37 news & feature articles results for "acquisition excerpt"

Institutional Shareholder Services releases its much-anticipated report on the proposed Hewlett-Packard acquisition of Compaq Computer.

Posted by CNET News.com Staff

Excerpts from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's press conference announcing an agreement to acquire PeopleSoft.

Posted by CNET News.com Staff

Two self-interested parties in the Oracle/MySQL debacle diverge on its antitrust implications...significantly.

Posted by Matt Asay

After Google's $1.65 billion buy of YouTube, many questioned why it valued the site so highly. In a deposition, the CEO explains the behind-the-scenes decision making.

Posted by Greg Sandoval

Southeastern Asset Management has secured an agreement that entitles it to nominate two directors to the board of the struggling hardware maker.

Posted by Dawn Kawamoto

The advisory service will refrain from issuing a recommendation on electing dissident director Gary Wilson to the board of railroad company CSX, since Wilson also faces a proxy fight in his role as a Yahoo director.

Posted by Dawn Kawamoto

Yahoo investor activist Carl Icahn notes in an interview with Reuters that Yahoo's ad search deal with Google "might have some merit."

Posted by Dawn Kawamoto

Yahoo tells employees the "that's nuts" comment made by its outside compensation consultant was no reflection of his views on the Internet company's severance package.

Posted by Dawn Kawamoto

This week's Game Developers Conference got you thinking about high-end gaming PCs? Look no further than the insides of HP's Blackbird 002.

Internal e-mails show Oracle aimed its takeover bid in part to sow doubt about PeopleSoft, News.com has learned.
In court, Ellison gets 'Genghis Khan' hearing

Posted by Declan McCullagh