Corp., merger

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

Siebel pitches customers on Oracle

October 17, 2005 CEO George Shaheen vows "seamless transition" to Oracle and talks up future versions of Siebel applications. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, SOA, CRM, modeling, merger, CEO

RightNow hires former Oracle exec

June 13, 2006 Company taps Scott Creighton to be its VP of business development as it strives to woo away Oracle CRM customers. TAGS: RightNow Technologies, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., CRM, business development, on-demand, exec, vice president

Oracle signals 'no change' in CRM strategy

June 14, 2006 The company will continue its current lines of business, adding the promise of full integration through its Fusion strategy. TAGS: CRM, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Gartner Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., line of business, Salesforce.com Inc., SAP AG, on-demand, integration, figure, London, conference

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, layoff, cut, acquisition, software company, database

Pink slips on the way for Siebel employees?

February 8, 2006 The Oracle and Siebel deal is closed and some analysts say employees from both companies could find themselves displaced. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., research note, back-office, CRM, forecasting, product development, enterprise application, PeopleSoft Inc., layoff, merger

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

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, engineer, acquisition, Silicon Valley, CEO, worker, California

CRM sector not done with mergers yet, says Gartner

June 20, 2006 Frustration from company boards, founders over slow growth will fuel further consolidation, researcher predicts. TAGS: CRM, Gartner Inc., consolidation, Salesforce.com Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., SAP AG, market leader, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., software-as-a-service, merger, sector, founder, Microsoft Corp.

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

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, SAP AG, Mercury Interactive Corp., middleware, IBM DB2, Larry Ellison, AMR Research, CRM, IBM Corp., database, acquisition, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Salesforce CEO: Deal is a thumbs-up for on-demand

September 12, 2005 Marc Benioff also takes a shot at the database giant. But an industry watcher sees the buyout as a challenge for Salesforce. TAGS: Marc Benioff, Siebel Systems Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Corp., buyout, on-demand, client-server, Larry Ellison, CRM, challenge, CEO, software company, 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, acquisition, blogger, SAP AG, on-demand, mean, app, software company, blog, database

Long road for Siebel ends at Oracle

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.

SAP to debut hosted CRM service

January 30, 2006 SAP has said its new service will offer customer flexibility and differentiate it from entrenched competitors. Is it too late? TAGS: hosted CRM, CRM, SAP AG, Siebel Systems Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Corp., on-demand

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, business intelligence, BEA Systems Inc., CRM, San Francisco, database, CEO