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The Motley Fool
March 12, 2004
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Oracle's Bipolar Quarter The database maker meets expectations, and hints it may not need PeopleSoft after all.   |
InternetNews
January 19, 2005
Michael Singer |
Ellison: Partners Key to Merger Success Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said key partnerships will help make the acquisition of PeopleSoft a complete success. |
InternetNews
October 15, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Why Oracle's Tops in Takeovers Industry watchers think BEA's days are numbered: Larry Ellison and Oracle have spent years and billions mastering the art of the takeover. |
InternetNews
June 23, 2004
Michael Singer |
Ellison 'Green' with Envy Analysts debate whether Oracle is after SAP's high-end or Microsoft's mid-tier. |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Will the Sun Set in Oracle's Backyard? Larry Ellison is many things, but never a quitter. He will buy Sun in the end, but the question is why. |
InternetNews
July 2, 2004
Michael Singer |
Oracle Trial Comes Full Circle It began with Microsoft/SAP acquisition plans and ended with IBM 's notes on how to create FUD. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Beleaguered BEA Middleware developer BEA turns in a good quarter, despite juggling an options investigation and a hostile takeover attempt from Oracle. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Oracle Delivers, Denounces a Rival Oracle's Ellison and his senior executive staff decided to rip into competitor SAP. Ellison then spent a good portion of the conference call outlining the many ways in which Oracle is outperforming its rival in enterprise-management software. |
InternetNews
November 8, 2004
Roy Mark |
Oracle Prepared to Drop PeopleSoft Bid Oracle will drop its efforts to block PeopleSoft's defense to Oracle's hostile takeover bid if PeopleSoft's shareholders fail to tender a majority of their shares by Nov. 19, according to an Oracle letter sent to a Delaware court. |
The Motley Fool
January 16, 2008
Tim Beyers |
Oracle Caves Oracle agrees to acquire middleware maker BEA for $8.5 billion. |
BusinessWeek
April 4, 2005
Steve Hamm |
Larry, You Picked A Nasty Fight In taking on heavyweight SAP in the corporate applications software market, Oracle faces very long odds. |
InternetNews
November 15, 2007 |
Oracle: BEA Worth Less Than Original Offer Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison says any new bid would be below Oracle's initial $17-per-share proposal. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Oracle's Bizarre Software Triangle Revelations in the Oracle-PeopleSoft trial continue to entertain. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2004
Tim Beyers |
The Case for OracleSoft The author makes an argument for what Oracle and PeopleSoft together could mean for investors. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Has Larry Ellison Gone Crazy? With the PeopleSoft proposal unresolved, the Oracle chief preaches more acquisitions. |
The Motley Fool
June 19, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Oracle's $19 Billion Payoff For the past few years, Oracle's Larry Ellison has talked about the benefits of consolidation. Now, it looks like the company is seeing some of those benefits. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
January 19, 2005
Clint Boulton |
SAP Buys PeopleSoft Support Provider Looking to capitalize on the uncertainty caused by Oracle's $10.3 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft, SAP AG acquired TomorrowNow, which provides maintenance and support for PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards customers. |
InternetNews
March 9, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Microsoft Stance May Not Help Oracle Vs. DoJ Bad tidings for Oracle as Microsoft disavows plans for entering the applications market for large enterprises. |
InternetNews
July 1, 2004
Michael Singer |
More Mega Mergers if Oracle Succeeds The quest for PeopleSoft was the tip of the iceberg, say analysts. |
InternetNews
December 17, 2010 |
Oracle's Ellison Calls Out HP Larry Ellison makes it clear that Oracle has former close ally HP in its sites. |
InternetNews
January 14, 2005
Michael Singer |
Oracle to PeopleSoft: You're Fired PeopleSoft employees wait anxiously for 5,000 FedEx packages containing pink slips. |
InternetNews
March 18, 2005
Michael Singer |
Oracle's Back to Its Bidding Ways The company challenges SAP's latest offer for Retek but this time without its CFO, Henry You. |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Larry Ellison Doesn't Dig the Net According to its CEO, Oracle's strategy will not include a major shift to web-based business software anytime soon. |
U.S. Banker
February 2005
Gregory Goth |
The People(Soft) Vs. Larry Ellison The contentious battle between Oracle and PeopleSoft was always about money. Now Oracle CEO Larry Ellison must convince financial clients to stick around. |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Does Oracle Foresee Trouble? All of the deal-making at Oracle could be masking problems in the database business. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Quick Take: When Larry Ellison Gets Stupid Oracle is accusing SAP of "corporate theft on a grand scale" after SAP division TomorrowNow allegedly downloaded more than 10,000 documents from Oracle's support site. |
InternetNews
June 30, 2004
Michael Singer |
Ellison Rounds Up Oracle's Defense The DoJ grills the CEO about his fourth attempt to acquire PeopleSoft. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2006
W.D. Crotty |
Dueling Fools: Oracle Bear While the stock has gone up 19.9% over the past 16 months, the earnings have gone nowhere. If you are still aching to buy Oracle, take a look at its five-year chart. It isn't pretty. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Oracle: All Business, No Show There is little doubt that Oracle will continue to grow for the foreseeable future. The real question is, how quickly? Ellison and his gang need to come up with some organic growth outside of the mainstay database business. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
October 1, 2004
Michael Singer |
Oracle-PeopleSoft Saga: A Market Ripple Effect The stars are aligning for Oracle's acquisition plans for PeopleSoft. But keep your eye on what all the players in enterprise software applications do if the deal goes through, analysts say. |
InternetNews
December 29, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Oracle Takes Majority Control of PeopleSoft Oracle has taken majority ownership of PeopleSoft after that company's stockholders tendered roughly 75 percent of their shares in favor of the $10.3 billion acquisition. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2009
Tim Beyers |
You're Wrong to Sell Oracle The numbers weren't stellar, but the stock is still a buy. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Oracle: See You in Court Antitrust authorities sue to block PeopleSoft acquisition, but Ellison chooses to fight. |
InternetNews
September 29, 2004
Michael Singer |
Oracle Pitching More Woo to SMBs Taking a break from its PeopleSoft pursuits, the database vendor rolls new e-biz features designed for small businesses. |
BusinessWeek
April 9, 2007
Aaron Ricadela |
Oracle vs. SAP: Sound Or Fury? Larry Ellison's high-profile charges may be only PR, but that may be all he wants. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Oracle Struts Its Software An acquisition spree over the past several years pays off nicely for Oracle. The enterprise software giant just closed out another impressive quarter, and it may just be getting warmed up. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Oracle Raises Stakes With BEA Offer Oracle is looking to trump SAP, making a $6.7 billion bid for BEA less than a week after its rival paid a similarly hefty sum for Business Objects. |
InternetNews
January 25, 2005
Erin Joyce |
IBM Acquires Corio in On Demand Play Cash deal adds more consultants to IBM's ranks and weight to its hosted application business lines. |
InternetNews
December 13, 2004
Michael Singer |
Don't Fear 'OracleSoft' Say Analysts Now that Oracle has worked out a deal to acquire PeopleSoft, companies are weighing the pros and cons of Oracle's J2EE database. |
InternetNews
June 7, 2004
Michael Singer |
PeopleSoft's Standing Debated at Trial The DoJ's argument to block Oracle's takeover of PeopleSoft hinges on the Global 2000's view of competition in the ERP marketplace. |
InternetNews
December 13, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Oracle to Buy PeopleSoft for $10.3B After a long pursuit, Oracle will pay $26.50 per share for PeopleSoft, a 10 percent premium over the company's closing price Friday. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2004
Tim Beyers |
PeopleSoft Plays Defense The business software maker inks a deal with IBM, but it isn't likely to dissuade Oracle. |
Bank Technology News
January 2005
Gregory Goth |
The People(soft) V. Larry Ellison The contentious battle between Oracle and PeopleSoft was always more about money than customers. But now that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has achieved a hard-won and expensive victory, he and his team must convince clients to stick around. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Larry Ellison Wins Again The battle for retail software applications vendor Retek ends, and Oracle comes out on top. Does any of this drama matter for shareholders? |
CFO
April 1, 2005
Russ Banham |
People Problems What will Oracle do now that it's finally bought PeopleSoft? PeopleSoft customers want to know. |
CIO
September 1, 2003
Christopher Koch |
Oracle's Appetite Makes Some Users Feel Queasy Oracle, a big ERP fish, has been stalking smaller fish PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards. But the prospects of PeopleSoft getting swallowed up gives many customers indigestion. That's because their software will eventually be consumed as part of the consolidation meal. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Foolish Forecast: Oracle Prophecies Shortly, investors will get another earnings report from database and business software giant Oracle, followed by what promises to be an entertaining conference call. |
InternetNews
March 2, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Oracle Denies Enlisting Microsoft's Support Oracle hasn't decided whether to ask for Microsoft's help in its case against the DoJ. Even if it does, Microsoft might not readily agree. |
InternetNews
September 9, 2004
Michael Singer |
Oracle Prevails in DoJ Suit to Block PeopleSoft The company said the decision removes a significant roadblock to the acquisition. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Oracle's Softwar? The database king ups its guidance as it prepares for a battle with rival SAP. |
