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| Jun. 25 |
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4Q Earnings Rise 27 Percent To $2.04B
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| Mar.26 |
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3Q profit meets expectations
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| Mar.6 |
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47 Bay Area billionaires on Forbes list San Francisco: The Bay Area's biggest billionaire is Oracle founder Larry Ellison, worth $25 billion
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| Jan.16 |
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Oracle to Buy BEA for $7.85 Billion| Oracle agreed to buy BEA Systems Inc. for about $7.85 billion, a compromise price that ends a months-long dispute over the value of the company | |
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| Dec.19 |
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2Q Profit Soars 35 Percent
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| Oct.25 |
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BEA willing to discuss sale to Oracle. San Jose
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| Oct.13 |
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BEA rejects Oracle's takeover bid. San Jose
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| Oct.12 |
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Oracle Offers $6.7B for BEA Systems
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| Jun. 25 |
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4Q Earnings Rise 27 Percent To $2.04B Oracle breezed past analysts' expectations, providing another sign of the technology industry's vitality despite the U.S. economy
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| Mar.26 |
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3Q profit meets expectations The profit jumped 30%, but a sales miss sent shares tumbling after hours on fears the company is being pinched by falling spending
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| Mar.6 |
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47 Bay Area billionaires on Forbes list| San Francisco: The Bay Area's biggest billionaire is Oracle founder Larry Ellison, worth $25 billion | |
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| Jan.16 |
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Oracle to Buy BEA for $7.85 Billion| Oracle agreed to buy BEA Systems Inc. for about $7.85 billion, a compromise price that ends a months-long dispute over the value of the company | | |
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| Dec.20 |
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NetSuite IPO Prices at $26 Per Share. San Mateo
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| Dec.19 |
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2Q Profit Soars 35 Percent Oracle Corp. fared far better than analysts anticipated. Relieved investors drove up stock price by more than 6 percent
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| Oct.25 |
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BEA willing to discuss sale to Oracle San Jose: BEA Systems said it is prepared to discuss a sale of the company to Oracle and other potential suitors at a price of $21 per share
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| Oct.13 |
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BEA rejects Oracle's takeover bid San Jose: BEA Systems has rejected a $6.7 billion bid. Oracle hopes to make the software vendor its 36th acquisition over the past 3 years
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| Oct.12 |
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Oracle Offers $6.7B for BEA Systems Oracle Corp. has offered to buy struggling rival BEA Systems in its latest shot aimed at another industry leader, SAP AG
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| Sep.21 |
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Expansion pays off with strong quarter Oracle churns out one impressive quarter after another, 3 years into a $25 billion shopping spree
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| Jun.26 |
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4Q Profit Up 23%, Beats Expectations The business software maker gets more sales picked up in a $25 billion shopping spree that has buried much of its competition
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| May.15 |
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Ex-VP settles with SEC |
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Child Psychiatrist Accused Of Molestation
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| Mar.23 |
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Oracle alleges theft by SAP |
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| Mar.21 |
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3Q Profit Rises 35%
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| Dec.18 |
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2Q Earnings Climb 21%
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| Oct.27 |
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IBM tops Oracle in sales |
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| Oct.25 |
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Oracle Offers Red Hat Product Support |
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| Oct.24 |
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Oracle OpenWorld Convention Invades SF| South of Market: The city has been invaded by the more than 42,000 people from 120 countries at the $30 million event | |
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| Jun.23 |
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Oracle reports rise in revenue, profit
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| Apr.17 |
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Report: Oracle Mulled Novell Acquisition
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| Mar.21 |
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42% rise in profit
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| Feb.9 |
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Oracle laying off 2,000 employees The software maker warned they would eliminate overlapping jobs following their takeover of Siebel Systems
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| Dec.15 |
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2Q Earnings Drop, Meets Estimates |
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| Nov.4 |
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CFO Maffei leaving |
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| Sep.22 |
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Quarterly profit matches expectations |
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| Sep.13 |
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Ellison to settle suit with $100 million |
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| Sep.12 |
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Oracle to Purchase Siebel in $5.85B Deal Oracle is continuing a shopping spree that has eliminated two of its biggest competitors in nine months
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| Jun.29 |
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Profit up 3%, exceeding expectations |
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| Jun.24 |
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Maffei named as new president, CFO |
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Shaheen replaced Lawrie as CEO
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| Mar.18 |
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CFO quits; SAP raises bid for Retek |
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| Jan.14 |
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Oracle to fire 5,000 Pleasanton: The job cuts outlined represent a 9% reduction from the 55,000 employees on the 2 companies' combined payrolls
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| Jan.7 |
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Oracle completes PeopleSoft acquisition Oracle closed the deal after announcing that that 97% of PeopleSoft's stockholders had accepted a $26.50 offer
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| Dec.13 |
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Oracle Buys PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion  PeopleSoft agreed to a sweetened buyout by rival software maker, relenting after a 18-month takeover saga
| PeopleSoft's board has approved an improved bid, worth $26.50 a share, after 5 previous offers, ranging in value from $7.7bn to $9.4bn. Oracle was winning the support of 60% PeopleSoft shareholders. Larry Ellison was initially making a $5.1bn offer in June 2003. The merged companies are second only in size to SAP in the enterprise software market
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| Nov.20 |
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PS board again rejected Oracle’s bid. Pleasanton
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| Nov.19 |
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PeopleSoft shareholders back Oracle bid Pleasanton: The shareholders are tendering more than 60% of the company's stock in support of the $9.2 billion bid
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| Nov.10 |
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PS board rejects Oracle's $9.2 billion bid. Pleasanton
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| Nov.1 |
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Oracle boosts bid for PeopleSoft Oracle Corp. sweetened its hostile bid for rival business software maker by 14% to $24 per share
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| Sep.14 |
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Earnings top expectations by penny
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| Sep.9 |
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Bid to block PeopleSoft takeover rejected A federal judge Vaughn Walker rejected the government's attempt to block $7.7 billion takeover bid
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| Jun.28 |
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Oracle won't call PeopleS. CEO as witness. San Francisco
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| Jun.21 |
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9 takeover targets before PeopleSoft Justice Department released a shopping list of targets Oracle considered before setting its sights on PeopleSoft
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| Jun.7 |
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Oracle-PeopleSoft antitrust trial begins
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| May.26 |
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PeopleSoft spurns Oracle bid for 4th time Pleasanton: Business software maker announced a settlement of shareholder suits that objected to an unusual sales program
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| May.14 |
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Oracle shaves 18% off PeopleSoft bid
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Tom Siebel steps down as CEO
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| Mar.11 |
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Quarterly profit improves by 11%
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| Feb.10 |
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DOJ recommends blocking PeopleSoft bid Justice Department recommended blocking Oracle's proposed $9.4 billion takeover of rival PeopleSoft
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| Jan.13 |
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CEO Larry Ellison marries for fourth time. Woodside
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| Jan.12 |
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CFO Henley named as new chairman
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| Dec.15 |
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Quarterly profit rises by 15%
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Shoppers Pack New Ikea Store
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| Jun.12 |
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Profit Up, Sales Gains Seen
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| Jun.6 |
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Oracle offers $5.1 billion for PeopleSoft| Software maker is in a hostile takeover attempt aimed at eliminating one of its competitors for $16 per share | |
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| Mar.18 |
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Revenue slump ended, earnings higher
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| Dec.18 |
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Performance better than expected
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| Sep.17 |
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Quarterly profit plunges 33%
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| Jun.18 |
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Profit beat analysts' expectations
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Napster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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| Dec.28 |
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Up to 850 workers to be fired
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| Jun.18 |
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4rth-quarter beat expectations
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| Mar.1 |
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Oracle warns of lower earnings
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| Jul.3 |
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President resign
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| May.13 |
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Former Executive Sues Over Termination
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| Mar.15 |
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Big Gain In Income
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| 2007 |
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| Mar.23 |
Oracle alleges theft by SAP |
| 2005 |
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| Sep.13 |
Ellison to settle suit with $100 million |
| 2004 |
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| Jun.7 |
Oracle-PeopleSoft antitrust trial begins
| 2000 |
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| May.13 |
Former Executive Sues Over Termination
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| 2006 |
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| Oct.24 |
Oracle OpenWorld Convention Invades SF| South of Market: The city has been invaded by the more than 42,000 people from 120 countries at the $30 million event | |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.16 |
Oracle to Buy BEA for $7.85 Billion| Oracle agreed to buy BEA Systems Inc. for about $7.85 billion, a compromise price that ends a months-long dispute over the value of the company | | |
| 2007 |
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| Oct.25 |
BEA willing to discuss sale to Oracle San Jose: BEA Systems said it is prepared to discuss a sale of the company to Oracle and other potential suitors at a price of $21 per share
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| Oct.13 |
BEA rejects Oracle's takeover bid San Jose: BEA Systems has rejected a $6.7 billion bid. Oracle hopes to make the software vendor its 36th acquisition over the past 3 years
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| Oct.12 |
Oracle Offers $6.7B for BEA Systems Oracle Corp. has offered to buy struggling rival BEA Systems in its latest shot aimed at another industry leader, SAP AG
| 2006 |
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| Apr.17 |
Report: Oracle Mulled Novell Acquisition
| 2005 |
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| Sep.12 |
Oracle to Purchase Siebel in $5.85B Deal Oracle is continuing a shopping spree that has eliminated two of its biggest competitors in nine months
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| Jan.7 |
Oracle completes PeopleSoft acquisition Oracle closed the deal after announcing that that 97% of PeopleSoft's stockholders had accepted a $26.50 offer
| 2004 |
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| Dec.13 |
Oracle Buys PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion  PeopleSoft agreed to a sweetened buyout by rival software maker, relenting after a 18-month takeover saga
| PeopleSoft's board has approved an improved bid, worth $26.50 a share, after 5 previous offers, ranging in value from $7.7bn to $9.4bn. Oracle was winning the support of 60% PeopleSoft shareholders. Larry Ellison was initially making a $5.1bn offer in June 2003. The merged companies are second only in size to SAP in the enterprise software market
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| Nov.20 |
PS board again rejected Oracle’s bid. Pleasanton
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| Nov.19 |
PeopleSoft shareholders back Oracle bid Pleasanton: The shareholders are tendering more than 60% of the company's stock in support of the $9.2 billion bid
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| Nov.10 |
PS board rejects Oracle's $9.2 billion bid. Pleasanton
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| Nov.1 |
Oracle boosts bid for PeopleSoft Oracle Corp. sweetened its hostile bid for rival business software maker by 14% to $24 per share
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| Sep.9 |
Bid to block PeopleSoft takeover rejected A federal judge Vaughn Walker rejected the government's attempt to block $7.7 billion takeover bid
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| Jun.28 |
Oracle won't call PeopleS. CEO as witness. San Francisco
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| Jun.21 |
9 takeover targets before PeopleSoft Justice Department released a shopping list of targets Oracle considered before setting its sights on PeopleSoft
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| May.26 |
PeopleSoft spurns Oracle bid for 4th time Pleasanton: Business software maker announced a settlement of shareholder suits that objected to an unusual sales program
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| May.14 |
Oracle shaves 18% off PeopleSoft bid
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| Feb.10 |
DOJ recommends blocking PeopleSoft bid Justice Department recommended blocking Oracle's proposed $9.4 billion takeover of rival PeopleSoft
| 2003 |
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| Jun.6 |
Oracle offers $5.1 billion for PeopleSoft| Software maker is in a hostile takeover attempt aimed at eliminating one of its competitors for $16 per share | |
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.6 |
47 Bay Area billionaires on Forbes list| San Francisco: The Bay Area's biggest billionaire is Oracle founder Larry Ellison, worth $25 billion | |
| 2005 |
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| Nov.4 |
CFO Maffei leaving |
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| Jun.24 |
Maffei named as new president, CFO |
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| Mar.18 |
CFO quits; SAP raises bid for Retek |
| 2004 |
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| Jan.13 |
CEO Larry Ellison marries for fourth time. Woodside
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| Jan.12 |
CFO Henley named as new chairman
| 2000 |
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| Jul.3 |
President resign
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| 2008 |
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| Jun. 25 |
4Q Earnings Rise 27 Percent To $2.04B Oracle breezed past analysts' expectations, providing another sign of the technology industry's vitality despite the U.S. economy
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| Mar.26 |
3Q profit meets expectations The profit jumped 30%, but a sales miss sent shares tumbling after hours on fears the company is being pinched by falling spending
| 2007 |
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| Dec.19 |
2Q Profit Soars 35 Percent Oracle Corp. fared far better than analysts anticipated. Relieved investors drove up stock price by more than 6 percent
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| Sep.21 |
Expansion pays off with strong quarter Oracle churns out one impressive quarter after another, 3 years into a $25 billion shopping spree
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| Jun.26 |
4Q Profit Up 23%, Beats Expectations The business software maker gets more sales picked up in a $25 billion shopping spree that has buried much of its competition
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| May.15 |
Ex-VP settles with SEC |
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| Mar.21 |
3Q Profit Rises 35%
| 2006 |
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| Dec.18 |
2Q Earnings Climb 21%
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| Jun.23 |
Oracle reports rise in revenue, profit
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| Mar.21 |
42% rise in profit
| 2005 |
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| Dec.15 |
2Q Earnings Drop, Meets Estimates |
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| Sep.22 |
Quarterly profit matches expectations |
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| Jun.29 |
Profit up 3%, exceeding expectations |
| 2004 |
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| Sep.14 |
Earnings top expectations by penny
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| Mar.11 |
Quarterly profit improves by 11%
| 2003 |
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| Dec.15 |
Quarterly profit rises by 15%
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| Jun.12 |
Profit Up, Sales Gains Seen
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| Mar.18 |
Revenue slump ended, earnings higher
| 2002 |
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| Dec.18 |
Performance better than expected
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| Sep.17 |
Quarterly profit plunges 33%
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| Jun.18 |
Profit beat analysts' expectations
| 2001 |
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| Jun.18 |
4rth-quarter beat expectations
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| Mar.1 |
Oracle warns of lower earnings
| 2000 |
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| Mar.15 |
Big Gain In Income
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| 2006 |
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| Feb.9 |
Oracle laying off 2,000 employees The software maker warned they would eliminate overlapping jobs following their takeover of Siebel Systems
| 2005 |
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| Jan.14 |
Oracle to fire 5,000 Pleasanton: The job cuts outlined represent a 9% reduction from the 55,000 employees on the 2 companies' combined payrolls
| 2001 |
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| Dec.28 |
Up to 850 workers to be fired
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| 2006 |
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| Oct.27 |
IBM tops Oracle in sales |
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| Oct.25 |
Oracle Offers Red Hat Product Support |
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.20 |
NetSuite IPO Prices at $26 Per Share. San Mateo
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