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Opera denies Microsoft takeover

December 24, 2005 Norweigian browser vendor says it hasn't been approached by Microsoft--or anyone else. TAGS: Opera Software, browser company, takeover, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

IBM completes ISS takeover

October 20, 2006 After $1.3 billion takeover, Atlanta-based ISS is now part of IBM Global Services' Infrastructure Management Services organization. TAGS: infrastructure management, takeover, IBM Global Services, Atlanta, IBM Corp., organization

Adobe's Macromedia takeover clears final hurdle

December 2, 2005 U.S. regulators give green light to the purchase, which could result in some software packages being dumped. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., takeover, Adobe Systems Inc.

Week in review: Yahoo in Microsoft's sights

February 8, 2008 The two companies give us a few clues on their prospective deal; Washington takes on file swapping at colleges; and iPhone storage grows. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., takeover, Steve Ballmer, Week in review, bid, reader, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., brand, CEO, e-mail

New bundles mark Adobe's Macromedia merger

December 5, 2005 Application developer Adobe completed its takeover of Macromedia on Monday and promptly unveiled three software bundles for graphics designers. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., bundle, takeover, Adobe Creative Suite, Macromedia Flash, merger

SAP tries new lure for ex-PeopleSoft clients

April 4, 2005 Company expands its program to woo former PeopleSoft customers away from Oracle, as the two business software titans duke it out. TAGS: SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, Retek Inc., enterprise software, business software, U.S.

Oracle takeover spooks some Siebel users

September 19, 2005 Siebel customers fear that Oracle's acquisition of the company means they will be forced to migrate to Oracle applications. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., CRM, takeover, PeopleSoft Inc., supplier, acquisition, Microsoft SQL Server

Oracle takeover: It's a wrap

January 7, 2005 Oracle receives more than 97 percent of PeopleSoft shares in its tender offer, allowing the acquisition to be completed. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, deadline, vote, acquisition

Corel trims staff after takeover

October 9, 2003 The Canadian software maker, which recently went private, says it's laying off 18 percent of its work force as it focuses on core products such as CorelDraw. TAGS: Corel Corp., Corel CorelDraw, Corel WordPerfect, takeover, layoff, XML, PC company, software company, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Dow Chemical Co., Internet portal, takeover, Larry Ellison, merger, media, acquisition, theory, Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., CEO, Microsoft Corp.

NTL completes takeover of Virgin Mobile

April 4, 2006 As it acquires right to rebrand under Virgin name, cable operator gains ability to offer "quadruple play." TAGS: NTL Inc., Virgin Mobile, cable company, takeover, cable television, brand, U.K., telecommunications

PeopleSoft exceeds earnings targets

October 21, 2004 The software company reports a 12 percent surge in sales fed by a jump in maintenance revenue. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Craig Conway, takeover, GAAP, trial, antitrust, software company, CEO

BEA vows to fight off suitors

October 1, 2004 But the company, which appeared on an Oracle takeover list, acknowledges that it can't stop someone from trying. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., takeover, Oracle Corp., telecommunications company, PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, software company, server

PeopleSoft CEO vows to keep up the fight

September 21, 2004 In the shadow of Oracle, an upbeat Craig Conway seeks to sooth customers at PeopleSoft's annual convention. TAGS: Craig Conway, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, antitrust, business management, middleware, IBM Corp., CEO, acquisition

Takeover attempt takes its toll

June 3, 2004 A year and counting: Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft has left both companies the worse for the wear, analysts say. And the end may not be in sight. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., bid, takeover, Human Resources, margin, background, antitrust

Oracle eyes quick PeopleSoft resolution

May 14, 2004 Oracle's Charles Phillips says the company should know fairly soon, following its appeal of a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust ruling, whether it can pursue its PeopleSoft takeover attempt. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., application server, takeover, appeal, antitrust, MySQL, BEA Systems Inc., database, resolution, acquisition, programming, server, open source, conference

Symantec scraps Sygate consumer firewall

November 29, 2005 Sygate Personal Firewall products get the ax due to overlap with Norton one month after Symantec's takeover of Sygate. TAGS: Sygate Technologies, Symantec Corp., overlap, Norton Co., firewall, takeover

SAP gaining on Oracle?

May 25, 2005 German software giant is said to be taking advantage of PeopleSoft customers unhappy with the Oracle takeover. TAGS: SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, vendor, Siebel Systems Inc., service provider, U.S., CEO, California, Microsoft Corp.
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