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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, PeopleSoft Inc., rival, CEO, software company

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

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, acquisition, Siebel Systems Inc., Larry Ellison, business software, software company

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

Siebel and Ellison: Software's odd couple

September 12, 2005 Siebel Systems' co-founder is as aggressive as Oracle boss Larry Ellison, but his personal style couldn't be more different. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Silicon Valley, 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: SAP AG, Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, stack, software company, profit, business application, IBM Corp., database, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, security practice, conference, business software company, Bill Gates, business software, security, software company, researcher, event, Microsoft Corp.

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

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

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, database, Java

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, PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, SCM, supply chain, Siebel Systems Inc., merger, Silicon Valley, professor, conference, software company, California, database

CEO resigns from PeopleSoft

December 28, 2004 David Duffield, PeopleSoft founder and CEO, resigned effective Dec. 21, according to a regulatory filing. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., divestiture, business software company, CEO, Larry Ellison, business software, Wall Street, merger, software company

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

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., on-demand, buyout, client-server, Larry Ellison, CRM, CEO, challenge, software company, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle CFO Maffei to step down

November 3, 2005 Greg Maffei is resigning after just a four-month tenure with the company. The finance job passes to co-President Safra Catz. TAGS: CFO, Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, software company, conference, CEO

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 opens arms to NetWeaver community

September 27, 2005 Business software giant launches organization that lets other software providers and customers design SAP add-ons. TAGS: SAP AG, ISV, SAP NetWeaver, Shai Agassi, Oracle Corp., JCP, middleware, software company, Larry Ellison, add-on, Java, app, president, conference

Open-source companies chase steady money

April 5, 2005 Start-ups specializing in open source are speeding up an industrywide shift to subscription-model pricing. TAGS: open-source company, open source, Larry Ellison, software license, shift, software company, Oracle Corp., maintenance, fee, CEO, information technology
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