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Oracle adds to SAP lawsuit allegations
News In that initial lawsuit, Oracle alleged that SAP acquired TomorrowNow to not only woo away its PeopleSoft customers who needed maintenance and support, but to also use those customers' contracts with Oracle to access its proprietary support... [30 Jul 2008]
SAP: Time's up for TomorrowNow
News TomorrowNow staff have little contact with Oracle but have detailed knowledge of the apps they work on - such as PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Siebel - with many having experience of working for Oracle. SAP is to wind down TomorrowNow, the third party... [22 Jul 2008]
Oracle contractor shortage predicted
News Most famously it acquired software giant PeopleSoft for $10.3bn, back in 2004, but it also has plenty of smaller buys under its belt - a strategy that has led it to ranking as the second largest software company in the world after Microsoft. [27 Feb 2008]
Top five takeovers that shook the tech world
News Oracle and Peoplesoft, $10.3bn, 2004: Software giant Oracle has been buying almost everything in sight over the past few years, the biggest acquisition being PeopleSoft in 2004. Microsoft last week launched a hostile $44.6bn takeover bid to buy... [04 Feb 2008]
SAP to sell TomorrowNow
News SAP acquired TomorrowNow in mid-January 2005 as way to compete with rival Oracle, shortly after Oracle acquired PeopleSoft. TomorrowNow provides third-party maintenance and support to JD Edwards, PeopleSoft and Siebel customers - all companies... [16 Jan 2008]
Oracle users demand better support
News The User Group Survey also found satisfaction with new products brought into the Oracle stable - such as PeopleSoft and JD Edwards - has increased since last year. Ronan Miles, chairman of the UK Oracle User Group, told silicon.com: "Areas of issue... [10 Dec 2007]
SAP to sell TomorrowNow?
News TomorrowNow provides third-party support and maintenance for PeopleSoft and JD Edwards - two companies Oracle acquired. SAP has announced its third-party support and maintenance company TomorrowNow, which is embroiled in a legal battle with rival... [20 Nov 2007]
Oracle warns BEA it won't wait forever
News Oracle is no stranger to hostile-takeover battles, after waging an 18-month proxy fight to acquire PeopleSoft in 2004, a campaign that included a legal tangle with antitrust regulators who opposed the deal. [24 Oct 2007]
SAP admits to "inappropriate" Oracle downloads
News Oracle said in late November it noticed an unusually heavy volume of download activity on Oracle's password-protected customer support and maintenance site for its JD Edwards and PeopleSoft customers. [03 Jul 2007]
TomorrowNow CEO: Oracle "dug a hole" for itself
News Nelson said: "With PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Siebel we've got, in every one of those, at least one of the top 20 maintenance-paying customers in the world. At the time Oracle's purchase of PeopleSoft - which had earlier swallowed JD Edwards - was... [29 May 2007]
Oracle lines up 37 fixes
News Oracle's "Critical Patch Update" is planned to include 13 fixes for Oracle database products, five for Application Server, 11 for E-Business Suite and four for PeopleSoft and JD Edwards products, according to Oracle's note. [11 Apr 2007]
Oracle assaults SAP in spying row
News Oracle says that in late November it noticed an unusually heavy volume of download activity on Oracle's password-protected customer support and maintenance site for its PeopleSoft and J.D. Oracle announced Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit... [23 Mar 2007]
Deutsche Bank: Why we use India and Russia
News He added that for legacy skills around languages, such as Cobol or sophisticated HR packages such as PeopleSoft, India is "great" but for "innovation, testing new ground with new software, Russia is a pretty good place". [15 Mar 2007]
Oracle snaps up Hyperion for $3.3bn
News The software maker acquired customer relationship management software maker Siebel Systems for $5.85bn last year and archrival PeopleSoft for $10.3bn in 2005. While the PeopleSoft and Siebel acquisitions had product overlap to varying degrees with... [02 Mar 2007]
Oracle plugs 51 holes
News In addition to the database fixes, Oracle's update repairs 12 flaws in Application Server, seven in E-Business Suite, six in Enterprise Manager and three in PeopleSoft. Oracle has released fixes for 51 vulnerabilities that affect its software... [17 Jan 2007]
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