Microsoft may find it has some leeway in increasing its Yahoo bid by 10 percent without spooking its investors, one Wall Street analyst notes in a research report released yesterday.
PeopleSoft's board of directors has rejected Oracle's revised hostile bid, saying it believes the company is worth more than US$26 a share.
PeopleSoft may be willing to be bought by Oracle, after all--if the price is right.
Yahoo on Monday responded to Microsoft's merger deadline, reiterating its rejection to the software giant's buyout bid as "substantially" undervaluing the company.
Microsoft on Saturday issued an ultimatum to Yahoo, giving the Internet search pioneer three weeks to enter formal merger negotiations and conclude a deal.
Apple also used the event to launch its latest bid for storage supremacy: the Time Capsule. For Mac-loving households, this might be good news, but as a business storage solution it leaves a lot to be desired.
If you're to be in contract negotiations anytime soon, take heart from the following story -- vendors can be bargained with.
As Microsoft's deadline for Yahoo to accept its takeover bid passes, the tech world is still waiting for information from either company on their wedding plans.
After a resounding "no" on its unsolicited buyout offer for Yahoo, Redmond will either up the ante or ready a one-two punch.
Oracle on Friday announced a surprise US$5.1 billion takeover bid for enterprise software maker PeopleSoft, only a few days after PeopleSoft said it was acquiring rival J.D. Edwards for $1.7 billion.
OK. So anti-trust lawyers would have a field day but consider this -- the software giant is on an official spending spree and this is the best time to spread its wings ... to become the Coca-Cola of the IT industry.
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If you're wary of Google knowing everything about your business and your web site, then Google Analytics is not for you. But for most, it's a useful ally in a challenging business climate.
Lenovo's new ThinkCentre A61e is primarily a business PC, but it also has crossover appeal as a home office system, given its small size -- which echoes that of the Mac Mini and other recent, small-scale desktops.
A computing project has abandoned its effort to crack the main security code for Microsoft's Xbox video game console.
If you manage a lot of corporate desktops, then Novell's Linux Desktop is well worth a look -- particularly if you're happy with ZENworks. Linux pricing and Novell's corporate-style support could make this a useful option for business.
Though not as fast as Maxtor's OneTouch, Western Digital's Media Center drive costs less and offers more features.
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