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VMware shares plunge on CEO change Tesla to build electric sedan in Bay Area  Tesla Motors, the maker of electric-powered roadsters, has chosen the Bay Area to build a manufacturing plant for its new model 4Q Earnings Rise 27 Percent To $2.04B Invitrogen to buy Applied Biosystems HP in talks to buy Electronic Data Systems Take-Two Board Rejects EA Bid FDA Clears Avastin for Breast Cancer Oracle to Buy BEA for $7.85 Billion
Jul. 8   Palo Alto
Jun. 30   San Carlos
Jun. 25   Oracle
Jun.12   Foster City
May.12   HP
Mar.26   Redwood City
Feb.22   Genentech
Jan.16   Oracle
  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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Oct.24   Palo Alto
Oct.12   Oracle
Sep.17   Pacifica

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Sep.22   HP
Sep.6   HP

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Sep.12   Oracle
Jul.19   HP
Feb.9   HP

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Dec.13   Oracle
Jul.1   Bay Area Bridges

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Jun.22   SFO
Jun.6   Oracle

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Jun.3   Napster
Mar.19   HP  

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VMware shares plunge on CEO change  VMware abruptly replaced co-founder Diane Greene as chief executive and lowered its sales outlook, triggering alarms Tesla to build electric sedan in Bay Area

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Jul. 8   Palo Alto

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Jun. 30   San Carlos
  Tesla Motors, the maker of electric-powered roadsters, has chosen the Bay Area to build a manufacturing plant for its new model.    Gov. Schwarzenegger and state Treasurer Lockyer worked out the deal for Tesla Motors Inc. after lear...
Jun. 25   Oracle 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 Jun.12   Foster City Invitrogen to buy Applied Biosystems  Invitrogen agreed to pay $6.4 billion in cash and stock for scientific instruments maker Applera's Applied Biosystems Group Jun.2  Palo Alto  Startup to take on Bluetooth

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May.22  SFO  SFO expects holiday travel to jump 5% May.19   Redwood City EA again extends Take-Two deadline May.12   HP HP in talks to buy Electronic Data Systems  Hewlett-Packard is in advanced talks to buy Electronic Data Systems for about $12 billion to compete with IBM in the business info. Technology

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Apr.30   Genentech Bad news on cancer drug Rituxan Apr.24   Genentech Court slashes $200 million from judgment Apr.18   Redwood City EA extends tender offer for Take-Two Apr.16  Half Moon Bay  Groups oppose exemption to rules Schwab's Best 1Q Ever

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Mar.29  Redwood City  EA extends Take-Two bid Mar.27   Woodside $3 million tax cut on Larry Ellison's estate Mar.26   Oracle 3Q profit meets expectations   Redwood City Take-Two Board Rejects EA Bid  Grand Theft Auto publisher told its shareholders to reject a $2 billion buyout bid from rival Electronic Arts, saying it's not enough Mar.14  San Mateo  Suspect Sought In Bank Robbery Mar.13   Atherton Housekeeper sues couple for OT Mar.7  Palo Alto  Facebook Founder Makes Forbes List Mar.4   Palo Alto Facebook Hires Top Google Exec As COO

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Feb.29  Stanford  Job fair for budding entrepreneurs Feb.24   Redwood City Electronic Arts offers $2b for gaming rival Feb.22   Genentech FDA Clears Avastin for Breast Cancer  A Genentech drug received federal approval, a surprise decision   Millbrae Workers Strike At Convalescent Hospital Google to Store Patients' Health Records Feb.19   HP 1Q Profit Rises 38 Percent Feb.7  San Carlos  Firm fined after worker's death

January 2008 ... more > Top ^

Jan.16   Oracle 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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December 2007 ... more > Top ^

Dec.19  Oracle  2Q Profit Soars 35 Percent Dec.5  Genentech  FDA Panel Rejects Avastin, stock drops

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Oct.24   Palo Alto Microsoft Puts $240M In Facebook  Rapidly rising Internet star has sold a 1.6% stake to Microsoft, spurning a competing offer from online search leader Google Oct.12   Oracle 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 Oct.4  SFO  World's Largest Commercial Jetliner Comes

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Sep.21  Oracle  Expansion pays off with strong quarter Sep.17   Pacifica Perilous Devils Slide Construction Begins  Construction began on a $322 million tunnel-and-bridge project that will replace a scenic but earthquake-prone stretch of Pacific Coast High...

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Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work Aug.14   Palo Alto VMware shares hot on first day of trading

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Jul.23  HP  HP to Buy Opsware for $1.6 Billion Jul.9  San Mateo Bridge  Bridge Increases FasTrak Lanes

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Jun.26  Oracle  4Q Profit Up 23%, Beats Expectations

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May.16  HP  2Q Profit Down, But Sales Up May.3  SFO  JetBlue Begins Service

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Mar.21  Oracle  3Q Profit Rises 35%

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Jan.10  Woodside  Jobs loses attempt to raze mansion

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Dec.18  Oracle  2Q Earnings Climb 21% Dec.13  HP  Congress Asks CEO To Explain Cashout Dec.11  HP  CFO Bob Wayman to retire Dec.7  HP  $14.5M To Settle State Pretexting Lawsuit Madonna baby flies out of Malawi Sep.22   HP CEO Offers Apology; Chair Resigns Now  Mark Hurd announced that the fallout over the scandal also appeared to take down 2 senior HP employees Sep.21  HP  E-mails Suggest CEO Had Role In Scandal Sep.12   HP Dunn to Step Down Sep.6   HP HP Sought Director Records in Leak Probe
  Investigators sought private telephone records while hunting for leaks to the media of confidential information
 HP ousts veteran member of board George Keyworth. The techniques of the investigation relied on an illegal data mining method known as 'pretexting'
Aug.3   Pacifica Hwy 1. At Devil's Slide Reopens Oil breaks through record $75 Feb.9   Oracle Oracle laying off 2,000 employees

year 2005 Top ^

Sep.12   Oracle 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 Jul.19   HP Hewlett-Packard cuts 14,500 staff  HP is to lay off about 10% of its workers over the next 18 months as part of its long-awaited restructuring May.6  Pacifica  Groundbreaking For Devil's Slide Tunnel Apr.29  Atherton  ZIP Code Most Expensive in Nation Apr.13  Siebel  Shaheen replaced Lawrie as CEO Mar.29   HP Mark Hurd named as new CEO Feb.9   HP   CEO Fiorina out  Hewlett-Packard Chairman and CEO Carly Fiorina leaving after fight with board; will walk away with $21m Jan.7  Oracle  Oracle completes PeopleSoft acquisition

year 2004 Top ^

Dec.13   Oracle   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% ...
Nov.4  Brisbane  VaxGen gets contract for anthrax vaccine Nov.1  Oracle  Oracle boosts bid for PeopleSoft Sep.9   Oracle Bid to block PeopleSoft takeover rejected Aug.12  HP  3rd-quarter earnings below expectations Jul.1   Bay Area Bridges   Bridges Tolls Go Up a Buck  Voters approved Measure 2, raising $125-million a year for a number of transportation projects Jun.21  Oracle  9 takeover targets before PeopleSoft May.18  HP  Profit jumps 34%, but analysts cautious May.3   Siebel Tom Siebel steps down as CEO Google files long-awaited IPO plans Feb.10  Oracle  DOJ recommends blocking PeopleSoft bid Jan.30   Redwood City $51,000 for spot next to Peterson trial Jan.13  Woodside  CEO Larry Ellison marries for fourth time Jan.12  Oracle  CFO Henley named as new chairman

year 2003 Top ^

Dec.17  Menlo Park  E-Trade moving headquarters to NY Aug.27  East Palo Alto  Shoppers Pack New Ikea Store Schwarzenegger to run for governor Jun.22   SFO BART Begins Service To SFO  After years of delay, BART hopes to match the success that other cities have had with their rail to airports Jun.6   Oracle 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 May.19   Genentech Encouraging results with cancer drug Feb.23   Brisbane AIDS vaccine developed by VaxGen Feb.21   Palo Alto Agilent to cut 4,000 more jobs

year 2002 Top ^

Dec.11  Belmont  Man wins 2 lottery contests on same day Sep.25  HP  HP to cut additional 1,800 jobs Sep.3  Napster  Napster as Company Folds Aug.26  South SF  Lotto winner stepped forward Jul.9   Belmont Pioneer of Gnutella dies at 25 Jun.3   Napster Napster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy  Industry heavyweight Bertelsmann AG follows through on a plan to take over what's left of the Internet music-swapping service May.17  Napster  Bertelsmann to acquire assets May.14  Napster  Founder and CEO both step down May.7   HP Merger Layoffs Will Hit At Least 15,000 May.3  HP  Compaq acquisition officially closed Apr.30  HP  Judge rules Compaq deal can continue Apr.17  HP  Independent: investors approve vote Mar.19   HP   CEO claims victory in merger vote
  Dissident board member W. Hewlett insisted the vote remained too close to call.    The turbulent shareholder meeting drew more than 2,000 mom-and-pop investors, current and past Hewlett-Packard employees...
Mar.5  HP  Research firm recommends merger

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Dec.28  Oracle  Up to 850 workers to be fired Dec.15  SFO  Security badges taken from 29 felons Dec.4  Redwood City  ExciteAtHome will cease in February Human embryo clone created Nov.15  Palo Alto  Agilent to cut 4,000 more jobs Nov.6  HP  Founder family oppose Compaq deal Nov.2  Redwood City  Hearst leaves ExciteAtHome Microsoft reaches anti-trust deal Sep.13   SFO SFO and SJC reopened Sep.3   HP HP buying Compaq for $25 billion Jul.26   HP HP cutting 6,000 jobs Jul.9  Foster City  Webvan closes, lay off 2,000 Jul.2  Napster  Napster goes dark Apr.18  HP  HP to cut 3,000 jobs Jan.12   Palo Alto William Hewlett dead at 87  He was an engineer who co-founded Hewlett-Packard Co. in a garage in 1938 and pioneered Silicon Valley

year 2000 Top ^

Nasdaq closed at 5048

Invitrogen to buy Applied Biosystems  Invitrogen agreed to pay $6.4 billion in cash and stock for scientific instruments maker Applera's Applied Biosystems Group EA again extends Take-Two deadline HP in talks to buy Electronic Data Systems  Hewlett-Packard is in advanced talks to buy Electronic Data Systems for about $12 billion to compete with IBM in the business info. Technology EA extends tender offer for Take-Two Take-Two Board Rejects EA Bid  Grand Theft Auto publisher told its shareholders to reject a $2 billion buyout bid from rival Electronic Arts, saying it's not enough Electronic Arts offers $2b for gaming rival Oracle to Buy BEA for $7.85 Billion



Peninsula, Business Merger Timeline ... See Bay Area Merger timeline, World Merger timeline Top ^
2008
Jun.12   Foster City
May.19   Redwood City
May.12   HP
Apr.18   Redwood City
Mar.29  Redwood City  EA extends Take-Two bid
Mar.26   Redwood City
Feb.24   Redwood City
Jan.16   Oracle
  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 Oct.24   Palo Alto Microsoft Puts $240M In Facebook  Rapidly rising Internet star has sold a 1.6% stake to Microsoft, spurning a competing offer from online search leader Google Oct.12   Oracle 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 Jul.23  HP  HP to Buy Opsware for $1.6 Billion 2005 Sep.12   Oracle 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 Jan.7  Oracle  Oracle completes PeopleSoft acquisition 2004 Dec.13   Oracle   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% ...
Nov.1  Oracle  Oracle boosts bid for PeopleSoft Sep.9   Oracle Bid to block PeopleSoft takeover rejected Jun.21  Oracle  9 takeover targets before PeopleSoft Feb.10  Oracle  DOJ recommends blocking PeopleSoft bid 2003 Jun.6   Oracle 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 2002 May.17  Napster  Bertelsmann to acquire assets May.3  HP  Compaq acquisition officially closed Apr.17  HP  Independent: investors approve vote Mar.19   HP CEO claims victory in merger vote
  Dissident board member W. Hewlett insisted the vote remained too close to call.    The turbulent shareholder meeting drew more than 2,000 mom-and-pop investors, current and past Hewlett-Packard employees...
Mar.5  HP  Research firm recommends merger 2001 Nov.6  HP  Founder family oppose Compaq deal Sep.3   HP HP buying Compaq for $25 billion


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2008 Apr.30   Genentech Bad news on cancer drug Rituxan Feb.22   Genentech FDA Clears Avastin for Breast Cancer  A Genentech drug received federal approval, a surprise decision 2007 Dec.5  Genentech  FDA Panel Rejects Avastin, stock drops 2004 Nov.4  Brisbane  VaxGen gets contract for anthrax vaccine 2003 May.19   Genentech Encouraging results with cancer drug Feb.23   Brisbane AIDS vaccine developed by VaxGen


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2008 Jun. 30   San Carlos Tesla to build electric sedan in Bay Area
  Tesla Motors, the maker of electric-powered roadsters, has chosen the Bay Area to build a manufacturing plant for its new model.    Gov. Schwarzenegger and state Treasurer Lockyer worked out the deal for Tesla Motors Inc. after lear...
2007 Jul.9  San Mateo Bridge  Bridge Increases FasTrak Lanes 2006 Aug.3   Pacifica Hwy 1. At Devil's Slide Reopens 2005 May.6  Pacifica  Groundbreaking For Devil's Slide Tunnel 2004 Jul.1   Bay Area Bridges Bridges Tolls Go Up a Buck  Voters approved Measure 2, raising $125-million a year for a number of transportation projects


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2008 Jun. 25   Oracle 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 Mar.26   Oracle 3Q profit meets expectations Feb.19   HP 1Q Profit Rises 38 Percent 2007 Dec.19  Oracle  2Q Profit Soars 35 Percent Sep.21  Oracle  Expansion pays off with strong quarter Jun.26  Oracle  4Q Profit Up 23%, Beats Expectations May.16  HP  2Q Profit Down, But Sales Up Mar.21  Oracle  3Q Profit Rises 35% 2006 Dec.18  Oracle  2Q Earnings Climb 21% 2004 Aug.12  HP  3rd-quarter earnings below expectations May.18  HP  Profit jumps 34%, but analysts cautious


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2008 Feb.22   Millbrae Workers Strike At Convalescent Hospital


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2004 Jan.30   Redwood City $51,000 for spot next to Peterson trial


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2006 Feb.9   Oracle Oracle laying off 2,000 employees 2005 Jul.19   HP Hewlett-Packard cuts 14,500 staff  HP is to lay off about 10% of its workers over the next 18 months as part of its long-awaited restructuring 2003 Feb.21   Palo Alto Agilent to cut 4,000 more jobs 2002 Sep.25  HP  HP to cut additional 1,800 jobs May.7   HP Merger Layoffs Will Hit At Least 15,000 2001 Dec.28  Oracle  Up to 850 workers to be fired Nov.15  Palo Alto  Agilent to cut 4,000 more jobs Jul.26   HP HP cutting 6,000 jobs Jul.9  Foster City  Webvan closes, lay off 2,000 Apr.18  HP  HP to cut 3,000 jobs


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2002 Sep.3  Napster  Napster as Company Folds Jun.3   Napster Napster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy  Industry heavyweight Bertelsmann AG follows through on a plan to take over what's left of the Internet music-swapping service 2001 Dec.4  Redwood City  ExciteAtHome will cease in February


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2008 Jun.2  Palo Alto  Startup to take on Bluetooth Feb.29  Stanford  Job fair for budding entrepreneurs


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2007 Aug.14   Palo Alto VMware shares hot on first day of trading


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2008 Feb.7  San Carlos  Firm fined after worker's death


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2008 Apr.24   Genentech Court slashes $200 million from judgment Mar.13   Atherton Housekeeper sues couple for OT 2006 Dec.7  HP  $14.5M To Settle State Pretexting Lawsuit 2002 Apr.30  HP  Judge rules Compaq deal can continue


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2003 Aug.27  East Palo Alto  Shoppers Pack New Ikea Store 2002 Dec.11  Belmont  Man wins 2 lottery contests on same day Aug.26  South SF  Lotto winner stepped forward


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