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Oracle courts reluctant PeopleSoft

...if it is acquired PeopleSoft outlook defies expectationsWed 2 July Disruption from Oracle's hostile bid has failed to dent PeopleSoft's second-quarter earnings... Read more

23 June, 2003 by ZDNet UK

Oracle's Bid for PeopleSoft: Update

With its tender offer for PeopleSoft, Oracle is attempting to gain more control over broader markets Read more

10 December, 2003 by Betsy Burton, Brian Zrimsek, Bruce A.Bond, Jeff Comport, Lee Geishecker, Robert P.Desisto and Yvonne Genovese

Oracle judge grappling with market definition

...testimony, a federal judge overseeing the Justice Department's case to block Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft was still grappling with the key issue... Read more

11 June, 2004 by Dawn Kawamoto

EC suspends Oracle probe

...antitrust regulators announced on Monday that their decision on whether to challenge Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft has been suspended until the database maker... Read more

12 January, 2004 by Dawn Kawamoto

Attorneys begin mammoth PeopleSoft task

...to 1,000 customers, competitors and consultants in their antitrust review of Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft, CNET News.com has learned. For now... Read more

12 August, 2003 by Dawn Kawamoto

Oracle faces formal antitrust scrutiny

...the decision the Justice Department may reach in its own investigation into Oracle's hostile bid. Upping the offer With the antitrust questions looming, Oracle... Read more

1 July, 2003 by Dawn Kawamoto

Duopoly 'would mean price rises' - economist

An economist has told the court considering Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft that a takeover would mean Oracle and... Read more

21 June, 2004 by Alorie Gilbert

Oracle's bid opposed by Justice Dept

US officials have filed a lawsuit aimed at blocking Oracle's hostile bid for its rival Read more

27 February, 2004 by Alorie Gilbert and Dawn Kawamoto

'The saga is over' - PeopleSoft chief

PeopleSoft's chief executive says Oracle's hostile bid for his company is no longer a concern Read more

28 August, 2003 by Alorie Gilbert

IBM rejects riding to PeopleSoft rescue

IBM says it is happy to stay on the sidelines, as Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft drags on Read more

5 August, 2003 by Iain Ferguson

J.D. Edwards users speak out against Oracle

J.D. Edwards customers fear being left out in the cold, if Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft succeeds Read more

24 June, 2003 by Martin LaMonica

PeopleSoft CEO resigns

...s chief executive at the time, told analysts during a conference that Oracle's hostile bid was not affecting the company's sales. PeopleSoft's... Read more

29 December, 2004 by Steven Musil

After 30 years, Valentine's still picking winners

...do you make of the upheaval in the business-software industry, of Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft, and of so many other players merging... Read more

29 November, 2004 by Alorie Gilbert

PeopleSoft expands severance packages

...minimum severance package for its employees and doubled it for executives, as Oracle's hostile bid got a recent boost in the courts. "The [PeopleSoft... Read more

20 September, 2004 by Dawn Kawamoto

Oracle and Justice Department look to June trial

...trial date of 21 June, in the closely watched antitrust case over Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft, according to papers filed on Monday in... Read more

10 March, 2004 by Dawn Kawamoto

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