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Opera denies Microsoft takeover

December 24, 2005 Norweigian browser vendor says it hasn't been approached by Microsoft--or anyone else. TAGS: Opera Software, browser company, takeover, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Adobe's Macromedia takeover clears final hurdle

December 2, 2005 U.S. regulators give green light to the purchase, which could result in some software packages being dumped. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., takeover, Adobe Systems Inc.

IBM completes ISS takeover

October 20, 2006 After $1.3 billion takeover, Atlanta-based ISS is now part of IBM Global Services' Infrastructure Management Services organization. TAGS: infrastructure management, takeover, IBM Global Services, IBM Corp., Atlanta, organization

Oracle takeover: It's a wrap

January 7, 2005 Oracle receives more than 97 percent of PeopleSoft shares in its tender offer, allowing the acquisition to be completed. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, deadline, vote, acquisition

New bundles mark Adobe's Macromedia merger

December 5, 2005 Application developer Adobe completed its takeover of Macromedia on Monday and promptly unveiled three software bundles for graphics designers. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., takeover, bundle, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Creative Suite, Macromedia Flash, merger

NTL completes takeover of Virgin Mobile

April 4, 2006 As it acquires right to rebrand under Virgin name, cable operator gains ability to offer "quadruple play." TAGS: NTL Inc., Virgin Mobile, takeover, cable company, telecommunications, cable television, U.K., brand

Week in review: Yahoo in Microsoft's sights

February 8, 2008 The two companies give us a few clues on their prospective deal; Washington takes on file swapping at colleges; and iPhone storage grows. TAGS: takeover, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., bid, Week in review, reader, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., CEO, brand, e-mail

Symantec scraps Sygate consumer firewall

November 29, 2005 Sygate Personal Firewall products get the ax due to overlap with Norton one month after Symantec's takeover of Sygate. TAGS: Symantec Corp., overlap, takeover, firewall, Norton Co.

Oracle takeover spooks some Siebel users

September 19, 2005 Siebel customers fear that Oracle's acquisition of the company means they will be forced to migrate to Oracle applications. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, CRM, PeopleSoft Inc., supplier, acquisition, Microsoft SQL Server

SAP tries new lure for ex-PeopleSoft clients

April 4, 2005 Company expands its program to woo former PeopleSoft customers away from Oracle, as the two business software titans duke it out. TAGS: SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, Retek Inc., enterprise software, business software, U.S.

BEA vows to fight off suitors

October 1, 2004 But the company, which appeared on an Oracle takeover list, acknowledges that it can't stop someone from trying. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., takeover, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., telecommunications company, acquisition, software company, server

PeopleSoft exceeds earnings targets

October 21, 2004 The software company reports a 12 percent surge in sales fed by a jump in maintenance revenue. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, GAAP, antitrust, trial, software company, CEO

PeopleSoft CEO vows to keep up the fight

September 21, 2004 In the shadow of Oracle, an upbeat Craig Conway seeks to sooth customers at PeopleSoft's annual convention. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, antitrust, Craig Conway, business management, middleware, IBM Corp., customer service, acquisition, CEO

Disney's own digital divide

February 12, 2004 Disney, now embroiled in a board-room squabble and takeover fight, was once considered a technology leader but it has been a straggler in the digital era. TAGS: Disney Corp., Comcast Corp., takeover, digital divide, The Walt Disney Co., VoD, on-demand, digital media, entertainment

SAP gaining on Oracle?

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, U.S., CEO, California, Microsoft Corp.

PeopleSoft fires CEO Conway

October 1, 2004 Board cites "lack of confidence" in Craig Conway, as software maker battles a hostile takeover. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, merger, Craig Conway, CEO, decision, antitrust

PeopleSoft founder back in the enterprise game

May 6, 2005 Apparently, the two-year hostile takeover battle between Oracle and PeopleSoft has not left Dave Duffield winded. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., ERP, human capital, ERP system, human capital management, Oracle Corp., takeover, enterprise application, enterprise, founder, vision, CEO, solution

Ellison's defining moment

July 2, 2004 CNET News.com's Karen Southwick says a bravura court performance by Oracle's CEO may have pushed the company over the goal line in its bid to buy PeopleSoft. TAGS: Larry Ellison, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, bid, CEO

Keeping up with the (Dow) Joneses

May 7, 2007 Rumblings of a Microsoft-Yahoo deal may not have panned out, but in the merger world, the pursuers and pursued are still out in force. TAGS: Internet portal, Dow Chemical Co., takeover, acquisition, merger, Larry Ellison, media, theory, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Was it worth the effort?

July 16, 2004 On the eve of a decisive court confrontation, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper takes the measure of Larry Ellison's pursuit of PeopleSoft--and finds it wanting. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Larry Ellison, Craig Conway, Oracle Corp., takeover, acquisition, shareholder, Computer Associates International Inc., IBM Corp., CEO, idea
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