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Quote of the day: Ellison pokes at 'sappy' rival

March 11, 2005 Oracle may have closed its buy of PeopleSoft, but CEO Larry Ellison hasn't ceased taking jabs at his company's rivals. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, rival, PeopleSoft Inc., CEO, software company

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., business software, acquisition, software company

Why Bill Gates is smiling today

February 27, 2004 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says that after years taunting Microsoft, Oracle's Larry Ellison is finally getting payback. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., antitrust, Bill Gates, business application, Silicon Valley, government, database, Microsoft Corp., software company

Ellison: Oracle earnings a sign of IT recovery

December 16, 2003 Software licensing sales help Oracle report a slight rise in quarterly revenue--a sign that IT spending is recovering, according to CEO Larry Ellison. TAGS: Oracle Corp., earnings, PeopleSoft Inc., software license, sign, Larry Ellison, information technology, software company, CEO

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., buyout, Larry Ellison, PeopleSoft Inc., business management, bid, software company, acquisition, Java, database

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., CRM, job cut, Larry Ellison, cut, layoff, software company, database

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

Oracle's Ellison to take stage at next RSA confab

August 30, 2006 Business software maker's backing of event comes as company faces continued scrutiny over its security practices. TAGS: RSA Security Inc., security practice, Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, conference, business software company, security, Bill Gates, business software, researcher, software company, Microsoft Corp., event

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, middleware, acquisition, PeopleSoft Inc., CEO, HP, software company, blog, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, database

For Oracle, a range of acquisition targets

June 22, 2004 CEO Larry Ellison says software makers Siebel and BEA are on the company's wish list. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Lawson Software Inc., deposition, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., BEA Systems Inc., acquisition, Siebel Systems Inc., antitrust, trial, software company, CEO

Software's 'stack wars'

April 19, 2006 Software companies used to sell on features. Now it's "stacks," or soup-to-nuts offerings. TAGS: stack, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, IBM Corp., profit, business application, software company, operating system, database, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle trying to cover all its (data) bases

March 14, 2006 For Oracle, the past few months have been one big shopping spree. But at what point does its spate of mergers start delivering diminishing returns? TAGS: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, SCM, PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, Siebel Systems Inc., supply chain, Silicon Valley, professor, conference, California, software company, database

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

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: RightNow Technologies, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., CRM, Larry Ellison, blogger, on-demand, acquisition, SAP AG, mean, app, blog, software company, database

Oracle, Justice Dept. submit final witness lists

May 19, 2004 Top executives from IBM and Siebel are among additions to Oracle's list, as the software maker seeks to overturn a federal antitrust ruling against its bid for PeopleSoft. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., Steve Mills, Larry Ellison, antitrust, Siebel Systems Inc., SAP AG, IBM Corp., software company, Microsoft Corp.

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

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, bid, Larry Ellison, business management, shareholder, product line, software company, coverage, CEO, antitrust, e-mail

New Oracle brand to wrap up retail buys

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: ProfitLogic, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., Retek Inc., acquisition, Larry Ellison, Siebel Systems Inc., business software, brand, SAP AG, Bill Gates, business application, software company, Microsoft Corp.
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