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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

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, acquisition, Marc Benioff, Newsmaker, database company, CRM, CEO, software company, merger, 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., CRM, PeopleSoft Inc., centerpiece, acquisition, General Electric Co., integration, shareholder, software company, pricing, CEO

RightNow targets Siebel customers

November 16, 2005 RightNow Technologies offers Siebel users six months of free CRM, banking on uncertainty from Oracle's acquisition of the firm. TAGS: RightNow Technologies, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, CRM, software company

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

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

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

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.

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

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, blogger, acquisition, SAP AG, on-demand, mean, software company, app, blog, database

Oracle buys Hyperion for $3.3 billion

March 1, 2007 Hyperion's business intelligence and financial planning tools could be a lever to help pry customers from SAP. TAGS: Hyperion Solutions Corp., Oracle Corp., SAP AG, performance management, business intelligence, acquisition, financial planning, budgeting, PeopleSoft Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., Forrester Research Inc., CFO, software company

Phillips: Oracle may support rival databases

September 19, 2005 Decision is coming on specifics of the "Project Fusion" push to meld acquired products with Oracle software. Photos: Phillips opens OpenWorld TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., middleware, Siebel Systems Inc., lifetime, IBM DB2, database, decision, IBM Corp., software company

Oracle releases PeopleSoft Enterprise 9

June 26, 2006 Company keeps promise to continue supporting, enhancing PeopleSoft products with rollout of new application sets. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., human capital management, human capital, Siebel Systems Inc., software company, acquisition

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.

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, merger, Siebel Systems Inc., Silicon Valley, professor, conference, software company, California, database

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. TAGS: Jim Allchin, restructuring plan, reorganization, Oracle Corp., Week in review, division, Siebel Systems Inc., acquisition, Sony Corp., software company, Microsoft Corp., president, Google Inc., TV, Microsoft Windows

SAP mum, for now, on top-level hires

June 17, 2005 Enterprise software maker will announce next week several high-profile executives who have been lured away from its rivals. TAGS: SAP AG, Bruce Richardson, Shai Agassi, hire, ERP, business software, Siebel Systems Inc., software development, Sun Microsystems Inc., software company, Oracle Corp., talent, Silicon Valley

SAP updates tools for managing customer relations

May 18, 2005 One analyst says the package is "nothing revolutionary" but notes the company may pull ahead of rivals anyway. TAGS: SAP AG, CRM, ERP, SFA, sales force, business application, enterprise application, database company, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., software company, database
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