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Oracle, feds tangle over market definition

February 20, 2004 The company and antitrust regulators are grappling with a key definition that would influence the direction of the government's review of Oracle's bid to merge with rival PeopleSoft. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., business application, annual reports, antitrust, definition, SAP AG, Siebel Systems Inc., merger

EU seeks longer review of Oracle deal

November 18, 2003 update European antitrust regulators announce that they're extending their review of Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft into an in-depth second phase. TAGS: antitrust, Oracle Corp., Honeywell International Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., merger, business application, commission, phase, RDBMS, European Union, regulator, bid, decision, effect, acquisition, database

Why Bill Gates is smiling today

February 27, 2004 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says that after years taunting Microsoft, Oracle's Larry Ellison is finally getting payback. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., antitrust, Bill Gates, business application, Silicon Valley, government, database, Microsoft Corp., software company

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, Microsoft Corp., Redmond, acquisition, software company, San Francisco

Oracle seeks Europe's approval of buyout

October 15, 2003 The database giant officially notifies the European Commission of its hostile bid for PeopleSoft. TAGS: antitrust, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., deadline, commission, notification, regulator, bid, merger, agency, Europe, business application, attorney, spokesman

Microsoft woos PeopleSoft customers--even big ones

January 10, 2005 Despite claims during the PeopleSoft-Oracle merger trial, Microsoft tries to get PeopleSoft clients to migrate to its software. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., business application, merger, Oracle Corp., antitrust, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., trial, database

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, spokesman, business application, antitrust, interest, software company, acquisition, 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.

In Oracle suit, will Microsoft be elephant in courtroom?

March 2, 2004 The Justice Department is suing to stop Oracle's PeopleSoft buyout and preserve the companies' healthy rivalry in high-end business apps. But analysts say a certain software firm is set to provide ... TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., SAP AG, business application, antitrust, Microsoft Corp.

SAP takes Oracle's side in DOJ battle

March 3, 2004 An SAP executive calls the Justice Department suit against Oracle "misplaced." Still, a prolonged conflict plays into SAP's hands. TAGS: Shai Agassi, SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., suit, antitrust, agency, business application, Microsoft Corp., software company

Trying a 'landmark case'

June 10, 2004 Although Oracle's legal team might be outrunning the Justice Department, CNET News.com's Karen Southwick says the race is a marathon, not a sprint. TAGS: Claude Scott, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., merger, attorney, business application, government, antitrust, pricing, effect

DOJ: Oracle-PeopleSoft rivalry fueled innovation

June 25, 2004 Oracle executive says Microsoft could serve largest businesses--in contrast to Larry Ellison's usual statements. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., rivalry, innovation, Larry Ellison, business application, antitrust, SAP AG, response, agency, trial, Microsoft Corp., e-mail
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