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Microsoft unveils board rejection plan

September 23, 2005 In a nod to investors, initiative gives shareholders a greater voice in removing directors. TAGS: dividend, shareholder, election, corporate governance, vote, voice, Microsoft Corp., software company

CA settles shareholder lawsuits

August 26, 2003 Computer Associates says it will issue 5.7 million shares to settle a group of shareholder lawsuits related to the software maker's disputed accounting practices. TAGS: Computer Associates International Inc., shareholder, accounting, litigation, software company

Corel sets date for shareholder vote

July 25, 2003 Canadian regulators agree to an Aug. 20 shareholders meeting to vote on a takeover bid for the software company. TAGS: Corel Corp., shareholder, SCO Group Inc., proposal, XML, software company

i2 settles shareholder lawsuits

May 10, 2004 The software company, which has been plagued by accounting problems, will pay a total of $84.9 million, half of which will come from its insurance policy. TAGS: i2 Technologies Inc., shareholder, accounting, insurance, software company

Shareholders approve Microsoft stock plan

November 11, 2003 They give their endorsement to the software giant's plan to start awarding restricted stock to employees instead of granting stock options. TAGS: shareholder, stock option, favor, Steve Ballmer, Washington, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., software company

PeopleSoft shareholders support CEO

March 25, 2004 Investors stand firmly behind the software company's board of directors, despite its resistance to a hostile takeover bid by rival Oracle. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Craig Conway, stockholder, vote, shareholder, investor, Oracle Corp., antitrust, software company, CEO

Siebel won't appeal shareholder's claim

August 26, 2003 The enterprise software maker issues new corporate compensation policies and says it won't oppose a shareholder's application for reimbursement of legal fees. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., reimbursement, stock option, compensation, shareholder, enterprise software, corporate governance, enterprise application, CRM, fee, software company, conference, CEO

Novell shareholder urges company spinoffs, cuts

September 12, 2005 Blum Capital voices concerns about the software company's performance and calls for a greater focus on Linux. TAGS: Novell Inc., Jack Messman, Novell ZENworks, shareholder, Credit Suisse First Boston, concern, letter, software company, Linux, CEO

Calif. retirement fund tenders PeopleSoft shares

November 18, 2004 Calpers joins group of big PeopleSoft investors backing a $9.2 billion Oracle buyout. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., pension fund, shareholder, offer, investor, battle, software company, California

Oracle makes 'final' bid for PeopleSoft

February 4, 2004 The business software maker increases its hostile offer for rival PeopleSoft to $26 per share, raising the overall value of the acquisition purse to $9.4 billion. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., stockholder, offer, shareholder, Larry Ellison, bid, antitrust, acquisition, software company, CEO

Siebel announces first-ever stock dividend

June 8, 2005 Move presented as 'positive news' on the eve of meeting where controversial directors face continued pressure from investors. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., dividend, shareholder, investor, letter, CRM, software company, CEO

Ellison: Oracle not reaching for Sun

October 13, 2003 The Oracle CEO shrugs off suggestions that the software maker might try to buy hardware partner Sun and delves into the PeopleSoft bid at an annual shareholder meeting. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., shareholder, dividend, hardware company, Sun Microsystems Inc., acquisition, CFO, middleware, software company, California, CEO, server

Corel investors give OK to takeover

August 20, 2003 Shareholders of the troubled maker of WordPerfect approve a takeover bid by privately held Vector Capital. TAGS: Corel Corp., Canadian software maker, shareholder, Corel WordPerfect, takeover, Corel CorelDraw, buyout, investor, proposal, XML, Adobe Systems Inc., software company, Microsoft Corp.

Lawsuits chide PeopleSoft over Oracle bid

August 15, 2003 A handful of PeopleSoft shareholders have filed class-action suits that claimed that the software maker's executives should not have shunned Oracle's buyout attempt. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., class action, SEC filing, shareholder, suit, lawsuit, software company, acquisition, California

Can Mike Lawrie make Siebel better?

October 8, 2004 No sweat, says the new CEO, recently imported from IBM. But he knows that this will be the challenge of a lifetime. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., shareholder, Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, CEO, software company, idea, IBM Corp.

Special coverage: Oracle vs. PeopleSoft

November 18, 2003 PeopleSoft lays out its plans to digest the recently acquired J.D. Edwards, confirming its intention to cut up to 1,000 jobs and to keep the J.D. Edwards product line intact. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Craig Conway, bid, Larry Ellison, business management, product line, shareholder, software company, CEO, coverage, antitrust, e-mail

Oracle woos shareholder group

February 18, 2004 The software maker and its director nominees for PeopleSoft's board meet with Institutional Shareholder Services to persuade the influential group to recommend the slate to institutional investors. TAGS: nominee, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., pill, shareholder, merger, bid, investor, antitrust, software company, HP

Siebel updates hosted CRM, again

June 15, 2005 Customer relationship management software maker revamps its online hosted applications for fifth time in past year. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., hosted CRM, CRM, Salesforce.com Inc., outsource, shareholder, SAP AG, collaboration, software company

PeopleSoft's 'better plan' leaves customers cold

July 28, 2004 Missteps in the merger with J.D. Edwards may open the door for Oracle. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, buyout, shareholder, SAP AG, antitrust, acquisition, software company

SSA continues acquisition spree

August 18, 2003 The business-automation software maker extends its acquisition streak by announcing it will buy supply-chain management specialist EXE Technologies. TAGS: SSA Global Technologies, SCM, supply chain, enterprise software, acquisition, manufacturing, shareholder, software company, merger, agreement
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