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Week in review: Tech's shopping spree
March 14, 2008 Big companies go on the hunt for acquisitions to beef up their positions, while developers get many warm welcomes. Also: Unruly at South by Southwest.EU extends review of Google-DoubleClick merger
November 13, 2007 European Commission's decision to take a deeper look at the proposed merger potentially puts the $3.1 billion deal at risk.Microsoft, Google square off in Washington
September 27, 2007 Thursday will mark the opening round in the heavyweight fight over Google's acquisition of DoubleClick.On Capitol Hill, Google and Microsoft spar over DoubleClick
September 27, 2007 Senators say both sides made good arguments but don't say whether the proposed $3.1 billion deal should be blocked.Commentary: Pros and cons of a Microsoft-Yahoo mashup
May 4, 2007 Reports of a potential merger are intriguing, says Forrester's Charlene Li, but could the giants really get along as one?On antitrust, is Google the next Microsoft?
July 23, 2007 Google is facing opposition to its DoubleClick deal in what could be a repeat of the way Washington punished Microsoft a decade ago.John Thompson places his wager
December 16, 2004 Symantec's CEO talks up the blockbuster acquisition that changes Symantec into a software megapower.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.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.Adobe under construction
August 29, 2005 newsmaker CEO Bruce Chizen talks up the impending merger with Macromedia and what comes next for Flash.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.Microsoft goes after PeopleSoft customers
December 15, 2004 An e-mail suggests that PeopleSoft customers think about a shift in face of Oracle's acquisition, CNET News.com has learned.This week in merger news
December 17, 2004 This week saw three merger deals worth about $60 billion--including one that ranks as the largest software merger in history.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.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.Oracle rests case as antitrust trial winds down
July 2, 2004 An economist says the merger would aid competition. Papers show IBM looking nervous.Week in review: The urge to merge
December 17, 2004 This week saw three merger deals worth about $60 billion--including one that ranks as the largest software merger in history. Ellison triumphs in PeopleSoft bidPraise, 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.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.Oracle gets its way, finally
December 15, 2004 A year and a half of rancor, posturing and courtroom testimony comes to an end as PeopleSoft agrees to be acquired.
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