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Oracle seeks to ease PeopleSoft customer jitters

December 21, 2004 In memo to PeopleSoft user organizations, Oracle outlines plans for keeping them in the fold. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, memo, organization, database, IBM Corp., president, Microsoft Corp.

'Project Fusion' to dominate Ellison's calendar

January 19, 2005 With the buyout of PeopleSoft complete, the Oracle CEO says he's now free to focus on a combining of Oracle and PeopleSoft products. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., RDBMS, SAP AG, merger, database, CEO

Oracle and other software concerns

January 26, 2005 roundup Database giant predicts a postbuyout earnings jump and talks collaboration software. SAP says good luck. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., SAP AG, earnings, database company, collaboration, database

Mr. Phillips goes to Pleasanton

December 15, 2004 Oracle President Charles Phillips heads over to PeopleSoft's headquarters to sort out the companies' $10 billion merger. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Pleasanton, Oracle Corp., merger, acquisition, Mr., IBM Corp., president, database

Oracle patches include PeopleSoft fixes

April 14, 2005 Company's quarterly security update makes dozens of fixes, including seven in products it acquired from PeopleSoft. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., database server, application server, patch management, collaboration, fix, security, server, database

Phillips: Oracle may support rival databases

September 19, 2005 Decision is coming on specifics of the "Project Fusion" push to meld acquired products with Oracle software. Photos: Phillips opens OpenWorld TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., middleware, lifetime, Siebel Systems Inc., IBM DB2, database, decision, IBM Corp., software company

Oracle unveils aggressive earnings plans

January 26, 2005 The database giant foresees a lively jump in earnings this year, with PeopleSoft profits kicking in soon. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., net income, SAP AG, earnings, Oracle Database, collaboration, database

In wake of takeover, Oracle unveils product plans

January 18, 2005 The database giant reveals its plans for a new product line, support of PeopleSoft products and other details. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, product line, database company, investment, development, CEO, developer, database

Ellison sticks to familiar themes at annual confab

December 9, 2004 Oracle chief recycles speech from last year's show and pledges the company would treat PeopleSoft customers right. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., speech, SAP AG, shareholder, IBM Corp., San Francisco, database

Oracle's eye on the future

January 26, 2005 At an analysts' event, the company discusses PeopleSoft, its planned entry into the market for collaboration software and more. TAGS: Larry Ellison, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., BEA Systems Inc., content management, collaboration, acquisition, SAP AG, CEO, database, server

Microsoft woos PeopleSoft customers--even big ones

January 10, 2005 Despite claims during the PeopleSoft-Oracle merger trial, Microsoft tries to get PeopleSoft clients to migrate to its software. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., merger, Oracle Corp., business application, antitrust, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., database

Oracle tried to buy open-source MySQL

February 15, 2006 Move reveals just how far the software giant is willing to go to adapt to the burgeoning open-source environment. TAGS: Stephen O'Grady, MySQL, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., ERP, IBM WebSphere, open source, acquisition, software-as-a-service, database company, IBM Corp., SAP AG, database

Oracle updates J.D. Edwards compliance tools

June 15, 2005 Says move is proof that it will continue to support many of the technologies gained through its various acquisitions. TAGS: Oracle Corp., financial reporting, PeopleSoft Inc., compliance, ERP, IBM Corp., acquisition, database

Oracle aims to tone security muscle with Fusion

February 3, 2006 Database giant is learning defensive moves from the more than one dozen companies it picked up in acquisition spree in the past year. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., Oblix Inc., Redwood Shores, company representative, margin, security, acquisition, software company, database

High-tech megamergers: Still make sense?

September 20, 2005 If most big tech combinations fail to deliver, author Steve W. Martin asks, why does management think they'll succeed? TAGS: megamerger, merger, PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, Sybase Inc., loser, Informix Software, Carly Fiorina, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., winner, Silicon Valley, reality, CEO, database, HP

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

Oracle posts higher profit on license sales

June 29, 2005 Business software giant posts better-than-expected earnings bolstered in part by applications license revenue. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, SAP AG, earnings, PeopleSoft Inc., enterprise application, middleware, net income, North America, database, acquisition, IBM Corp.

Oracle's net profits dip, revenue rises

March 22, 2005 Revenue from database licenses and total software licenses rises. Services revenue also grows. TAGS: non-GAAP, net profit, Oracle Corp., software license, Thomson Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., Larry Ellison, database, IBM Corp.

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

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, margin, on-demand, BEA Systems Inc., business intelligence, CRM, San Francisco, database, CEO