May 6, 2004The database giant had asked that the trial begin in midsummer 2005, but a California judge picks a date closer to the one PeopleSoft requested.TAGS:PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., trial, antitrust, database
April 7, 2004An eighth state has come aboard the Dept. of Justice's effort to block on antitrust grounds Oracle's intended acquisition of rival PeopleSoft.TAGS:Michigan, Oracle Corp., state, PeopleSoft Inc., antitrust
April 9, 2004After Michigan joined the antitrust suit days earlier, Ohio and Connecticut bring the total to 10 states working with the Justice Dept. to block Oracle's hostile takeover of PeopleSoft.TAGS:Ohio, Connecticut, Michigan, state, suit, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., antitrust
August 9, 2003Oracle extends the deadline for tendering shares in its hostile bid for PeopleSoft, an expected move, given that antitrust regulators are still pondering the proposed takeover.TAGS:PeopleSoft Inc., deadline, Oracle Corp., bid, shareholder, antitrust, spokesman