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Microsoft Declares A 'war On Hostile Code'
News The project is aimed at waging what Microsoft is calling a "war on hostile code", according to Dave Thompson, vice president of Windows development for Microsoft. Can Microsoft beat the security bugs?
[April 11, 2001, 12:22]
CSC Reacts To 'hostile' CA Bid
News CA made a $9 billion bid for the California-based computer services and consultancy firm but CSC chairman Van Honeycutt has denied that it is a cut and dried deal and referred to the bid as "hostile. Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has reacted...
[February 13, 1998, 9:54]
Oracle Lays Hostile Bid Before EC
News Oracle on Tuesday officially submitted its notification papers to the European Commission concerning its hostile bid for PeopleSoft. We've said this before, that Oracle's hostile bid faces severe antitrust issues," said Steve Swasey, a PeopleSoft...
[October 15, 2003, 9:05]
AOL Wins 'hostile Code' Ruling
News In what legal experts describe as a first, a US District Court has upheld a ruling that America Online and other Internet service providers are not liable for "hostile code" sent between subscribers. The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...
[January 23, 2003, 14:30]
CA Hostile Bid For CSC Appears Doomed
News In a prepared statement, CA chief executive Charles Wang said that his company would not extend its $108 a share cash offer to Computer Sciences shareholders beyond March 16. Wang said that he had grown concerned about the impact of CSC's defence...
[March 5, 1998, 14:28]
Oracle Could Raise PeopleSoft Price
News Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison on Tuesday left the door open to raising the share price offer in its hostile takeover bid for competitor PeopleSoft. Oracle earlier this month launched its hostile takeover bid to acquire PeopleSoft for $5.1bn...
[June 25, 2003, 13:52]
Oracle Again Extends PeopleSoft Bid
News Oracle announced on Thursday that it has extended to mid-October its deadline for tendering shares in its hostile $7.25bn (£4.59bn) bid for PeopleSoft. The October deadline is the fourth extension Oracle has announced since it launched its hostile...
[September 5, 2003, 8:30]
EC Approves Oracle-PeopleSoft Merger
News European antitrust regulators ruled on Tuesday that Oracle can proceed with its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, clearing the last regulatory hurdle in the protracted and tumultuous battle. The targeted company can waive the pill option at any...
[October 26, 2004, 15:45]
Early Acceptance Runs Risks For PeopleSoft Shareholders
News PeopleSoft investors who tendered their stock to Oracle when its hostile bid stood at $26 (£14.22) a share will find the only price that counts is the latest offer of $21. A poison pill makes it more expensive for a hostile suitor to buy a company...
[June 10, 2004, 12:05]
PeopleSoft Shares Scarce, Says Oracle
News As Oracle presses on with its hostile bid for PeopleSoft, only a "few" shares have been tendered at this point, top Oracle executive Chuck Phillips said on Friday. Proxy solicitors, however, say hostile buyers will frequently amass more than 50...
[June 23, 2003, 10:02]
Oracle Intensifies Pressure On PeopleSoft
News Oracle's revised hostile takeover bid puts new pressure on PeopleSoft in its eight-month battle to fend off its arch-rival. Proxy solicitors, meanwhile, say Oracle's revised offer could sway PeopleSoft to sit down at the negotiating table with its...
[February 5, 2004, 7:45]
Dial 'O' For Oracle
News Oracle's 18-month hostile takeover battle for PeopleSoft came to an end on Friday evening with a single phone call. The terse communication was the first time the two companies had negotiated directly on share price since Oracle began its hostile...
[December 14, 2004, 7:25]
Oracle Approaches Antitrust Deadline
News Oracle expects to receive word by Monday on whether federal antitrust regulators will let its hostile bid for PeopleSoft jump over regulatory hurdles. But in cases where a hostile bid is involved, companies frequently provide the information within...
[June 30, 2003, 7:53]
Behind The Scenes Of Oracle-Siebel
News In the midst of a hostile takeover battle for PeopleSoft, database giant Oracle also was laying the groundwork for its eventual acquisition of Siebel. According to a proxy filling this week with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Oracle and...
[October 25, 2005, 15:40]
Ellison Extends Support Promise In PeopleSoft Bid
News Oracle will bypass the PeopleSoft board and speak directly to their shareholders in an attempt to gain support for its hostile bid, Larry Ellison, chief executive of Oracle said during a keynote speech at the Oracle AppsWorld conference in London...
[June 24, 2003, 16:49]
Oracle Faces Big Bills In Buying PeopleSoft
News Oracle may find itself on the hook for $354m (£211.69m) in PeopleSoft customer-protection guarantees if it succeeds in its hostile bid for PeopleSoft, according to a securities filing on Thursday. When Oracle announced its hostile takeover bid last...
[July 4, 2003, 7:57]
Oracle Needs Deeper Pockets Yet For PeopleSoft Bid
News Although Oracle raised the price of its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft on Wednesday, the database giant needs to go even higher if it wants shareholders to bite, say several PeopleSoft investors.
[June 19, 2003, 9:19]
US States Weigh Antitrust Aspect Of Oracle Bid
News Representatives of state attorneys general throughout the nation held a conference call on Tuesday afternoon to discuss Oracle's hostile $6.3bn (£3.79bn) cash bid for PeopleSoft, a move that could lead to greater antitrust regulatory resistance...
[June 25, 2003, 9:21]
Deadline Extended For Selling PeopleSoft Shares
News Oracle has extended the deadline for tendering shares in its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft. It marks the latest setback for the database giant and its hostile $6.3bn (£3.77bn) bid for PeopleSoft.
[July 4, 2003, 8:06]
PeopleSoft Shells Out $70m Fighting Oracle
News PeopleSoft offered a glimpse at the price of blocking Oracle's hostile takeover bid in a regulatory filing Monday. Regardless of a favourable ruling by Judge Walker, Oracle would still need to remove PeopleSoft's "poison pill," which makes a...
[August 10, 2004, 9:45]
