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The Motley Fool
April 11, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Lawson's Intentia Investment Pays Off The enterprise software firm's latest buyout appears to be getting results. Despite the run-up in the stock, Lawson still trades at a reasonable valuation of two times revenues.   |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Lawson Rakes in More Dough The enterprise software operator continues to gain ground on Oracle and SAP. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Lawson: Still a Flat Line The enterprise resource planning software developer had high hopes for its deal for Intentia. But things are taking much longer than expected. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Lawson: Oracle's Next Meal? This little-heralded software company turns the corner and makes a profit. Is the company too tempting for Oracle to overlook? For long-term investors, Lawson is expected to grow earnings 10% annually for the next five years. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Lawson: Lost in the Noise The enterprise software firm still can't seem to get traction. Unless the company finds ways to improve licensing revenues, investors shouldn't expect its stock to budge from its current rut. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Lawson Bulks Up The enterprise-software specialist company has been a rumored buyout target. Now it's the one making a big purchase. Last week, it merged with Sweden's Intentia International AB. What does it mean for investors? |
InternetNews
July 26, 2010 |
Will SAP's Earnings Renew Investor Optimism? SAP has seen better days and now must find away to break out of its recent stupor to give investors some hope and perhaps regain a bit of its own swagger. |
InternetNews
April 26, 2011 |
Infor Acquires Lawson in ERP Merger New combined entity will be the third largest ERP vendor behind SAP and Oracle. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
The $5.35 Software Bargain Those looking at Lawson Software's long-term potential will like what they see. |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2007
Tom Taulli |
SAP Goes to the Mat With On-Demand The software giant is moving to the mid-market using some newfangled approaches. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Ellison's Next Target? Lawson Software sales and earnings fall in fiscal year 2005. It is too early to buy the micro-cap enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor now, but the company bears watching. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Oracle Releases the Hounds Oracle's lawsuit against SAP is just another small battle in its war for business applications. |
InternetNews
June 2, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Lawson, Intentia Hustle For The Middle Lawson Software and Intentia announced a $480 million all-stock merger of equals that muscles them into the mid-market software segment. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Score One for Oracle The battle continues among the software giants, as SAP makes a surprising admission. The main thing for investors to consider is that Oracle has a clear strategy for growth: buying up companies. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2008
Anders Bylund |
I'd Take IBM's Problems Too many orders? Bring it on! |
The Motley Fool
October 9, 2007
Tom Taulli |
SAP Goes Big The major business-software company jolts Wall Street with a transformative deal, agreeing to spend $6.8 billion for Business Objects. |
InternetNews
May 11, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Lawson to Build on IBM Backbone The application maker will use Big Blue wares to construct its service-oriented architecture suite. |
InternetNews
September 7, 2007
Larry Barrett |
TomorrowNow Incident Brings Scrutiny to SAP, Oracle Oracle's pending lawsuit accusing arch-rival SAP of what amounts to industrial espionage has inadvertently brought both firms' lucrative and controversial service and maintenance fees to the fore. |
InternetNews
November 4, 2010 |
Larry Ellison Set to Testify in SAP Case SAP has offered to pay Oracle $120 million to pay its legal fees; meanwhile Oracle subpoenas former SAP co-CEO Leo Apotheker to testify. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2011
Brian Wilson |
IBM and Oracle: 2 Competing Bets on IT The IT industry is booming; IBM and Oracle have been fighting over it. Who is better positioned? |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2006
Tom Taulli |
SAP Gets Zapped SAP has always been conservative on guidance, but the company finally missed its numbers -- in a big way. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
December 19, 2007
Paul Shread |
Oracle, Accenture Deliver the Goods The tech sector got some welcome news late Wednesday: better than expected quarterly results from Oracle and Accenture... AMD finally broke its losing streak... ADC telecom fell on a $400 million debt offering... etc. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Oracle Bakes a Fine Cherry Pie Some of the deals for which Oracle paid out $5 billion last year are starting to pay big dividends for the company. |
InternetNews
March 22, 2005
Michael Singer |
Oracle, SAP: Upward Bound Analysts suggest Oracle's winning bid for the Minnesota-based retail software provider is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to potential mergers and acquisitions in the next 12 months. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Oracle Fulfills Its Prophecies: Fool by Numbers The fast facts on business software maker Oracle, who just posted their 13th consecutive quarter of 20% or better growth. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2006
Tom Taulli |
SAP Still Not Serious About M&A Third-quarter results were much improved, but intense competition from Oracle clouds the picture. Investors, take note. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2008
Tim Beyers |
Oracle Isn't SAP Was this much of a sell-off warranted? |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2010
Anders Bylund |
That's a Big One, Oracle As legal battles go, this one should be pretty short. SAP has been ordered to pay up $1.3 billion to Oracle. |
InternetNews
April 27, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
ERP Vendors Debate Customer Loyalties SAP disputes Lawson's claim that large business software providers are out of touch with customers. |
InternetNews
May 24, 2005
Clint Boulton |
IBM Blitz Targets Oracle DB Users IBM tries to attract Oracle's database customers with a sales blitz. |
InternetNews
February 28, 2005
Michael Singer |
PeopleSoft Users on the Fence: Report PeopleSoft customers jumping ship, climbing aboard Oracle's. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Will Oracle Take SAP to the Cleaners? What's a few orders of magnitude between mortal enemies? |
InternetNews
September 21, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Oracle Shatters 1Q Estimates Another blockbuster earnings report from Oracle ratchets up the pressure on arch-rival SAP. |
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
January 10, 2011
David Needle |
Oracle Debuts Financial Analytics for SAP Targeting a familiar rival, Oracle releases a new business module called Financial Analytics for SAP. |
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. |
InternetNews
January 14, 2005
Joshua Greenbaum |
Is Ghengis On the Hunt Again? Now that Oracle owns PeopleSoft, and all signs point to a reinvigorated push by Oracle into the enterprise applications space, it's worth wondering who CEO Larry Ellison has in his crosshairs. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Oracle Plus SAP Equals Love Oracle is planning to amend its lawsuit against German rival SAP with some even juicier charges. |
InternetNews
March 16, 2010 |
SAP CEOs Share Plans for SaaS, Battling Oracle The pair of software executives talk up Business ByDesign and take a few shots at rivals. |
InternetNews
May 15, 2006
Michael Hickins |
SAP and Oracle Go Another Round SAP threw another blow at the body of rival software vendor Oracle, announcing that is offering technical support and a conversion roadmap for customers running Siebel software. |
Global Services
August 8, 2008 |
Gimme Shelter: The Human Resources Landscape in Hurricane Season Today, every industry is feeling the pinch due to lack of liquidity, margin pressure, low U.S. dollar exchange rates and accelerating inflation, led by energy costs. It is against this backdrop of competing trends that we need to measure some of the larger developments in HRO. |
InternetNews
December 14, 2004
Michael Singer |
Oracle Rivals Circle the Wagons The greatest impact of the Oracle/PeopleSoft merger may be its effect on other software companies, not customers. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Should SAP Go Shopping for Acquisitions? IBM is looking so smart that SAP wants to follow in Big Blue's footsteps. Here's one suggestion. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2007
Tom Taulli |
SAP Gets Soggier Driving real change in a global company takes a charismatic leader with a clear strategy. Without Shai Agassi, things will only get murkier for SAP shareholders. |
InternetNews
April 26, 2005
Clint Boulton |
SAP, Microsoft to Build Software for Business Workers The applications giants take their 15-year relationship to a new high by crafting a composite application together using Web services principles and technologies. |
InternetNews
August 29, 2007
Erin Joyce |
Oracle, SAP Spar Over Discovery The legal strategy is unfolding between enterprise software rivals Oracle and SAP over Oracle's lawsuit charging that SAP stole massive amounts of its intellectual property. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Oracle Gloats It's not common business practice to launch verbal volleys at your competitors in an earnings report. But Oracle is now doing exactly that on a regular basis. |
