PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., and Microsoft Corp. news on CNET

May 25, 2005 German software giant is said to be taking advantage of PeopleSoft customers unhappy with the Oracle takeover. TAGS: SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, Siebel Systems Inc., vendor, CEO, U.S., California, Microsoft Corp.

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, SAP AG, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., database

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

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., Larry Ellison, middleware, IBM DB2, AMR Research, IBM Corp., CRM, acquisition, database, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

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

February 10, 2005 After division head departs, Microsoft puts off version 2.0 of its customer relationship management software. TAGS: CRM, PeopleSoft Inc., SAP AG, division, Microsoft CRM, sales force, exec, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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, business software company, SAP AG, software company, Larry Ellison, dot-com, CRM, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

October 27, 2006 perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Larry Ellison's open-source move is part of a bigger transformation at Oracle. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Borland Software Corp., Oracle Open World, announcement, Siebel Systems Inc., profit margin, open-source company, PeopleSoft Inc., open source, acquisition, CEO, database, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

December 26, 2004 Technology may seem inherently interesting, but it's still the people behind the hardware and software who make the best stories. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Larry Ellison, lifestyle, Howard Dean, antitrust, Oracle Corp., Silicon Valley, CEO, information technology, Dell, Microsoft Corp.

April 26, 2005 Microsoft, IBM and Siemens make the German software giant's list of new partners. Also: Previewing 100 industry-specific analysis tools. SAP readies new business monitoring programs TAGS: SAP AG, business planning, e-government, alliance, PeopleSoft Inc., IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Siemens AG, on-demand, health care, software company, Oracle Corp., database, conference, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

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