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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Company warns on IE patch
April 15, 2006
IE security update can disrupt Google Toolbar, Java applications and Siebel programs, says maker of patch management software.
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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.
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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.
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Oracle changes tune on integration
January 27, 2004
The software maker launches an effort to make its business management applications compatible with other systems, finally getting into line with rivals on the need for interoperability.
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Week in review: Merger and Microsoft mania
September 16, 2005
The week kicked off with news of two major mergers, while developers gathered in Los Angeles to hear the latest at Microsoft's annual confab.
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This week in merger mania
September 16, 2005
On "Merger Monday," Oracle announced it will acquire rival Siebel Systems, and then, within hours, eBay revealed plans to buy Net telephony provider Skype.
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Ellison upbeat on Oracle growth
July 15, 2004
Despite a sales setback in the software industry, company has rosy outlook, points to growth in server applications market.
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SAP gaining on Oracle?
May 25, 2005
German software giant is said to be taking advantage of PeopleSoft customers unhappy with the Oracle takeover.
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Sending the penguins out with a hot foot
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.
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Week in review: Microsoft mixes it up
September 23, 2005
Software giant announces major reorg and Jim Allchin's future retirement. Also: Reshuffling news from Sony and Oracle.
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PeopleSoft cuts hosting prices
January 26, 2004
The company is slashing prices for its software hosting services, the second time in three months it has cut prices in an effort to jump-start its hosting initiative.
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SAP says it won't join the on-demand crowd
April 14, 2005
"With on-demand," CEO says, "the customer hands his destiny to someone else and then he finds...he cannot get his destiny back."
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Year in review: Big gains for on-demand apps
December 20, 2006
As businesses feel the pull of on-demand enterprise applications, software heavyweights are following suit.
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