Shareholders could find help in resisting Oracle's hostile takeover bid from a multistate probe into the plan. But they shouldn't hold out hope of a "white knight" rescue.
A new Gartner report concludes no other software makers are likely to make a play for Oracle acquisition target PeopleSoft.
July 11, 2003
Attorneys general from about 30 states intensify their review of Oracle's $6.3 billion unsolicited bid for PeopleSoft, according to sources.
July 10, 2003
Former Morgan Stanley analyst Chuck Phillips talks about being on the firing line one day and on the receiving line the next, as a senior executive at Oracle.
July 11, 2003
The database software maker's billion-dollar takeover bid could founder on resistance from PeopleSoft customers.
July 10, 2003
The Oracle CEO tells analysts that his company intends to see its pursuit of PeopleSoft through to a successful completion--even if it takes another year.
July 9, 2003
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Oracle may find itself on the hook for $354 million in PeopleSoft customer protection guarantees if it succeeds in its hostile bid for PeopleSoft.
July 3, 2003