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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 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]
PeopleSoft builds up $2bn 'poison pill'
News Software maker PeopleSoft reported on Monday that anyone that tries to buy the company could be on the hook for nearly $2bn (£1.13bn) in payouts to its customers. PeopleSoft created the liability by including a money-back guarantee clause in many...
[May 11, 2004, 9:15]
PeopleSoft closes refund programme
News PeopleSoft has quietly let expire a customer-refund programme that it began last year after becoming the target of a hostile buyout attempt by its rival Oracle. The company's "customer assurance programme" is essentially a money-back guarantee that...
[April 2, 2004, 10:55]
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 spurns Oracle a second time
News PeopleSoft's board of directors has again rejected Oracle's attempt to buy the company, saying that even though the price is higher, it's still not enough. Earlier this week, Oracle increased its offer for PeopleSoft from $5.1bn (£3.04bn) to $6.3bn.
[June 20, 2003, 14:25]
PeopleSoft: Oracle's bid is not enough
News PeopleSoft has formally rejected Oracle's $5.1bn (about £3.1bn) hostile takeover bid, saying the deal not only raises antitrust issues, but "dramatically undervalues" the company. Oracle made a hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft just days after...
[June 12, 2003, 14:38]
PeopleSoft eLearning Demonstration
White Papers This recorded session takes you on a brief tour of the PeopleSoft live webcast training sessions powered by InterWise. The session includes a visit to the PeopleSoft Knowledge Center, an overview of the InterWise student player features, and a...
[July 30, 2004, 0:00]
PeopleSoft accuses Oracle of deliberate disruption
News PeopleSoft has amended a lawsuit against Oracle that charges its rival's unwelcome acquisition bid was mainly designed to disrupt its business. PeopleSoft expanded the suit to include "extensive new facts about Oracle management's ongoing acts of...
[August 13, 2003, 9:30]
PeopleSoft 9 on the way
News Oracle plans to announce on Monday the release of PeopleSoft Enterprise 9, as the software titan seeks to solidify its promise to continue supporting and enhancing its former rival's products post merger.
[June 26, 2006, 9:45]
PeopleSoft fights back against Oracle takeover
News PeopleSoft said Friday that it has filed a suit against Oracle, the latest in a series of moves aimed at thwarting the database giant's unsolicited takeover bid. The suit, filed in California's Alameda County Superior Court, seeks an injunction...
[June 16, 2003, 10:06]
PeopleSoft 'like a sinking barge' - Salesforce.com chief
News The chief executive of Salesforce.com has said that while PeopleSoft can be likened to a 'sinking barge', his company expects to increase its subscriber numbers tenfold during the next four years. At the Salesforce.com user and developer conference...
[November 12, 2003, 12:04]
PeopleSoft wins new customers
News Enterprise software maker PeopleSoft reported third-quarter revenue that exceeded expectations on Thursday, although the company's overall earnings dipped because of its buyout of rival J.D. PeopleSoft completed its purchase of business software...
[October 24, 2003, 15:10]
PeopleSoft sets stage for March battle
News PeopleSoft set the stage for a tussle with Oracle for boardroom control by announcing on Friday that it will hold an annual shareholder meeting and director election on 25 March. Oracle has nominated replacements for four PeopleSoft board members...
[February 2, 2004, 9:05]
PeopleSoft extends refund programme
News PeopleSoft disclosed on Wednesday that it will extend its controversial customer refund programme until the end of the year. The disclosure could stand as a major obstacle to a $7.3bn cash offer from rival software maker Oracle for PeopleSoft, a...
[November 20, 2003, 10:30]
PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards unite to defend merger
News PeopleSoft and J.D. The move is most likely an attempt to fend off database giant Oracle's hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, launched a just a few days after the J.D. The amended plan calls for PeopleSoft to pay $863m in cash and issue 52.6...
[June 16, 2003, 15:59]
PeopleSoft Case Study: Imperial Sugar
White Papers Although it had developed its own custom homegrown portal based on a third-party toolkit, Imperial Sugar wanted to cut down maintenance costs by standardizing on the PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal platform.
[March 4, 2005, 23:00]
PeopleSoft beats estimates
News PeopleSoft has posted fourth-quarter revenue that beat analyst estimates and raised its 2004 earnings guidance on Thursday, continuing a streak of strong quarters that may make Oracle's quest to buy the company more difficult.
[January 30, 2004, 10:35]
