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Microsoft, SAP strengthen alliance

April 26, 2005 Companies plan to jointly develop and sell software that more closely links their business productivity suites. TAGS: SAP AG, business productivity, alliance, worker, acquisition, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, letter, business application, spokesman, interest, antitrust, acquisition, software company, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft eyes larger acquisitions

September 22, 2004 The software giant's CFO says a target as big as SAP is less likely, but some big buys could be in Microsoft's future. TAGS: acquisition, cash, SAP AG, CFO, Microsoft Corp.

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." TAGS: SAP AG, on-demand, Henning Kagermann, hosted CRM, CRM, hosting company, Salesforce.com Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., acquisition, agreement, CEO, HP, Microsoft Corp.

SAP launches investment fund, new software

May 17, 2006 Business software maker announces new versions of flagship software, plus an acquisition and a $125 million investment fund. TAGS: SAP AG, Henning Kagermann, business software company, Shai Agassi, SOA, SAP NetWeaver, fund, Cambridge, business software, investment, on-demand, software company, acquisition, conference, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Cisco makes news with big partners

September 6, 2006 Company completes interoperability with Microsoft security platform, forges marketing alliance with SAP. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., SAP AG, security technology, architecture, business software, compliance, security, acquisition, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., IBM AS/400, Oracle Corp., ERP, SAP AG, mainframe, letter, Unix, merger, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., platform, IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

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. TAGS: Henning Kagermann, SAP AG, merger, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., antitrust, enterprise software, Germany, value, trial, moment, acquisition, information technology, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Oracle outlines case for antitrust fight

March 1, 2004 Company co-President Charles Phillips argues that "to compete, we'll need the economies of scale" that a PeopleSoft buyout would bring. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., SAP AG, midsize business, buyout, antitrust, acquisition, software company, Microsoft Corp.

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

Oracle to call on Microsoft in antitrust battle

March 2, 2004 The software maker wants information from archrival Microsoft to help defend against a Justice Department lawsuit--no small irony, given its actions during Redmond's own tangle with the feds. TAGS: Oracle Corp., midsize business, PeopleSoft Inc., antitrust, business application, SAP AG, Larry Ellison, Redmond, Microsoft Corp., acquisition, software company, San Francisco

Oracle rests case as antitrust trial winds down

July 2, 2004 An economist says the merger would aid competition. Papers show IBM looking nervous. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., ISV, IBM Corp., antitrust, SAP AG, merger, argument, bid, acquisition, R&D, software company, trial, professor, document, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., grid computing, Silicon Valley, acquisition, Larry Ellison, Siebel Systems Inc., mainframe, SAP AG, opportunity, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, Larry Ellison, Craig Conway, SAP AG, acquisition, analysis, trial, president, Microsoft Corp., CEO

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. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, PeopleSoft Inc., Mercury Interactive Corp., SAP AG, IBM DB2, Larry Ellison, AMR Research, CRM, middleware, IBM Corp., database, acquisition, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

DOJ: Big three rule corporate market

June 10, 2004 PeopleSoft customer, IBM support government's case that competition is too limited to allow Oracle's acquisition plan. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Lawson Software Inc., American Management Systems, SAP AG, Verizon Communications, antitrust, business software, business application, IBM Corp., trial, supplier, attorney, acquisition, database, Microsoft Corp.

No clear-cut winner in Oracle antitrust trial

July 2, 2004 Barely hidden agendas, dense economic analysis and emotional customer testimony make case tough to call. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., testimony, trial, enterprise software, antitrust, SAP AG, merger, Judge, acquisition, analysis, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., eBay Inc., Skype, merger, Oracle Corp., Thomson Corp., Week in review, PayPal, reader, acquisition, SAP AG, Los Angeles, Redmond, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., eBay Inc., Skype, merger, Oracle Corp., Thomson Corp., PayPal, reader, SAP AG, acquisition, Microsoft Corp.

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