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PeopleSoft sets date for shareholder showdown
News PeopleSoft set the clock on Friday on what may be the final battle in a prolonged war with Oracle. The software firm plans to hold its annual shareholder meeting on 25 March, when the firm's shareholders may be asked to make a final call on whether...
[December 13, 2004, 8:45]
PeopleSoft and Oracle 'talked often'
News PeopleSoft and Oracle had numerous discussions about a friendly merger about a year before Oracle launched its hostile bid for PeopleSoft -- including an in-person meeting among the company's top executives.
[June 28, 2004, 14:40]
PeopleSoft acquisition move 'provoked' Oracle
News PeopleSoft's decision to swallow J.D. In particular, PeopleSoft expects to reduce operating expenses for the combined company by $80m annually within the first full year of combined operations. PeopleSoft, best known for its human resources...
[June 9, 2003, 9:32]
PeopleSoft wants to buy back more shares
News PeopleSoft, which is fighting a hostile takeover attempt by Oracle, announced on Monday a $200m (£108m) stock-buyback plan -- a month after it closed a slightly larger stock repurchase. The company's plan to repurchase stock will bring more shares...
[January 13, 2004, 13:30]
PeopleSoft draws out upgrade deadlines
News PeopleSoft is extending customer-support and maintenance programs for a number of its software products, in a move some interpret as a defence tactic against rival Oracle and its promise to support PeopleSoft products for at least a decade if it...
[September 15, 2003, 16:30]
PeopleSoft: Oracle's bid is 'inadequate'
News PeopleSoft's board of directors has rejected Oracle's lowered bid to take over the company, calling the price "inadequate". The board concluded that the reduced offer is inadequate and does not reflect PeopleSoft's real value," the company said in...
[May 27, 2004, 9:25]
PeopleSoft board says no to Oracle
News PeopleSoft's board on Wednesday rejected Oracle's "best and final" offer, but as shareholders weigh the $9.2bn bid, PeopleSoft executives anticipate a proxy battle. PeopleSoft's board, in rejecting the $8.8bn cash deal, asked shareholders to keep...
[November 11, 2004, 8:07]
PeopleSoft prepares inquisition for Oracle execs
News PeopleSoft wants to interview half a dozen Oracle executives in connection with its California lawsuit against Oracle for alleged unfair business practices, according to papers filed with the Alameda County Superior Court.
[January 9, 2004, 14:40]
PeopleSoft fails to meet revenue forecast
News PeopleSoft met lowered targets for earnings in the second quarter but fell short of revised revenue estimates, the software maker said on Tuesday. PeopleSoft blamed a hostile takeover bid from rival Oracle for the lacklustre financial results.
[July 28, 2004, 9:35]
PeopleSoft head exchanges fire with Ellison
News PeopleSoft chief executive Craig Conway on Monday continued the war of words in his company's battle to fend off a hostile bid from rival Oracle. At PeopleSoft's customer conference, Conway told the audience that his company is "profoundly grateful...
[September 16, 2003, 9:30]
Peoplesoft's founder steps aside
News PeopleSoft founder and chief executive David Duffield announced Tuesday that he was stepping aside to make room for current president Craig Conway to assume the helm of the software giant. The announcement comes at a time when PeopleSoft, a maker...
[September 22, 1999, 11:39]
PeopleSoft, IBM expand partnership
News IBM will include PeopleSoft's human resources software in a suite of business applications designed to make employee management easier, the companies said on Tuesday. PeopleSoft's Human Capital Management software is intended to help companies...
[October 22, 2002, 14:15]
PeopleSoft acquires e-learning company
News PeopleSoft said on Wednesday that it has bought Teamscape, a developer of employee training software. Teamscape, a private company based in Burlingame, California, has 11 employees, who will all join PeopleSoft as part of the acquisition.
[August 1, 2002, 9:35]
PeopleSoft launches HR applications
News PeopleSoft on Monday released new and updated business applications aimed at tracking employee training and pay and at streamlining other human resources activities. The introduction of the new products mark PeopleSoft's entry into two emerging...
[January 7, 2003, 9:28]
PeopleSoft vulnerability threatens data
News A serious vulnerability, which may allow attackers to obtain confidential information, was found in PeopleSoft's Application Messaging Gateway servlet. PeopleSoft has addressed all of the issues in PeopleTools 8.19, which will be available on...
[January 21, 2003, 10:00]
PeopleSoft climbs aboard the IM bandwagon
News Eager to profit from the growing corporate use of instant messaging (IM), PeopleSoft plans to integrate IM features from IBM, Microsoft and Yahoo into its business applications. The ability to exchange instant messages within applications and...
[March 14, 2003, 13:46]
PeopleSoft plans new supply chain apps
News PeopleSoft is planning to unveil a new set of supply chain applications, a bid to gain market share from struggling rivals. A PeopleSoft representative declined to comment on the introduction of any new products at the conference.
[March 19, 2003, 10:16]
PeopleSoft ruling inches closer
News Oracle has met a US Department of Justice request related to its multibillion-dollar buyout bid for PeopleSoft, clearing the way for a much-anticipated ruling on whether the deal is anticompetitive. Through its pursuit of PeopleSoft, Oracle seeks...
[December 22, 2003, 9:05]
PeopleSoft applications to run on Linux
News PeopleSoft said it will announce plans at a customer conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday to convert its entire line of business applications, which includes more than 170 products, to run on the open-source Linux operating system.
[May 6, 2003, 10:12]
PeopleSoft merger to create software giant
News Application software company PeopleSoft will acquire J.D. Edwards stock to be exchanged for 0.86 of a PeopleSoft share, valuing J.D. PeopleSoft said the deal will help expand its business presence in manufacturing, distribution and asset-intensive...
[June 2, 2003, 13:07]
