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Siebel and Ellison: Software's odd couple

Few people in the high-tech industry have feuded as openly as Oracle's flamboyant CEO Lawrence Ellison and Thomas Siebel, the co-founder and chairman of rival enterprise software maker Siebel Systems. Read more »

Oracle to acquire BEA Systems for $8.5 billion

Oracle plans to acquire middleware maker BEA Systems for US$8.5 billion in cash, the company announced on Wednesday. The move means Oracle will leapfrog IBM as the number one middleware player. Read more »

Oracle: Our $6.7bn BEA offer was too high

If Oracle renews its bid for rival BEA Systems, it would come in at a price below its initial offer of US$17 a share, the company told analysts Wednesday. Read more »

IBM mocks Oracle's open source philosophy

Larry Ellison's lust for control of open source technologies misses the point, according to an IBM executive. Read more »

Oracle details post-merger plans

Oracle executives took the stage to rally support for the company's development plans after a recent acquisition tear that has left Wall Street lukewarm on the firm. Read more »

Oracle grabs Sleepycat

The open source embedded database specialist has become Oracle's latest acquisition. Read more »

In wake of takeover, Oracle unveils product plans

Ten days after closing its long-sought PeopleSoft acquisition, Oracle on Tuesday unveiled plans for the product lines it will support, a new development road map and several executive shifts. Read more »

SAP muddies the water with PeopleSoft support buy

SAP has purchased TomorrowNow, a software company that provides support services for products sold by the former PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards. Read more »

Larry a big Linux fan, says Oracle exec

A senior Oracle executive has backed the reasoning behind the software vendor's mooted move into the operating system sphere and illustrated the depth of chief executive Larry Ellison's allegiance to Linux. Read more »

New Oracle brand to wrap up retail buys

Oracle Retail brand name, set for launch at user confab this week, will cover products picked up in acquisitions and existing software. Read more »

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Is it kill or cure for Oracle's database buy?

Purchase of a company with close ties to open-source rival MySQL has people wondering about the database giant's motives. Read more »

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