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  • PeopleSoft ruling may wait until 2004

    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.

  • Coalition of the unwilling

    The IT industry's best kept secret is out -- SAP is still up for grabs despite spurning its first suitor, Microsoft.

  • The .Net effect

    With .Net, Microsoft could succeed in dominating the Internet almost as fully as it controls the desktop. What are the implications for you? Plus, an interview with Microsoft .Net business director Charles Fitzgerald.

  • Yahoo tests Google AdSense, Microsoft worried

    Yahoo will test Google AdSense in a significant departure from Yahoo's present ad strategy; Microsoft, which is hoping to acquire Yahoo, is worried the move may stifle competition.

  • Hewlett-Packard seals EDS deal

    Hewlett-Packard completed on Tuesday in the US its mega-acquisition of computer services giant EDS.

  • Google a rock in face of Yahoo deal frenzy

    As Microsoft, AOL, News Corp dance to the smell of Yahoo's blood, Google's competitive threat has remained constant and if anything, looks stronger and more stable an option than before.

  • EU tougher than US on Google-DoubleClick merger

    Google's megamerger proposal with DoubleClick could face greater scrutiny in Europe than the US if antitrust regulators decide the deal takes the companies into new markets.

  • Microsoft offer still undervalues company: Yahoo

    Yahoo on Monday responded to Microsoft's merger deadline, reiterating its rejection to the software giant's buyout bid as "substantially" undervaluing the company.

  • Google: EU's next antitrust target?

    The European Commission has defended itself against US criticism of the Microsoft antitrust ruling, as reports suggest Google may be next.

  • Microsoft deploys anti-Google lobbyists

    It's official: Microsoft is deploying lobbyists to oppose Google's proposed purchase of DoubleClick, which it claims raise "serious competitive issues" in the online-ad space.

  • EU extends review of Google/DoubleClick merger

    European Commission's decision to take a deeper look at the proposed merger potentially puts the deal at risk.

  • Google the next Microsoft in antitrust firing line?

    Google's planned acquisiton of DoubleClick has led to US government antitrust committees and liberal consumer groups watching the search giant's moves, just like they did Microsoft's not too long ago.

  • Microsoft answers Google's call on desktop search

    Microsoft will make modifications to Windows Vista's search feature in service pack one to appease competition concerns from Google, as well as head off further antitrust battles with US regulators.

  • 2007: How was it for Google?

    ZDNet Australia searches through the year that was for Google.

  • PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards get antitrust OK

    US Federal regulators said on Monday that the pending merger of PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards is not anticompetitive, clearing the way for the friendly US$1.7 billion deal and frustrating Oracle's desire to acquire PeopleSoft in a separate, hostile takeover bid.

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