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.
U.S antitrust officials may wait until January to weigh in on Oracle's embattled bid to acquire PeopleSoft, and European regulators are likely to initiate a more in-depth review of the deal, an Oracle executive said Wednesday.
Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft is currently under review by Canadian antitrust regulators, adding yet another antitrust hurdle for the database-software maker to jump.
Microsoft and SAP initiated merger discussions late last year but broke off talks several months ago because of the complexity involved, according to statements issued by the software makers on Monday.
A federal judge gave Oracle a boost last week in its bid to buy PeopleSoft. The ruling is bad news for the software business and for customers.
Oracle CEO provides details on embattled PeopleSoft merger.
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.
Oracle may be celebrating its long-awaited union with PeopleSoft, but customers, employees and competitors have reason to worry.
Despite claims during the PeopleSoft-Oracle merger trial, Microsoft tries to get PeopleSoft clients to migrate to its software.
In the flat enterprise software market, the message is clear: It's time to hunt or be hunted.
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