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SAP grows third-quarter profits, U.S sales

October 16, 2003 The German software maker reports a 25 percent rise in third-quarter profits and a spike in U.S sales, citing market upheaval caused by recent mergers as a business advantage. TAGS: SAP AG, Medtronic Inc., merger, PeopleSoft Inc., profit, spokesman, software company, U.S.

Microsoft documents detail SAP buyout plan

June 29, 2004 Microsoft describes "Project Constellation" as its shot at the business software market. Also: Download the document. TAGS: SAP AG, Oracle Corp., merger, PeopleSoft Inc., business software, document, Microsoft Corp., trial

SAP to defend Oracle bid in letter

March 9, 2004 The German software maker has its own interests at stake in the merger battle: The acquisition of PeopleSoft would leave it with one less competitor to worry about. TAGS: SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, letter, spokesman, business application, interest, antitrust, software company, acquisition, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft, SAP mulled merger

June 7, 2004 The companies initiated merger discussions late last year, but broke off talks several months ago for reasons of complexity. TAGS: SAP AG, merger, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., business software, discussion, complexity, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., software company, information technology, Microsoft Windows

SAP to gobble up Retek

February 28, 2005 Software giant signs merger agreement with retail application maker Retek in a deal worth about $496 million. TAGS: Retek Inc., SAP AG, retail application, application company, PeopleSoft Inc., merger, software company

SAP expects strong growth, acquisitions

November 17, 2003 The software maker's chief executive says it will grow faster than the market for enterprise software, and he hints at future acquisition plans. TAGS: Henning Kagermann, SAP AG, enterprise software, acquisition, outsourcing, supply chain, AMR Research, merger, operation, CEO, information technology, software company

Escaping the jaws of Microsoft

July 7, 2004 Since taking the reins of Germany's SAP last year, Henning Kagermann has hardly had a dull moment. TAGS: Henning Kagermann, SAP AG, merger, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., enterprise software, antitrust, Germany, moment, value, trial, acquisition, information technology, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft-SAP talks rooted in database concern

June 24, 2004 Worried about its own database business, Microsoft also pondered investing in PeopleSoft, according to an e-mail from Bill Gates. TAGS: SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, business application, database, database software, Microsoft Corp., merger, trial, document, IBM Corp., e-mail

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., market leader, SAP AG, Siebel Systems Inc., software-as-a-service, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, sector, founder, Microsoft Corp.

Testimony: SAP, Microsoft would rein in Oracle

June 16, 2004 Accenture exec tells court that credible competition would still exist after an Oracle-PeopleSoft merger. TAGS: Lawson Software Inc., testimony, SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., Accenture Ltd., Oracle Corp., merger, Human Resources, state, antitrust, Germany, attorney, Microsoft Corp.

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

PeopleSoft's 'better plan' leaves customers cold

July 28, 2004 Missteps in the merger with J.D. Edwards may open the door for Oracle. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, buyout, shareholder, SAP AG, antitrust, acquisition, software company

Documents show PeopleSoft feared Microsoft

June 17, 2004 update Oracle attorneys argue that PeopleSoft did fear rivals other than the database giant and SAP. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., SAP AG, Oracle Corp., financial management, Great Plains Software, Human Resources, evidence, attorney, merger, Microsoft Corp., San Francisco, e-mail

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, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Baan Co., Retek Inc., database management, acquisition, enterprise application, merger, PeopleSoft Inc., Silicon Valley, accounting, database

PeopleSoft, Oracle talked merger in detail

June 25, 2004 Oracle president says the companies were thinking of combining before the hostile takeover attempt was launched. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, Larry Ellison, Craig Conway, SAP AG, analysis, acquisition, trial, president, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Newly merged Lawson takes on ERP giants

May 10, 2006 Aiming high after Intentia merger, company to take on SAP, exploit confusion over Oracle's PeopleSoft acquisition. TAGS: Lawson Software Inc., ERP, Asia-Pacific, human capital, human capital management, SAP AG, merger, S3 Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., Singapore, Oracle Corp., manufacturing, Europe, U.S.

Oracle hits hard at Justice Dept.'s case

June 7, 2004 A feisty Oracle comes out swinging at the government's insistence that its proposed acquisition of PeopleSoft would be detrimental to the business software market. TAGS: Claude Scott, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., SAP AG, argument, agency, antitrust, government, attorney, merger, pricing, Microsoft Corp.

Eyes on enterprise

July 6, 2004 Talks between SAP and Microsoft underscore the harsh realities in the enterprise software market. TAGS: SAP AG, enterprise software, ERP, PeopleSoft Inc., Henning Kagermann, enterprise software company, software license, business process, enterprise, business software, Oracle Corp., merger, manufacturing, software company, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle argues takeover case in Europe

April 1, 2004 Oracle wraps up its two-day hearings before the European Commission, where it argued against European antitrust regulators' objections to its hostile $9.4 billion bid for PeopleSoft. TAGS: hearing, objection, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., SAP AG, antitrust, commission, merger, Europe

Oracle, Justice Dept. write up opposing views

July 13, 2004 A week before closing arguments, the foes submit paperwork putting their own spins on antitrust debate. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., antitrust, merger, government, argument, Human Resources, theory, SAP AG, document, Microsoft Corp.